Carving fun

The other night we thought we'd jump into carving one of our home grown pumpkins! When I imagined this event, the end product was much cuter than what it turned out to be. As I often remind myself, Connor is only one and he was impressed with the job that we did. The best part was watching him dig the guts out!!

Daddy and Connor get set to cut,

Connor digs in,

Connor and I draw the face,

and finally the finished product!

Happy Halloween!

Nothing

We have been up to nothing lately.

I read other blogs and the fun things that people are doing and I realize that we really have no life. But, I am ok with that.

Here is some of the nothing that we have been doing.

We finally got the deck stained,

the boys spend lots of floor time together,

and capturing the fall photos!

I hope you have an exciting week!

Not Proud...

This is something I'm not totally proud of, but do find somewhat amusing. Ken has wanted to go to WWE Smackdown for the longest time. Thank goodness they were never really 'in the area', until recently. He was so excited when he heard that Smackdown was going to be at my college Alma mater, of all places. It was all he wanted for his birthday (some how he ended up with way more). He bought the tickets and counted the days. I kept hoping he'd decide to take someone else, but he really wanted me to have the great experience too.

At least I got cheese stuffed breadsticks out of it!






I'm sure you are all jealous of me. I'm sure that you have all done things with your men, for them. All I have to say is I can't wait for my birthday!

OUCH!

Connor fought with a metal chair at Cathy's yesterday.

Any guesses on who won??

I think it hurts me more than him!

The kid is going to need a helmet!

Fall

I LOVE fall. It is by far my most favorite season. The fall decor, the changing leaves, hayrides, McDonald's pumpkin pie, and of course the football games. What's not to love? This weekend we took Connor to a local garden stores 'Pumpkin Fest'. The pony ride was not a hit. He wanted nothing to do with them. The firetruck that was there on the other hand, was a huge hit. This was no surprise to me. He does love anything with a motor.

Pumpkin Patch

My thumb is not very green. We attempted a garden again this summer with just cucumbers and tomatoes. The cucumbers were a huge failure. The tomatoes weren't too bad, but not enough at once to make some yummy salsa.

The pumpkins that we didn't really plant however are doing great. We have 5 good sized pumpkins and 1 that is just beginning to grow. I love seeing Connor go over to them, point, and babble something very serious about them!

I can't wait until they are ready to decorate the front porch!

Sew Fun!

After years of "borrowing" my moms sewing machine, I decided it was time to get my own! After much research and advise from many friends, I finally made my decision about 3 weeks ago. I have already had so much fun with it, as it is slightly more updated than my moms (she got it when I was 2!). Here is my first real creation, a gift for a co-worker of Ken's. I hope she likes it!I was actually shocked that I completed it in about 3 hours one late night! I guess all of the cutting patterns and sewing when I was 10 has paid off!! I'm sure I will be making more gifts to come!

This is the inside, it is actually reversible!

Have a great week!