Exploring with Baby

Well, I spent a good chunk of the weekend cooking and baking, however I failed to take any pictures. Not even a single shot of the Pioneer Woman Apple Dumplings we enjoyed for dessert Saturday night. Why? Because we had a visitor at the ranch this weekend and she has a knack for distracting Grammy.

The Cindy-Lou-Who look hasn't looked so cute since Cindy-Lou-Who.

Since it was our first fall-feeling weekend here in Texas, it was the perfect time to get outside and do some exploring. We found the cutest little fairy hats.

Of course, they started life like this.

However, fairies can be very resourceful. Miss T decided it was not practical for two hats to be connected like that, though, so she performed a little onsite surgery.

Later, she collected pine cones and got to climb on Big Daddy's tractor.

But watching the deer with Daddy was the best. See them near the woods there on the left?

Then it was time to celebrate with Oreos.

But about those apple dumplings. Curious things. One of those recipes you look at the list of ingredients and go, "Huh?". I mean, Cresent rolls and Mountain Dew?  Really? Yep. Ruthy blogged about them here and shared a link to the recipe. Everyone here loved them. And they are super easy. They're also another of my favorite fallish desserts, something I can't seem to get enough of lately.

So how is fall looking where you live? Are you surrounded by gold, orange and russet leaves or are your leaves covered in snow? Or has summer finally decided to take a breather, the way it did here at the ranch?

Three time Carol Award finalist Mindy Obenhaus lives on a ranch in Texas with her husband, the youngest of her five children and two dogs. She passionate about touching readers with Biblical truths in an entertaining, and sometimes adventurous, manner. When she's not writing, she enjoys cooking and spending time with her grandchildren. Learn more a mindyobenhaus.com.