Happy Halloween!

 Happy Halloween!  Enjoy this AMAZING pumpkin my father in law carved!  He is a pumpkin carving genius.  And this one is my favorite.

Creme Brulog

My brother in law and his fiance have a SUPER cool blog called Creme Brulog.  They live in Chicago, and spend countless hours traveling the city searching for the best Creme Brulee they can find :)  So they eat, and they critique the Brulee's according to various expectations.  And here is our take on there super fun blog :)

Today David and I got an early dinner with David's parents.  We went to this new place in Holland called Salt & Pepper.  Our dinners were quite delicious.  And then we noticed Creme Brulee on the desert menu.  So of COURSE we ordered it.  

Mary was at first very excited by the fruit on top.  She knew that was one thing Brian often looks for in a good Creme Brulee.  But she was disappointed by the strawberry.  She gave the Creme Brulee a 2.5 out of 5.

David thought that the sugary top was nice and crunchy, but was disappointed at the temperature of the custard.  It was cold.  He gave the Creme Brulee a 2 out of 5.

I agreed with the temperature being all wrong.  The top was somewhat warm from the crunchy sugar top, but the rest of cold.  BUT I was pleasantly surprised by the taste and texture of the custard.  It was quite delightful.  Plus, I just love deserts. So it gets a 3 out of 5 from me.

David's dad was going to order pie, but there was only pumpkin pie.  NOT his favorite.  So he opted out of desert.  Lucky for him... I had some Halloween candy in my purse.  And it just happened to be his favorite candy :)  I'm pretty sure he gave the candy a 5 out of 5.

And thus concludes the Stepping Stones version of Creme Brulog! 

For a Special Birthday Girl

 Today is the birthday of a very special person.  She is special to me, and to others in my family.  Probably most special to my brother in law, Brian.  And here is why:

THEY ARE GETTING MARRIED!!

My brother in law proposed last Sunday, and it was so exciting.  We all love Elizabeth already, and when we found out they were getting married, we were over the moon excited.  Excited for Brian, because he gets to marry the love of his life, excited for ourselves because we get to have a new sister in the family, and excited for the little Stefanich who is joining our family, because she will be a WAY cool aunt.

So this post is for Liz.  Because its her birthday, and she just got engaged, and because October is a GREAT month for her.

Happy Birthday Liz!  And Happy Engagement!  And welcome to the Stefanich family :)

Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to send out a quick note about the T-shirts...
Dave and I are putting in a second mini-order for some specific sizes (besides Small, Medium, Large and X-Large).  Some people have voiced some interest in children's sizes, or XXL.  So if you are one of these people... wishing there were
other - specific - sizes, send me an email at mackenziestefanich@gmail.com or leave a comment here with your email, and we will order the size(s) you need!


Thanks to you and to everyone that has already ordered!

Who doesn't LOVE T Shirts?

 Hooray!!  Great news my friends and family.  Our T-shirts are IN!.  Well, they have been in for a week now, but I haven't been able to get my 'buttons' in a row until now.  So here they are...

Our T-shirt Fundraiser starts here :)  If you want one... order here!  If you live in the Western Michigan area, and we don't need to ship it, we are more than willing to deliver/meet you somewhere.  OR, if you do not LOVE ordering online, just shoot me an email and we can work something out that way too.

In case you are curious....  Our inspiration was the I ♥ NY shirts.  And we had an AMAZING artist help us out a little too.

I hope you love them... because WE DO!!  Here are some pictures.   -Oh - and sorry about my weird facial expression... :)

So... do you want one?  If you do, order right here...

The shirts cost $20, with $3.99 for shipping. Please choose Drop off if you live near us :)

Delivery Method

Mail Delivery $23.99 Drop Off $20.00

Sizes

Small Medium Large X-Large

Oh Happy Day...

Its always a great day when we get new numbers!

And this time we went down to lower "tens" groups for both boys and girls!!  I don't know how to explain it besides in first grader terms, and we call them tens groups :)  So now we're in the 50s and the 30s.  Yay!

Here are the numbers....  (Imagine them being called off like BINGO numbers... because thats what these are...)

For girls we are...

For boys we are....

For siblings we are...

And the courts in Ethiopia are now back open, so there is another reason to celebrate this happy day!

So here's to a great month :)

Support Adoption through Shopping!

Yes, thats right!  You can shop for yourself, or shop for Christmas gifts for others and support our adoption, as well as others!  Worthy of the Prize (See sidebar for other ways they help support us) is putting on an adoption auction. (MUCH like the very auction we had HERE!)  They are posting a plethora of options (awesome vocab - I know) that you can bid on and possibly win!!  Then they are splitting the proceeds among the families they help support, including us.  Thank you Worthy of the Prize!!  Visit Worthy of the Prize between November 4 and 7 for your chance to help support adoption.