See ya' later, pumpkins!

 On this, the last day of November, I thought it would be fitting to bring you pictures of our Fantastic Day of Fall Fun that we had a while back.

It was freezing outside, so we didn't linger to get amazing pictures with the 'pump's as Caleb calls them.

 Josiah accidently bit into a tomato instead of an apple.  There was weeping.

Here he is biting into his hard-won apple.

And the happy teachers enjoying their Fall Breaks.

A helpful hint - if you go to the Apple Barn, get what those girls in pink are enjoying.

Not that little pie Ashley and I are sharing. 

And I think I just saw a mouse scamper by, so I'm signing off!

Headbands

 Check out my first Christmas gift project of the season!

 Back when we had chickens, my aunt gave us 3 peacocks she was getting rid of to keep them company.

The peacocks went the way of our chickens and the dodo bird, but we were able to collect these beautiful feathers from the woods.  Thanks, Jenn!

 They'd been collected dust for a couple of years, so I decided to turn them into headbands.

They are sweet!  I'm giving 8 as gifts, but I have 7 extra, so if you or someone you know would love one for Christmas, let me know!

Ta-da!

Happy 33rd Birthday to Chris!

Just a month and 15 days late!

 We decided to have a record party.

 Josiah and his buddy, Luke, are showing off one of the coolest gifts of the evening.

It's a little round table that holds records all around on a wire rack and they spin.  Very cool.

Happy birthday to a spectacular dad and hubby!

Who is currently working on an order of 500 Ampoids!  What a guy!

And here are the sisters right before the party at our friend Stephanie's wedding.
I've been doing lots of Christmas decorating the last three days, but as Jenn says, "It's not December yet."
So you'll just have to wait to see that.
And I'm off to watch The Sing Off!  Woot!

Caleb's 2nd Birthday Party

On November 3, Caleb turned 2!

 We had a Pooh party in the camp game room because there was still a fabulous maze set up down there from our Fall Festival.

 The boys helped decorate these cupcakes. 

Originally, they were only going to have 100 Acre Wood characters, but the boys kept adding more fun friends.  And peas.  The healthiest cupcake at the party.

 Caleb got a bike from his Gwamma & Poppa! 

 Complete with helmet from Aunt Ashley!

 This dress-up-able Larry was another favorite gift.

 Every guest was assigned a character.  Ashley was a great Piglet.

And then we each drew our character's home somewhere in the maze.

This picture doesn't do the maze justice.  It's a-mazing!

  

Happy 2nd birthday to our sweet boy, Caleb!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Felt Food

Did you guess strawberries?

 Look at this food!  

So very fun to make!

And fast, too.

 I made that whole breakfast above just last evening.

Chris says it's missing bacon.  I'm thinking pancakes.

And this is what I've cut out and made so far today.

So cute, eh?

Making Christmas Presents

Guess what I'm making!

I've been meaning to do this for quite a while and now I'm so glad I started! 

So far, tons of fun.

Here are the Thanksgiving cards the boys and I made today. Sometimes I wonder why I don't do more crafty things with the boys - until I try one - and then I remember! Too many tears!