Montoya Kids' Annual Pumpkin Pie Party!

One of my fond childhood memories was gathering with my cousins at Thanksgiving time and baking pumpkin pies with my Aunt every year. As we grew older, this turned into a little competition between the cousins as to who would turn out the best pie of the year. Now, in grown-up land, the tradition continues... Only now, I am the Aunt!

Here's how things went down at my house on Wednesday.

Some of the girls armed and ready.

The boys

prepare

to smack down.

Some action shots

require no words.

Don't mess with the older kids station.

There is some serious baking going on here.

The proud bakers head off for a little R&R while the pies hit the oven.

The End Product

The Coveted Trophy

Funny back story about the trophy:
It was intended to read "Master Pie Chef of the Year".
As I left the trophy shop with the trophy in the bag a couple of years ago, it never occurred to me to double check the spelling. (Perhaps it was presumptuous of me to operate under the assumption that certain skillsets accompany those who operate engraving devices.)
We could have made due with a "Master Pie Chief" were it not for that darned
"i before e except after c" rule.
I am sure the trophy shop crew would be more than happy to correct the problem if I bothered to take the trophy back to the shop (especially since they marked the bottom with their business information - forever giving credit where credit is due), but now we are all attached to it just the way it is.
It makes us laugh.


And the winner is...Bella!





2008 Montoya Family Master Pie Cheif

Last year's winner respectfully congratulates this year's Master.

The Epilogue:

Hostess with the Mostest

(Yeah, mostest dishes.)
Admit it, you're jealous.