sigh...

I admit it. I already miss the warm weather. Yes it just got cold here last wednesday. So what. Here are a few pics of the last warm days of summer...

festivities

I know I say this every year but Halloween is not my favorite holiday. In fact, I think it's kind of dumb. That being said, when you have kids, every holiday is an excuse to decorate, throw parties, and get into the spirit of things!

We carved pumpkins.... can you tell how much Siena and I loooved getting our hands dirty?

Little munchkin was the supervisor We went to the pumpkin patch- and this is actually a real pumpkin patch. Not the kind where they truck them all in, and then charge you 35 bucks for a med size pumpkin. The only downside is it's a looong walk back to the car- who knew 3 small pumpkins could be such a pain to carry!
We decided since Sofia is too small to carve a pumpkin, she would just be a pumpkin.And, of course, we went trick-or-treating! Here is the Little Mermaid and a watermelon.Hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween! Fall is finally here and I can't wait for all the next holiday madness!

Fall bucket list

I've seen these popping up all over the 'net and thought we needed one of our own...

Fall bucket List 2011

1. Go apple picking (and apple pie eating and cider drinking)
2. Enjoy a nature walk and create something with what we find
3. Go on a fall picnic
4. Make something new and delicious in the crockpot
5. Carve pumpkins and go trick-or-treating
6. Take autumn inspired pictures (imagine Sofia inside a pumpkin)
7. Knit something warm to wear
8. Make a fall wreath
9. Sign up for bountiful baskets and enjoy some fall produce!
10. Make caramel apples

Did I miss anything???

fall

Nothing says fall like strolling through a straw maze and eating some apple cider donuts....well except maybe some COOLER WEATHER!!!! Come on fall- it's time!!!! I miss my boots, and jeans, and wearing socks! I want to put my blanket sheets on the bed and make soup! So many things to love about fall....

bookworm

You know what makes me really happy???Getting $151.49 worth of books for 20 dollars! I will miss you Borders, but I can't argue with your going out of business sale!

craft time

So this one of those posts I warned you about. You know, the crafting ones.

I'd like to say that I'm so creative I came up with this idea all by myself, but, that would be a lie. I found it on my favorite time killer Pinterest. It was so easy and Siena had a ball "designing" her own t-shirt. All you do is draw a picture in crayon on some fine sandpaper.... and iron it on to a t-shirt! Obviously there was a little more to it, but I won't bore you with the details. I've already warned Siena that we were making shirts to sleep in and not ones that are actually leaving the house. She has decided on about 4 other people that can't live without one of these shirts. You have been warned. You may be one of the lucky few receiving one of these for Christmas. And Siena is an equal opportunity crafter- I've been told that boys OR girls can wear rainbows, hearts, and Star Wars. You know that means little sis is get a Darth Vader shirt and Brandon is getting a big rainbow right?

sneaky

Something new is coming to the blog. Now I know everyone loves all the family stuff, blah blah blah. Sometimes I just need a place to pat myself on the back. Hence, the craft and project posts. Just pretend you like them, are interested, and think I am amazing.