So much rain

Playing rice table in the kitchen......... DISCLAIMER:only do this if you don't mind sweeping.
Getting ready for the swine flu pandemic.......... only fun if you happen to have a gas mask

Pretending Annie is a lion............... fun if you have a VERY patient dog
Living art.............fun if you have cooperating little brother

Playing in the play room................ fun if your Mom doesn't care that it looks like this

NOT FUN........................ CLEANING IT UP

Happy Halloween

For the actual day of Halloween the kids had the flu so here are the pre-Halloween festivities.
MOMS club trunk or treat
Vivian the princess, Anya the skunk, Marian the tree, and Kevin the monster.
Pumpkin patch field trip with school
Hailey, Jessica, Julia, Anya, and Aspen
The perfect pumpkin
The giant Pumpkin, in the middle of the patch. I am not sure who most of the kids are.

Turning 5

She wanted a Halloween party so we celebrated 1 month later....................

And oh was it fun!




She wanted ghost"cupcake" cake.
Full of friends, food and crafts. I wish Ed took a picture of the food and crafts. It was great fun.

Bonus for Mom: the whole party cost less than $50.00 (it was a lot of work though, but anyone who knows me knows I will take the time to do things than spend the $$ on them.)


Today at the Dr.
Height: 41.7 inches =25%
Weight: 32.8 lbs. = 3%
Skinny minnie!

Developing my sewing talents

My friend Christy turned my onto pillowcase dresses. This is my first one. I have made a total of 6 now and love them. I can crank out a really nice one in about 1 hr. They make great birthday presents.
It's too long, I still have to shorten it for her to play well in. The rest came out great.

Best Part: Cost of pillowcase-.99 at Goodwill
Saw a cute dress at the Gap in black silk, picked it up to look at it, realized it was a pillowcase dress for grown ups. I think I have a new project for me.

Where have we been?

Doing yard work..............the lazy way of course












Taking down trees....................Up a 12ft ladder









Why does she always do the head to the shoulder thing?

Cleaning out the gutters.............I learned I am very afraid of heights

Apple Picking.........55 lbs. YUM!



Very busy!!!!