Sneak Peak for Lauren

How cute is J? I'll let the photos speak for themselves...

A beWITCHingly good looking pumpkin...

We painted pumpkins the other day. The plan is to carve the big one sometime this week. That may or may not happen. We'll see. Anyway, I painted to first two with some direction from Katie and the last one is Katie's own masterpiece.







Oh, and in case you were wondering, yes, that pumpkin of Katie's has a runny nose. Eeeeeewww....

I fear I may become a fabric addict...

After going back and forth and deciding whether or not I wanted to jump on the photography band wagon....I jumped. I bought some laminate flooring, a base board, and used fabric I already had to create this current look. This was just a quick put together, I still have to fix the gaps. But it now has me wanting to run to Joannes and see what other fabric I can find on the cheap. ;) So expect to see some more of these posts with me playing with different fabrics. I.am.inspired.....it's been a long time since I was inspired to do any studio stuff.

Boo at the Zoo

We made it to Boo at the Zoo this year. We started out the morning with my sister and her family and then spent some time with Sara and her family. :) Katie had a blast. Trick or treating, having a dance party, riding the carousel and train, visiting with various characters (Curious George and Cat in the Hat) and checking out all the animals. You won't see hardly any pics of the animals this zoo trip, 'cause frankly they're not as interesting as my kids or the Boo part of the zoo. ;) Oh except for the two gorilla babies fighting. Or wait, is that Katie and Sam?










This is Avery here, not Katie. Avery can breakdance with the best of 'em

Notice I am not on the train or carousel in the next pictures. That would be because Sam fell asleep. Yes, among all the ruckus at the zoo, he fell asleep.

You know they are my kids......

...because they are actually looking at the camera. Thank goodness. I guess sometimes it helps to be a photographers kid. Anyway, these are their fall pics. I may attempt more next week at Grandma's house, but we'll see. It was pretty crazy frustrating to get these. It's ALWAYS more frustrating with your own kids. I have nothing but patience for everyone else's kids.....




hy

Because Sara does more than just play house.....

My friend Sara is having a giveaway on her blog. I was going to call it a toy giveaway, but it's educational and much more than just a toy I think. So check it out and leave a comment. You never know, you just might win.

Sara Plays House Giveaway

Our Fall Tradition

...is to go to pick out a pumpkin to carve and ones for pie and then to head up to Amicalola Falls for a visit. This year we stayed to see the beautiful sunset, hence the sunset picture in one of the previous posts. Anyway, not much to say other than we did it and it was fun. :)

Wordless Wednesday Part Deux

Wordless Wednesday

The Birthday Party(ies)

Ok. So we had 2 parties for Katie on the same day. She really wanted a Chuck E Cheese party, but I wanted to spare those who didn't have kids. Because really, if don't have a kid to play with, it's like being in a Casino when you don't gamble. Loud, noisy, and annoying. So we had the kid party in the afternoon at Chuck E Cheese and then in the evening we had a small family party complete with dinner from El Pollo Loco (Katie's new fave place to eat). Katie insisted it had to be princess themed. Who am I to not spoil my kid and cave to her every wish? ;)The party was topped off by roasting marshmallows over the fire pit even though it was almost too cold to be out by the fire at all, but the fire was warm. Who woulda thunk?
Anyway, she started out her birthday by opening her presents from us and from Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Mark and Uncle Matthew. I won't bore you with all the details except to say that she did get her OWN laptop (one of Miguel's old ones) and loves that it's hers. I've even been yelled at for daring to get on it and surf the web. It came complete with it's Hello Kitty background and a pink theme thanks to Miguel. Very cool. Here's all the pics from the day. Enjoy!

Oh, and my baby was so excited today at the park. She met a little boy named Aden who was also 4, so it was kismet and off they went to play together. All because she's 4 too.