The Fighter's

We had a co-worker of Doug's over for dinner along with his fantastic family!  They have a little girl Ava's age and a little boy Kate's age - and the four of them hit it off!  They even ended the night with a dance party/gymnastics show off fest/alligator - alligator from the fireplace and ring around the rosie.  The four of them played until they couldn't play anymore!  Ava was so excited for her friends to come over that she laid out princess attire for them all (even labeled the outfits!).  Poor Brannon didn't know what he was getting himself into...outnumbered when you have a sister and come to the Fighter house!  We had a blast and already looking forward to our next get together!

Another favorite!  Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies I forgot to take a picture of the final product, but liked this pic of the dough with my mixer.  I know...I'm strange! Yield:48 cookies Ingredients 2 cups all purpose flour 1 ½ cups old-fashioned oats 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) butter ; softened 1 cup packed light brown sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup pure pumpkin puree 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line your baking sheet with parchment paper. 2. Combine flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and salt in medium bowl. Beat butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy. 3. Add pumpkin, egg and vanilla extract; mix well. Add flour mixture; combine until all ingredients are incorporated. 4. Drop by rounded tablespoons. 5. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until cookies are ligh