visiting The Biltmore

 We visited the beautiful Biltmore Estate yesterday.

The estate is nestled in the hills of Ashville, NC with lush landscaping, 

lakes and large pastures for horses and cows. 

We had a great time touring the home, even though the little one had enough after the first hour!

We stopped by the market cafe for lunch and finished the tour of the basement and outdoor gardens.

Such a great experience to take a peak into the lives of the Vanderbuilt family.

 

stop for cocoa

We made it to Greenville, SC yesterday afternoon and have loved every minute here.

We settled into our apartment and joined the in-laws for dinner at Trio and hot cocoa at Starbucks.

We walked around downtown the rest of the evening before stopping by the grocery store to stock up on some food.  I love the downtown feel here and all the nice people we run into.  

Everyone seems so happy here, a lot of laughs and smiles being exchanged from strangers. 

The "South" is a special place indeed.

weekend plans

I"m looking forward to a relaxing weekend before we head to South Carolina for a few days!

Remember last year?  Can't wait to visit downtown again!

October birthdays

::    October birthday boys... Charlie (Oct. 25th), Jon (Oct. 22nd)      ::

::    the wee ones playing with grandma and grandpa    ::

::   Charles Sr. and Charles III   ::

::   Moira with baby Rylan  ::

party for Charlie

 We celebrated Little Charlie's birthday on General Conference Sunday.  It was simple, simple, simple!

We invited our family, good friends Mitch and Angie and even had the ward missionaries over!

We had my chili, Becca's cornbread (which I need to get the recipe), Leanna's spinach salad and plenty of dessert for everyone!  We ended the night opening gifts and playing the Dellenbach favorite... NAME game!! 

I am so thankful for this child of light in my life.  He makes me so, so happy and I love him dearly.

trick or treat

How cute is Little Charlie in his costume?!

I had big plans to make him a darling magician costume, but let's face it, he really wanted to be a dinosaur/dragon!  Since he's really into animals lately it was a perfect fit!

Hope you all had a HaPpY Halloween!

haircut

Can I just say how wonderful it is to have a hairdresser in the family!

I was taking notes on how she was cutting his hair and I must say, I have done it all wrong for the last 2 years!!

My poor son!

one year older

last year

Happy Birthday to my hubby, Charles Owen Baggett Jr.

I have spent the last 4 years on this day with you!

You are so special and I appreciate every thing you do.

You are strong, happy, teachable, humble, forgiving and such a wonderful husband and father!

I love you Char and hope this day is special!

chili cook-off

Since chili cook-offs are right around the corner for your ward trunk-or-treat or work Halloween party,

I thought I would share this great recipe!

I have incorporated a few chili recipes I found online and now I would like to introduce my chili recipe!

Chili ingredients:

2 lbs. ground beef

1/2 onion, chopped

1 tsp. ground black pepper

1/2 tsp. garlic salt

2 small cans tomato sauce

1 (8 oz.) jar mild PACE picante salsa

1 chili seasoning mix packet

2 (15 oz.) cans dark red kidney beans, drained

1 (15 oz.) can light red kidney beans, drained

2 (15 oz.) cans chili beans, left in sauce

Directions: 

In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the ground beef and the onion and saute for 10 minutes, or until meat is browned and onion is tender. Drain grease, if desired. 

Add the ground black pepper, garlic salt, tomato sauce, salsa, chili seasoning mix and beans.  Mix well, reduce heat to low and simmer for at least an hour.   Serves 8 people.

ENJOY! 

cousins

 I love when my sister Leanna and her daughter Azzie come over to play!

The kids played and played while Leanna and I made a delicious homemade chili, I will have to share the recipe in another post!  It is always a treat to talk with Leanna, she is so level-headed and so inspiring.  She is such a GREAT little big sister and I love her.