The things I love about October..1st it is my birthday month..2ND Halloween..which is always a blast when you have kids..There is always too much candy and enough sweet stuff to go around..the best thing about this Halloween is that my best friend is not having his annual Halloween party, while it is always a blast this year I won't be under pressure to find the coolest costume which has brought me to near panic in previous years..it will be smooth sailing. I will be heading out to LA later on this month as well to view the opening of Romanza: A Frank Lloyd Wright documentary , attend a huge Taekwondo competition in Torrence and watch my son compete (and hopefully kick some serious tail), and do my second photo assignment at the Salton Sea. This is one of the most magical places to me and I am beyond excited to visit this old friend. If all goes right I may just leave early and indulge in a little Palm Springs for a day or 2, one of my favorite places to be. So it will be a busy month..school and work and family are all full of activity and I am just trying to keep up with it all, isn't that always the case. I am always making something but when Fall rolls around it is time for some serious cooking in my house. I have always cooked according to the seasons and this time of year I have started off with 2 new chilli's and the crock pot will pretty much have a permanent home on the counter for the next few months. Especially thanks to The Crock Pot Girls , their recipes rock! Pumpkin cakes and breads start making an appearance as does apple cobblers. My son is requesting caramel apples this year and here's hoping that no one loses a tooth, I haven't made these in years so this should be interesting. Don't you just love these cupcakes!"Eyeball" Cupcakes recipe.. pretty awesome if you ask me!