Thankful, but first...

We had a great Thanksgiving (and other FUN activities) while we were away - but before I get into all that - we had a very eventful weekend before we left and have lots of fun fall festivities to report on.

First of all... we joined the church ...

 

The same church we have been going to for almost two years now, the church we got married in.  We just aren't around enough weekends to join - but finally we got around to it.  Luckily they accepted us with open arms and even some great "Fellowship Friends" we have had fun getting to know!

Next... we had the GREATEST party at our house - a CHILI COOKOFF!!  What a great idea!  We took so many pictures and had so much fun - I am gonna have to spread it out a bit.  But the jist of it is... we invited all our friends - challenged them to a chili cookoff (bring your best recipe in your own crockpot), or bring fixins (man we had alot of sour cream, cheese and crackers!) and add in an apple pie bakeoff, a bonfire, and byob and boy! do you have a partay! 

Now onto the chili highlights (I missed the apple pie pictures - which is a shame b/c they were really just as amazing!)

All the pots o chili waiting to be scored...oh - how did we score them you ask?!  Genius idea we had - pick all the hot peppers in the garden - give everyone two (for their two favorites or double vote if you really loved one) and then we add up all the peppers to see who won

So all these people were responsible for tasting all the chilis and deciding ...  so what did all these people think?

 

 

Well they thought some were hot...look at Jason's face.  lol - and finally the winners were picked

Winner Winner Chicken Chili Dinner!!  I have to make sure you all know it was a BLIND taste test - just a table full of crockpots of chili - but I did win!  I feel like there will have to be ALOT more effort put into it next year to maintain my championship chili title - but I am up for it.  It might be a winter full of new chili recipes - and Eric is very excited about that!
So what does a bowl of winning chili look like you might ask? 

I have to say it looks "mmm,mmm, good."  The bad part about winning the chili cookoff?  People eat alot of your chili and you don't have any leftovers.  This was the only bowl of leftovers we had - and its gone now.  Looks like its time to start preparing for next year!
Wanna come too?!?  Just wait - there is MUCH more fun from this party and our week in Florida!  We missed everyone!
<3 the Moores