Sucker

Problem:  Who is going to pass out candy when we are taking the 3 younger kids trick or treating

and the 2 older boys are off and partying like it's 1999.

Solution: Leave the pumpkin in charge.

Here's a super fun and fast crafty way to leave candy on your porch while your off partying like its 1999, yes I am aware that 1999 was 14 years ago and yes I need a new partying song.

I am open for suggestions. 

Now this is tricky, poke a bunch of random holes in a pumpkin.

Let the holes dry out of a little while.  We don't want to give out slimy suckers.  Not cool.

After that comes the hard part, pimp out your pumpkin by putting suckers in the holes.

There you have it your.

PIMPKIN CANDY HOLDER!

Sorry.

PUMPKIN CANDY HOLDER!

Do you like my way to small Halloween Wreath?

I love how its off center and how the poor raven is completely lost in my black door.

The coolest thing about most of these pumpkins.

Two years ago we had a huge wind storm that blew down our beautiful hide the neighbor yard from my view pine trees.  As if to say sorry we have had pumpkins grow where one was for the past two Halloweens.  No one planted seeds they just grew and we love them, even if they can't fill the void where the trees used to be.

I would also like to take a moment and apologize to all the children who come by my home and think the are the luck ones who found a quarter.  Then realize that a punk 13 year old boy has super glued it to my porch.  My deepest apologies.  I am now heading over to pinterest to see if there is any way to get it off.  If I fail I will put a pimpkin pumpkin on top of it.

Halloween Fun

My friend Jackie got a group of us together to make these super cute blocks from Caravan Shoppe.

 Lets just say that Milo and Evie love them. They were perfect for Conference weekend.

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They have so many amazingly cute items.

Here are a few that I am planning on making for the holiday season.

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I bought Lauren an old doll house for Christmas, that my friend Elise found. (Huge Thanks).

I think these Minifolk would love to live in Lauren's wee house.

I here they are working on a Minifolk Nativity. Awesome.

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Who doesn't need a big old turkey print.

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I think this puzzle will go with my Christmas activities.

Schultuete

My brother and his family just moved to Germany.

When I say just I mean like 3 weeks ago.

Right after they left I found out about the Schultuete (school cones).

Thank you pinterest.

They're a German back to school tradition that started in the 1800's.

Its basically a cone filled with school items.  Germany's make huge ones with

first day of school outfits, pens, markers, anything you could need for school really.

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I new right away that I wanted to make some for my brothers kids heading off to a new school 

in a new country.  He only has 2 in school full time right now but I decided not to leave out the

little ones and made one for each.

Since I didn't have a lot of time on my hands and I wanted the schultues 

to reach them before they started school.  I used mostly what I had on hand.

I ran to Targets dollar spot it get the school supplies.

I also sent some Chic Fa La sauce for my brother and his wife.

Who doesn't love this sauce?

If you want to find out more about this fun back to school tradition go here.

If you want to find out how to make your own go here.

Sneak Peak

Here is just a sneak peak into the craziness that

happens to be my life at the moment.

Enter at your own risk!!!!

Sneak peak at Milo and his little sister's bedding.

With the help from Megan, we appliqued these cute owls on

some dang cute fabric. They are now visiting Grandma Thompson

who is kindly quilting and binding them for me.

I am now entering my 33 week of hell. I mean

gestation. My mind hurts when I think that a little blessing

from above will be joining us in 7 short weeks.

I have to be honest that it has taken me a long time to

warm up to this little baby girl and I am

not prepared at all. I have bought very little and what I did buy

took a lot of effort to convince myself that I am indeed pregnant and

I can't bring this child home naked. Now how ever I find myself getting excited

and I feel grateful to Heavenly Father for entrusting me with another

loving little spirit. Now if I only new who she was and what

I should call her????????? I have never gone this long without

a name, and if your around me at all you know how much this really and I

mean really bugs me. So if you leave a comment leave a name as well.

Last but not least, Milo and his hair.

My family (mom) thinks he needs a hair cut

that he looks like a little girl and that it is

high time that he looks like a little boy. I

hate the idea of cutting his locks but now

6 people have told me I have the cutest little girl and

how pretty she is and what a good little walker she is.

To which I say.

Um he is caring a ball, growling at a dinosaur and dressed like a boy!!!!

HE IS A BOY LADY!

Stay tuned for Milo's first haircut and me crying like a baby at

his first haircut.