The Blood Moon

September 27th, the night before Zachary's birthday, was the 4th total lunar eclipse in the past year & a half, as I'm sure you all know. While the world was supposed to be ending, we were celebrating Zachary's special birthday weekend in Dallas with Zachary's family. After a long day at the fair, we gathered outside to view the peak at 9 pm to be exact. We brought out all the supplies for s'mores & roasted them by candlelight while Zachary played around with the camera. Night shots are a new thing for him (and me, I have no idea what to do!) but he had fun practicing with his flash, the tripod & long exposures to get these shots. 

  Did you get any pictures of the blood moon? Did you go outside to check it out?

Chocolate Cinnamon Chip Pumpkin Bread

I'm so happy to share this amazing pumpkin bread with you guys today. It's delicious. Just amazing. Like, I'm kind of obsessed. I'm thinking of ways to bake it & share & spread this pumpkin, delciousness. I want to give it to the neighbors! The church! Zachary's co workers! It's just so good, it must be shared! I tried to buy a ten pound bag of flour at Sam's the other day with loaves upon loaves of this pumpkin bread in mind but my mother vetoed it for me & for good reason. We have a wedding this coming weekend that we are preparing for! We are buuuusy. And as much as I want to be eating making loaves upon loaves, this week is not the time! But that doesn't stop me from sharing it with you. Maaaaaaake it. I'm in love.   3 C Flour 1 Tsp Salt 1 Tsp Baking Soda 4 Eggs  2 C Sugar 1 15 oz. can of Pumpkin 1 1/2 C Canola Oil  (I know this sounds like a lot but it's the perfect amount. It's not greasy at all.) 1 Bag (about 2 cups) of Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips 1 C of Cinnamon Chips    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all dry ingredients together. Mix wet ingredients in a separate bowl. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients. Pour in all wet ingredients & mix thoroughly. Fold in the chocolate chips until they're dispersed evenly. Grease two 8x4 loaf pans. I use coconut oil cooking spray. Split the batter between the two pans, pouring it evenly into both pans.    Bake for 60-70 minutes. I baked mine for 65 minutes, removed from the oven & covered with foil for a little more baking time while keeping it moist.     Cool for 10 before serving.   Slice & enjoy! It's delicious hot or cold & great with milk or coffee. :)

Forston Family Photos

The middle of June, right before my mom started her first round of chemo, we had a quick, impromptu family photo session with Zachary & I's camera. Zachary & my step dad, Jeff, had to work, but since all my mom's kids were in town, she was anxious to take some photos anyways. We didn't know if chemo would include her loosing her hair so it was important for her to take a few photos of all her kids together before. We dressed in our blue jeans & white, per momma's request, & headed out to a little park just down the street for our little homemade photo session. While the pictures aren't perfect we were so thankful to have some! Next photo session we're hoping to use Jade & Kyle Photography and make sure we are ALL there! :) While coming to the blog today you may not have thought you'd be viewing ten thousands of photos of my family, I'm happy you're here. If you're not really into seeing ten thousand photos of my family today, come back tomorrow for an AMAZING pumpkin bread recipe. Family, this post is for you! I know you have all been anxiously waiting all of these photos. I love you all. Also, you're all beautiful! Muah! xoxo