Monday, November 8, 2010

Night to Restore Sanity

Brian and I had our first date night since my mom left in August! It was so nice to go out to dinner and not have to shovel food in our mouths because Caden needs attention. We ate like normal people at Four Seasons steakhouse, had a beer at I's Pub, and then went to a movie. OH MY GOD. A MOVIE! We had almost forgotten what those were!

We found a great sitter who is going to watch Caden once a week or so during the day and then for date nights. The Marine Corps Birthday Ball is this Saturday night so we're both excited to go out again.

I was worried about Caden not taking a bottle, but with some consistent work the past couple weeks he now takes one like a CHAMP! What a relief!

Caden hasn't rolled over since this one time...until TODAY! I put him down on his tummy and ran downstairs to grab the clothes out the the dryer. I came back up and this is what I saw. I missed it again! Ugh!


Now that November is here, I am craving all things pumpkin. Here's what I made today. It's definitely not on the healthy side, but what do you expect from Paula "Stick-a-butta" Deen?

Paula Deen's Gooey Pumpkin Butter Cakes

Gooey Pumpkin Butter Cake:
1 (18 1/4-ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 egg
8 tablespoons butter, melted


Gooey Pumpkin Butter Filling:
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 tablespoons butter, melted
1 (16-ounce) box powdered sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg


Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine the cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9-inch baking pan.

To make the filling: In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and pumpkin until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter, and beat together. Next, add the powdered sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and mix well. Spread pumpkin mixture over cake batter and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Make sure not to over bake as the center should be a little gooey.

Serve with fresh whipped cream. Mmm.

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