at home with ann

These cookies are so good, and perfect for the season!  I admit I jump all over the pumpkin bandwagon come fall.  I usually use the canned version from the market, but it's very easy to roast your own sugar pumpkins.  I have high hopes that our pumpkins will last through Halloween so I can cook them, but they usually get chewed up by some animal in the middle of the night.  Life in the country.  Pumpkin Cookie Sandwiches with Cream Cheese Frosting Original recipe modified from Food Network Yield: About 20-25 sandwich cookies Ingredients: Cookies: 1 cup sugar 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened 2 Tablespoons maple syrup 2 eggs 1 cup pureed pumpkin (canned or fresh) 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (freshly grated is best!) pinch ground cloves pinch salt Frosting: 2 (8 oz) packaged cream cheese, softened 1 cup confectioners sugar 1...

Hello, AHWA readers!  Colin here, sharing my perspective on life at 9 months old. I know I'm 9 months old because my mom whispered it to me when we were spending some quality time together at 3:48 AM on October 4th.  She does this every month, I wonder if she's ever going to stop.  At least it's not every Wednesday anymore.  My day usually starts with Daddy coming in to get me out of bed.  IT IS SO EXCITING - I LOVE DADDY!!!  This is usually our only time together during the day so I am very chatty and giggly.  We all head downstairs and eat breakfast.  I have only recently started eating breakfast, but I can gobble down fruit like none other.  I did not care for oatmeal, and made that clear. After Daddy heads to work, I play for a bit and then it's time for my first nap.  When I wake up, I jump up and down in my crib and sing until Mommy retrieves me.  This is when we head out for our first adventure of the day.  Somet...