goals for october

Here’s how I did for September:

1. Do ab workouts 3 times per week. I still don’t have a six-pack or anything… but I’m feeling better than ever in my jeans so BOO-YA!

2. Try 3 new recipes. I made crockpot honey-mustard chicken (my own concoction), these rolls, this pumpkin bread, and the vegetarian (and non-alcoholic) version of this taco soup. Even if I’m not making actual tacos, I can’t seem to resist the flavor in some form, apparently. The rolls were okay for a quick fix, but we swooned over the pumpkin bread and taco soup. I suggest making them as soon as you can… like now. Ha._MG_9905

3. Practice working with fondant (and hopefully use it for Kaya’s birthday cake). My cake turned out adorable! I made marshmallow fondant for the first time ever and it was actually a lot easier than I expected. Hopefully I’ll get to do another fondant cake for Karl’s birthday!

4. Take Kaya’s first birthday photos. Seriously… she gets cuter and cuter all the time. Her photos are here if you missed them earlier._MG_9469

5. Make a few decorations for her party and her birthday outfit.

6. Plan our family photos. Um… I’m still not sure when we’re doing these or what we’re wearing. So… fail.

7. Decide on Halloween costumes. I have a few ideas, but I’m still so indecisive. I need to figure it out fast though!

And here are my high hopes for October:

1. Keep doing ab workouts 3 times per week. (I know if I don’t write it down here I’ll slack off… so there it is).

2. Throw a Halloween Party! Lelia and I have all the nitty gritty planned out already, so now we just need to execute all those plans… like getting decorations and delivering invitations, etc.!

3. Make our Halloween costumes.

4. Try 3 more new recipes.

5. Go apple picking/make and can my own applesauce. We use so much applesauce between Kaya eating it and me baking with it, so I think making my own would save a little money.

6. Take family photos.

See you in a month!