A Perfect Day For Pictures and Pie

I love that the weather is cooling. It makes for much more enjoyable times outside. A week or so ago I posted pictures of my kiddos at my Mom and Dad's house. Well we were there again this weekend, and I took more pictures.

We went shopping this week and found this cute little dress for the baby, at JCPenny's. I just love it.

This is a shot of Little Guy climbing a small red bud tree.

AND HOW SHOULD YOU END A PERFECT DAY?

WITH PIE!!

My oldest made the filling for this pie, while I made the crust. We usually use the recipe on the back of the pumpkin can, but I was out of condensed milk. I was sure that Martha Stewart would never use something as commercial as condensed milk so I pulled out one of her cook books, and sure enough I found what I was looking for. The recipe we used called for heavy cream (I know I shouldn't keep things that fattening on hand, but you never know when you might need it.). You can find the recipe here . We liked the pie, but it was not quite as sweet as the pie we usually make. So if we use the recipe again we will be adding a bit more sugar.

I am so proud of her, this is the first time she's done the filling start to finish, on her own. She now has the job (or should I say joy) of making the pumpkin pie for Holiday dinners. I did make the crust, but I told her that didn't matter. She could say she made the pie on her own, because a lot of people use bought crust any way.

Fancy That, cute pictures and pie, can't get much more perfect than that.

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