Baking Pies

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the US so it's time to bake those pies. There is only so much room in the oven with the big ol' turkey in there. So today Livy and I went on a pie baking mission at my house while her mom cleaned theirs. First up was making the crust. This is not as fun as I had thought. In fact it took me more than one try to get the crust right. I am new at this crust from scratch thing. I did have quite the adorable helper.


After baking the pies we needed for tomorrow we decided to use the leftover crust dough and filling to make little hand pies. I should have known not to turn my back on a little trouble maker...


That little Thanksgiving turkey stole one of the mini pies and tried to run away from me! Oh well her mom will have to deal with a messy sugar monster tonight and not me. I am such a loving sister!

Credits

I wore

Sweater: -Pixicat- Cozy.Sweater - Cold

Jeans: -tres blah- Grace Cropped Jeans  - Cream

Hair: Exile:: Rare Bird (at Collabor88)

Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V3.5

Head: CATWA HEAD Candy V4.9

Head Applier: DeeTaleZ *Appliers* - "Face Tulip" Mixedtype

Eyes: IKON Triumph Eyes  - Field

Livy Wore

Outfit: ! {SPS} Autumn Cutie (at Ninety-Nine)

Hair: *barberyumyum*79(brown)

Body: (ToddleeDoo)- KID - Girl

Skin: {LPP} Petal TD Skin *Milky*

Eyes: AMITOMO.Eye Collection 2 - 7

Décor

Kitchen: Trompe Loeil - Finley Kitchenette

Pies and cookbook: {what next} Country Kitchen Decor

Poses

Baking: {xoxo} poses Baking With Momma

Pie Thief: { Bellybean } Thanksgiving Mischief 1- My Slice (at Ninety-Nine)

The Chaser: an lar [poses] The Kildaire Series

My Week With Livy - Day Four - Matching Outfits (sorta)

I will admit this was my silliest day with Livy. Whenever we went out people assumed I was her mom. I mean I get it it's not that far of a stretch, so I had fun with that. I decided to match her dress, at least a little bit. I decided to take a couple of selfies to send to her parents to let them know we were having fun. Yes we were making silly faces in a lot of them, but I did insist on at least one "nice" one.
Don't we look adorable?

Credits
I Wore

Dress: LAZYBONES - Spring Fling Dress - Black –

Bracelet: .random.Matter. - Faelyn Bracelet - Onyx

Shoes: REIGN.- Adley Wedges (M-Mid)- Black

Hair: Exile:: Half-Shut Eyes

Head: CATWA HEAD Candy

Head Applier:  DeeTaleZ *Appliers*  "Face Amaya" Mixedtype 

Body: Maitreya Lara

Eyes: IKON Triumph Eyes  - Nymph

Dress: {PB} Margaret Dress Navy Kid

Shoes: {k} Vintage Shoe 02

Hair: Doe: Bonnie (solid) BOW - Browns

Body:  (ToddleeDoo) - KID - Girl BETA

Eyes: AMITOMO.Eye Collection 2 - 7

Skin:  (*ANGELICA) MAYU :milktea: natural_br brow

Pose: {xoxo} Mommy's Sidekick

Always Thankful for Family

A while ago I took my niece Livy to her grandparents cottage, and while we were there I thought it would be a good idea to take some Thanksgiving themed pictures because I wasn't sure I would see her for the holiday. And because I am all about cheesiness I made sure we had matching outfits. I will not even begin to describe the amount of shapewear I had to wear underneath to get this dress to fit. What can I say the only matching outfits I could find were in the kids department. Once I was trussed up and dressed like a turkey we headed outside to take some pictures. I got the camera all set up on the tripod and angled as best I could. I then scooped Livy up in to my arms and told her to say cheese. It seems the little trickster didn't like my smile and helped "fix" it.

