Rounders, Our New Favorite Pizza

The other day, Olivia and I celebrated her BFF Halley's birthday with a Book of Life-themed party. If you have seen the film, you know it is absolutely gorgeous, filled with dreamy Dia de los Muertos imagery. The face painter at the party really did the movie justice, painting all the little girls as beautiful muertas!

Afterwards, we met up with Jackson and Tony and had dinner at our new favorite pizza place, Rounders. I think it's just as good as Home Slice, but without the long wait. Plus, patio seating. 

The pizza is awesome, and so is the Greek salad, plus it comes with free garlic knots.

Then it was home and time for a bit of homework and reading practice. Look at what Jackson brought home from the library. This is a children's graphic novel! (Fortunately not too graphic, haha!)

After homework, he was on to more important things, like circling items in the Target Christmas catalog. When I was a kid, it was the Sears catalog. Wishlist making is serious business!

Caramel Apples

We celebrated the arrival of the best month, October, by making homemade caramel apples. I used the A+ Caramel Apples recipe from Plant-Powered Families. I was surprised at how quick and easy it is to make your own vegan caramel! The kids loved this special autumn treat.

While I had the cookbook at hand, I also made the Best Banana Bread to use up a couple of brown bananas. The browner the better, for banana bread!

We also made some spider hats. I have never been crafty but I am slowly becoming a Mama Who Crafts thanks to Pinterest and my kids' love of fun little projects like this one.

Tony got back in town after being in Baltimore all week for business, and we were both craving pizza. So we had a family catch-up lunch at Rounders. We started with a Greek salad and complimentary garlic rolls while enjoying the perfect patio weather.

Jalapeno pizza, so good! Rounders might just be as good as Home Slice, but without the long wait for a table.