This weekend I went on a sewing binge. I made myself a simple elastic waist band skirt not unlike the skirt portion ofthis dress. Unfortunately, the dress does not make nursing my babe the easiest of tasks so a skirt is more up my alley these days. I also decided to sew Penelope a few peasant style dresses as I absolutely dig the cute little sleeves and the fact that … [Read more...]
Being One with the Trees
Lately, we have been loving our local library card. And not just for the loads of books we check out every week, the free Wii games we rent for our family or the free storytime hours we meet friends at and get some well needed time out of the house. Our library, and many throughout Illinois, is currently offering the Museum Adventure Pass. It's a new program that … [Read more...]
Sibling Love
I was going through some of the pictures we have taken over the last month and came across these: Aren't they just so sweet, they melt your heart? Sibling Love, that's what it's all about. It seems my little ones have shrunken that huge gap of tiny little baby and big, big brother to two little playmates who can't be without each other...they run and chase each … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Dinner Kidlet-Style
Ok, the felt pile is going down. Down, down...down! Yippee! I have been knee deep in lots of felt-y fun these last few days but all for a good cause. As of right now, I have 8 days remaining to get Noah's birthdays gifts finished and I am actually doing pretty good, knock on wood...or a pile of felt :) I thought I'd share with you one of the gifts that I just finished and … [Read more...]
CANDY CANDY CANDY!!!
Halloween...need I say more!?! Yup, so if you didn't know...Halloween was last night...SURPRISE...hope I didn't let you know a day too late! By the picture above, you can see that Noah was MORE than into it this year. In his mind, Halloween = CANDY! At least he remembered to say the 3 phrases we taught him before we left the house: 'Trick or Treat', 'Thank you' and … [Read more...]
Toilet Paper Pumpkins Tutorial
In my book, fall decorations are good from sometime in September to the end of November...yup, that's right, my fall decorations have an expiration date...after November 30th it's all about the winter look in our home. I'm only telling you this so that if you still haven't done much decorating for Autumn around your house you, my friends, are in luck!! You still have a … [Read more...]
Dragons, Giraffes and…Pumpkins?!?
Alrighty, here are some pictures of our family trip to Goebbert's Pumpkin and Farm Market. We had so much fun, it was the perfect fall weather to be walking around their pumpkin playland! We always love to go to Goebbert's every fall so that Noah (and now Penny) can run and climb on all their neat wooden structures of firetrucks, tractors, trains, etc. They have so many … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Pie Fruit Dip
OK, as promised, here is the recipe for the sweet dip that I made for our Halloween Bash. This dip had some majorly rave reviews and many people wanted the recipe. It is super easy to make and tastes like a pumpkin pie without the crust...nummy in the tummy! A sweet treat to make that's healthy to boot! Need a nice and festive dip option for your Halloween party? Well … [Read more...]
Leaf, Leafs…No? Ah yes…Leaves!
Hooray! Our neighbors will be so excited...me and my babes went out this afternoon to attempt to bag some of the massive amounts of leaves that have so sweetly decided to fall all over our yard. Un-hooray, since we ended up not bagging a single little one of those crunchy little suckers...Hooray! again, because we had a crazy good time raking massive piles of leaves and … [Read more...]
A Healthy Dose of Fall
We had a spectacular fall weekend these last few days...the weather was perfect, the skies were blue and the sun was out! We took the littles out to Tom's Farm Market a pumpkin patch and kiddie playland extravaganza on Friday afternoon. We like to come here every fall and stock up on their super delicious baked goods. Noah and Penny loved all the fun stuff they have … [Read more...]
Halloween Decor-ating
Sooooo, I have been meaning to post some pics of my Halloween/Fall decorations that we put out on our front porch...or stoop...or walk...or, geez I don't know, whatever you call the area by your front door. Anyhoo, so you all know we bought some pumpkins a couple of weekends ago, right!? Back when the weather was semi-nice not freeeezing like it is now...do I sound like … [Read more...]
A Weekend in Pictures
Here are some pictures from our weekend! It's freezing here in Illinois and I'm starting to think that we aren't going to have a nice warm fall after all *tears* Our little Penny doesn't even have a winter coat yet so she was bundled up in a ridiculous amount of layers or her brothers too small hand-me-downs to get through the cold (we are expecting a big box from … [Read more...]
Rice Krispie Treat Pumpkins
Since you all know that I am totally into Fall and all Fall Holidays, last night I just had to make some more yummy Halloween treats for my littles. I just can't get enough, if you will...see exhibit A: Aren't they adorable!? And yummy in the tummy too! I am trying to come up with some cute kidlet-friendly treats for a Halloween party we are having at the end of the … [Read more...]
A Wagon Full of Goodness
Today was beautiful here in Illinois! The weather was absolutely perfect for a trip to the pumpkin patch and that is exactly where went. Our littles had so much fun running around (and on top of) all the mounds of pumpkins, what a great way to burn some energy especially after all the rain we have been getting around here lately! The patch we visited had a kid-sized maze … [Read more...]
F is for Fall and Fun!
I love Fall, it's my favorite season for so many reasons. The leaves changing colors, crunching through them on a walk around the block, apple picking, pumpkin patches, apple cider donuts, pumpkin donuts, caramel apples, Halloween, Thanksgiving, cooler weather, wearing boots again...there is just so much goodness that surrounds this time of year! Around here, the Fall … [Read more...]
Martha’s Done it Again!
Have you seen the October issue of Martha Stewart Living? I am in love with the pumpkin and squash mushrooms on the cover!!! Aren't they just the coolest looking things? I think I need to have these all over my front porch and path what do you think? Martha and her team sure know how to decorate for every holiday known to mankind just right, don't they? I would so … [Read more...]
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