Cute Halloween kids, D.C

 Layla loves to slide with the kids. Andrew and Evie think it is pretty fun to hold her on their laps while they go down.

 Attempting to do some preschool time with Evie. She is very hit or miss on me teaching her anything. It worked today and she had fun doing color activities

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 Brandon found an amazing hiking trail in a beautiful forest that we drove to. I finally got to see all my fall colors!

 It was freezing on our walk!

 Layla is so cute in her watermelon costume! She got lots of compliments.

 Evie has been wearing her Anna dress almost every day since I got it out. She loves being a princess. She tells me "go away" haha and then she pretends to be a princess and sings songs on her own. 

 We went trick or treating at Hershey Park. They had a fun little Halloween village set up and the kids got some candy. Andrew loves trick or treating.

 We headed out to D.C for the weekend. Brandon finally didn't have to work the weekend! We stayed overnight in a hotel. We went to two Smithsonian museums the air and space one and the natural history. It was pretty crowded so it wasn't that great but at least we were somewhere different!.

 We also went to the D.C Zoo. It was awesome! It was a perfect day just overcast and not crowded. Layla was so funny watching the lions because she can growl just like a lion now.

 Evie's favorite thing was watching the seals. They were pretty awesome swimming around.

 We did a trunk or treat for our medical group we are in. It was small but fun. We did that one and then there was another trunk or treat at the store by our house that was bigger so we got tons of candy!

Layla thought Evie was so funny no matter what she did

Chickpea Tikka Masala and Coconut Rice

Chickpea Tikka Masala 

2 Tbsp olive oil

½ onion, diced

2 Tbsp minced garlic

1 Tbsp Garam Masala

Sprinkle Ginger

1 fresh jalapeno pepper, minced

2 cans chickpeas drained and rinsed

1 can diced tomatoes and chilies

1 can petite diced tomatoes (14.50z)

1 can full fat coconut milk

1 Tbsp cornstarch + 1 Tbsp water mixed in a bowl (add at end to thicken sauce)

Salt to taste

Heat olive oil in large saucepan. Add diced onion and garlic and pinch of salt. Sautee the onions and garlic until partly translucent about 2 minutes. Stir in Garam Masala, ginger and jalapenos and cook for another minute. Add chickpeas and diced tomatoes, bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in coconut milk and return to simmer 5-10 min. Stir in cornstarch/water mixture to thicken sauce. Let sit for a few minutes. Serve with coconut rice.

Original recipe from http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/chickpea-tikka-masala/

Coconut Rice

2 Cups Basmati rice

2 Cups water

1 can full fat coconut milk

1 tsp coconut extract

1 tsp salt

Add all ingredients to rice cooker stir and cook. 

- We could never find a rice that had enough coconut taste but this one does! 

Family Pictures

 Family Picture time! I drove us faraway to a place I thought would have hiking trails and railroad tracks but we couldn't find them! Had Grandma take some nice pictures anyways though :)

Kids loved going to the frozen yogurt place. Andrew had never been and was so excited to put all the candy in his ice cream!