She is just a laugh a minute I tell ya. I thought it would be good for Livy to write down what she was thankful for on an easel I found in the shed. I handed her a piece of chalk and got to setting up the camera for another picture. When I first walked over after adjusting the camera I saw she was thankful for candy. I asked her if there was anything else she was thankful for, knowing there was only one answer I was looking for. She listed a few other things before landing on the one I wanted to see. It's nice to know where family ranks on the list!



Credits
I Wore
Dress: {V*Y} Big Kid Abi Dress - Thankful Arrow RARE (at The Playroom)
Boots: fri. - Maggie.Boots (Bison)
Ring: ieQED jellybean.ring.silver.left
Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Sharon Mesh Hair - Pancake
Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands V2.3  - Casual
Skin: Izzie's - Shay Skin natural BRB
Lipstick: Izzie's - Shay Lipstick strawberry
Freckles: Izzie's - Freckles (body + face)
Eyes: IKON Triumph Eyes (right) - Poltergeist

Eyelashes: *MC* "Falsies" Eyelash - Upper

Livy Wore
Dress: {V*Y} TD BABY Abi Dress - Thankful Arrow RARE (at The Playroom)
Boots: Minuet - Fringe Boot - Light Brown -TD
Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Poppy Mesh Hair - Pancake
Body: Cutebytes BABY - Girl (ToddleeDoo)
Skin: (*ANGELICA) MEI-MEI :cream:
Eyes: (*ANGELICA) MEI-MEI EYES #ghana sweet
Flags: Little Llama - Game Face #3 (BOXED) RARE (at The Playroom)
           Little Llama - Face Flag - #30 (at The Playroom)
Poses:
         Picture one: xoxo poses - Endless Love
         Picture two: an lar [poses] Kneeled series

                              Tiny Gems - Thankful (gg)

I know I am a day early but I hope those of you who celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow have a wonderful day and to those who don't have a wonderful Thursday!

Last of the tomatoes

With the end of the summer came the end of home grown tomatoes. I enlisted the help of Livy to pick all the bright red tomatoes from the vines. She prefers cherry tomatoes because she can pop them in her mouth and bite them, sending tomato insides flying everywhere.

Livy of course decided that walking the short distance to the house. She was also reluctant to give up the tomato she picked. I think she wanted to keep it forever, which would have been really gross after a while. We hauled all the tomatoes into the kitchen and got to work.

We started making some tomato sauce and to help out I asked Livy to stir all the spices in a bowl. I mean I couldn't let her near the stove that would just be an accident waiting to happen. In the end I finished making quite a few jars of tomato sauce. Soon we will use it in some tasty dinners, maybe I will even make pizza from scratch as a treat.

Credits
I wore
Sweatshirt: (AMD) Quinn Sweatshirt *Female*  - Blue
Jeans: Maitreya Boyfriend Jeans - Dark
Shoes: fri.- Juliette.Boots (Muddy)
Hair: [e] Estelle
Head: Genesis_Head_Sunny_2.0 (group gift)
Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V3.4
Lashes: *MC* "Falsies" Eyelash - Upper

Livy Wore
Outfit: *CutieCakes* I <3 Mustache Outfit
Hair: [LOVE SOUL] Hair*139*Mocha
Body: Cute Bytes BABY - Girl (ToddleeDoo)
Skin: (*ANGELICA) MEI-MEI :cream: (group gift)
Eyes: [UMEBOSHI] Lunar eyes -Dark Grey-  

Poses
Pic. 1: {xoxo} Gardening With Momma (at Fairytale Forever)
Pic 2: {xoxo}  Mommas Little Gardener (at Fairytale Forever)
Pic 3: {xoxo}  Favorite Moment

Outdoor decor
Tomoto garden: [DDD] Lil' Garden Plot - Tomatoes
Trees: LB_Lombardy_4Seasons

Grass: *alirium* ItchyGrass

Kitchen decor
Kitchen Stove and counter: Apple Fall Plantation Kitchen Set and Apple Fall Wide Stove (Navy Blue)
Canisters: [PM]Pixel Mode THB - Kitchen Jars 1

Tomatoes:  - 8f8 - Green Grocers - Tomato Crate