myla – Page 28 – See Jane Blog

so. the howell boys are a big deal to the rhodes family. and so, the fact that we just spent 5.5 months without them, {did you read that? we left utah five-and-a-half months ago!} was a big hard deal. especially for my little mister.

so. do you know what the howell boys did in order to make it possible for them to visit us? all four of them got a weekend job cutting wood/clearing a chunk of land in wyoming! all fall they worked weekends to save extra cash so they could buy airplane tickets to come visit us! {amazing!} not only do i appreciate and love their dedication to coming to see us, but i think danny is such a great dad for committing to such a big project so his boys could learn a valuable life’s lesson about hard work.

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…and we spent five days simply enjoying one another’s company.

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for the past few years susan has had dark hair. yet, she’s notorious for this pattern: blonde – dark brown – blonde – dark brown, it’s just been a long time since she’s been blonde! so, we were chatting to each other on our cell phones as she walked out of the airport –

i said, “i see mckenna! where are you?!?”

and, sure enough – she was right next to kenna! rockin’ the blonde hair’do!

i totally didn’t recognize her! obviously, we were overdue for spending some time together!!!

on her first evening in boston,

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…because we were traveling over husband’s birthday, the kiddos celebrated with him before we left on our trip.

lots of homemade love to celebrate his special day!

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myla has adjusted to junior high so well here in boston. i don’t get to visit the schools as often as i did in utah. boo. however, for one of myla’s first projects in social studies they invited the parents to a “wax museum” to show us what they learned about the roman empire. she was a typical roman woman:

each student had to dress like their part, and had a “button” for us to push. They had to stand like statues until the button was pushed, then they would come alive. At this time, they would recite what they had memorized about their parts. it was very clever, and cute.

{photos by me.}

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our halloween was charm-on-steroids. have you heard of beacon hill? no? well, it’s the nicest-{expensive}-upper-end-neighborhood-with-federal-style-rowhouses in the city of boston. known for its narrow, gas-lit streets and brick sidewalks. and, did you know there is a list of the top 20 places to trick-or-treat in the USA? {this was news to me!} combine these thoughts: and yes, beacon hill rates #2 in the nation!

first, a few glimpses of our home for the spooky holiday –

…since we’re living in a home that is 150 years old, i’m taking advantage of the colonial-charm whenever possible. i don’t consider this “my style,” but i enjoy the creative process of utilizing what the home has to offer for each holiday!

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we have lots of apples around here since visiting the orchard, so we put a few more to use today with this recipe…

you will need:

1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 pkg. (14.1 oz..} refrigerated pie crust
3 tbsp. melted butter, melted
2 medium tart apples: peeled, cored, and sliced

pre-heat your oven to 425 degrees.

in a bowl, combine the apple slices, sugar and cinnamon; use 3/4 of your sugar mix on the apples.
save the rest to sprinkle on the tops before baking.

unroll the pre-made pie crust.

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the howell boys come to bean town.

two much-loved friends came to the city just to visit in november.

♥ big papi ♥

myla: wax museum

halloween * beacon hill

bite-size apple pies