the shortest pumpkin patch trip in history!

so it was a COLD cold field trip to the Pumpkin Patch! Quickest ever. Want proof? look at Ashlin - freezing!!!




and poor Colton. I completely spaced ona hat for him! He was so cold he didn't care about pumpkins at all! See:



All I can say is thank goodness for hot chocolate!

Snow!!!

ok so I am not thrilled that we got snow this morning, BUT it was a chance for some pictures! The first snow of year :D Thankfully it has already melted, and hopefully the roads will dry real quick.

But of course I took pictures. I swear people think I am nuts with my camera (the real truth is I am just nuts).



and Colton who I swear has the longest tongue of any kid I know. In this pic it wasn't even out all the way. BTW they were both trying to catch snowflakes on their tongue.



Yesterday you would have never know it was getting to be winter out if you went based on what Colton chose to put on. I was playing with indoor ISOs and stuff and when he popped a pose I had to take a picture of him! Rob thinks it is really cute, of course ;) I think in 36 years it will be a great picture for one of those embarassing newspaper declarations of look whose 40.

Mr Muscles


We have three Halloween "functions" to attend on Monday and Tuesday. I am thinking that I will be getting my fill of crafting with kids lol! I have so much little stuff to arrange for them - I better stop procrastinating!

woohoooo I scrapped :D

My new printer and being able to print my pics is bringing me back to the scrapping side of life. I used the fun fun FUN November kit from MC. The paper is fontwerks and it is awesome for my style!

Here is two recent ones:D




and then we have a new kitty! We got him for Ashlin, since she is working so hard at learning to read. She loves him (of course) until it is time for bed. The kitty is so hyper that she does not like him in her room at night. But that is working out well since Colton likes him and now they get to share. I am pretty grateful that it is working out like it is because I did not want to have to get Colton a kitty too. Ashlin has called her kitty "Apple" I don't know why, but it is kinda cute lol

new pics :D

first a big thank you to all those who have shared your final Christmas cards with me! They look fabulous!

and now some pics I took yesterday:


Ashlin needs to be n a certain mood before she will let me take her picture and today, well Colton was having none of it! So I caught him doing his own thing - I kinda like it :D

The Wonder of Fall

I absolutely love Colton's ability to get lost in the wonderment of little details. I rarely stop and take the time to really appreciate little details that make our lives so rich. Colton on other hand rarely seems to appreciate the rat race of the grown up world. Childhood is a magical time, and I am really blessed to be able to experience it again as Coltons and Ashlins' vision. Let me tell you it seems so much more amazing the second time around.

Pumpkin Patch Memories Card for you :D

Just in time for all the Pumpkin Patch pictures you will be taking! Click on the link below to get the PNG file. If you need any help using the PNG files see the link to the left "my how to blog". Enjoy!

http://www.gigasize.com/get.php/119660/hallocarda.png

here is a quick example of what I did with it :D



Feel free to post a link to your plays so I can take a peek at them too.

Card Crazy

Yes honestly I have been a bit obsessed with making cards - here is an assortment :D

just a few more cards...

I might be addicted :0









is the next two I couldn't decide on a horizontal or vertical card.

its beginning to look a lot like....

dare I say it???

Christmas!

I was having fun making some Christmas cards to use with pictures. What do you think so far? I am thinking learning as I go along is a good thing right.

morning battles...

How can a six year old girl cause so much upset in the morning? Since she doesn't really want to go to school and she is making sure that we realize it. She is not happy with what she gets offered for breakfast. Fine, give it 15 minutes and we get over that hurdle, at least she eats right. So then lets move on to getting dressed for school.

NOT fun.

This is the hard part.

She decides that she likes NOTHING in her drawers. Not one pair of pants that she is willing to wear. How can a six year old girl be so stubborn and obstinate about putting pants on that she has worn plenty of times before???? And heaven forbid I ask her to wear a skirt when it is chilly out! Not a fun way to start the day - every morning. One of these times it really will come down to sending her to school in her jammies I am sure. I have even tried to get her clothes set out the night before. That was great until it came time to actually get dressed. Then once again there was something wrong with the outfit.

I know that she doesn't really want to go to school, for whatever reason. She also knows that no matter what I will be sending her, I just wish that it was not such a struggle every morning! I was so not prepared for this - she did so well at kindergarten and loved going. I had no concept that we would have any issues at all about Gade 1. But we do.

I feel very sad that she doesn't like school. She just started Grade 1 so she has so many years to go! I hope that we can figure things out and she starts enjoying her time there, and soon!!

The Beauty of Fall

Every once in a while Ashlin is so willing and happy for me to take her pictures. Amazing how much she liked this red branch that she found on our walk today. I think she is a Fall girl, loving all the colors. I can tell you though that both her and Colton absolutely hated the cacti we ran into. They had long spines that went through the bottoms of their shoes. (and can you believe I didn't take a picture lol)

Nothing like an hour nature walk to help the kids have a good sleep :D

My paper mache egg....

well what do you know, it was big enough to fit a baby! I had some serious doubts that it was too big and/or too little. I kept trying to remember my tummy when I was pregnant, and I kept telling myself I could NOT have been that big. (For the record I was not that bog because both of my babies lodged against my spine, I am sure of it!)

I was so happy to have a mommy who was cool with me putting her new sweetie into an egg :D I do believe the hardest part was making the egg. This sweet little girl just slept through the whole thing, she seemed to really like it. I do suppose it was nice and cozy, do you think she was dreaming she was back in the womb?

ok it is picture day .....

are you ready?

Just a few of my new favs from over the weekend!




















Hope I don't scare you but I have a ton more pics that I love still......