Life is Grand!

I didn't see my grandkids on Halloween, but I did see 

photos of them looking Oh So Cute!!

Charlotte wore a Spider Girl costume to school, but then decided to be a cute black cat when it was time to head out to "trick or treat".  Lulu was a spider...she loved her costume and kept the hood on the whole time she was wearing it.

Caleb and Elijah dressed up as Linus and Charlie Brown.  Caleb happily carried around a cozy blue blanket, and Snoopy was by Elijah's side.  We were all relieved that Elijah decided it wasn't necessary to shave his head so he looked more like Charlie Brown.

Penelope chose some cozy skeleton pajamas for her costume...comfort was her highest priority.  Fletcher was the cutest dragon ever...he's just about 10 months old and working on walking.  

It won't be long now!!

On Saturday we went to see Disney On Ice.  We being, Katie, Charlotte, 

Johanna, Elijah, Jacqi, Penelope, Mandy, and me 
(as usual, I'm taking the photo)!

These three are best buddies...I love when they're all together!

They had a great time at the show!!

Snow cones, pretzels, spinny things, and my personal favorite...Olaf!  
Our afternoon was full of fun!

And that fun continued after the show...we all gathered at Gramma's and Grandpa's house for dinner and the annual "kids in the leaves" photos!

Each year this overhead shot is getting more and more difficult to take...or 
maybe I mean with each grandchild!  But we did it!

You can see more fun, Fall photos here!

Happy Fall

Did you know that today is the First (full) Day of Fall?  Technically Fall began yesterday, 
but I did a search on line and found this:

Tuesday, September 23^rd: If you did a search online, you may have actually come up with this date based on universal time which is based in Greenwich, England. The Equinox will occur when it is 2:29 AM on Tuesday there. But this would be the first FULL DAY of Autumn here in the US.

So...Happy Fall Y'All!

I picked up a few new squirrels at the thrift store last week....just in time for Fall fun! The little brown squirrel in the back is so happy to have some new friends.

Each of these three squirrels is missing it's other half from a salt and pepper set.

I just love leftovers!!

Caleb

Caleb wasn't too sure about playing in the leaves with his brother and his cousins.  But once he got the hang of it, he was one happy boy!!  He has some sensory issues...so playing in the leaves was a big deal for him.  His smiles are always a big deal for us.  He is one happy little guy!!

 

Happy Fall!

I love having the grandbabies over to swim in the pool....but having them over to play in the leaves is my very favorite!!  These photos (all 24 of them!) speak for themselves!!

(PS. A big thank you to Grandpa for raking up that nice pile of leaves!)

 

 

 

If you'd like a couple more peeks at Fall Fun in my yard you can click HERE and HERE.

 

 

Good-bye November

I feel like I zipped right through the month of November..."poof", and it was gone.   I don't put out too many Autumn decorations, so putting it away in preparation for Christmas decorating is easy.  So that's what I did this past weekend...I packed up the fallish stuff and stored away most of the every day pieces.  The tree is decorated and there are Christmas crates all over the living room.  Tonight I hope to finish the non-tree decorating.  I was really too busy to take any photos last night, so I thought I'd share several peeks at the "fallish decor" photos already on my laptop.

 

 

Today we'll be decorating at my office.  Remember Hank from last year?  Well, he will be looking equally spiffy this year!  After Hank is taken care of I'll be heading home to finish our own Christmas-fying.  I say "welcome December"...my blog is ready for you (new header) and soon my home will be as well!

It's the most wonderul time of the year.......

 

 



Weekend Fun

Wow...last week was a busy one!  Friday and Saturday were a lot of work and a lot of fun.  We were busy with customers pretty much the whole time we were open. 

But there were still opportunities for non-craft show related fun too. 

Patricia's home is backed by a wooden area and she has her own personal stream running through her yard.  It was a beautiful day and I enjoyed walking around and taking a few photos.  There are Oak trees everywhere....that might be why she lives on Oakdale....and there are leaves everywhere too! I loved the "carpet of crunchy brown". 

 

It's all so pretty, isn't it?  You can just make out the movement of the water in the photo above. Between that sound and the crunching of the leaves as I walked around....oh, it was just really nice. Peaceful too. 

And...oh my goodness....there were acorns!  So many acorns!!  So of course there were acorn "caps"! 

Aren't they just the cutest things!?

Speaking of cute...there was also a little pup named Luigi at the craft show.  He's all of eight weeks old, and he belongs to Joann (one of the crafters).  I had a great time taking photos of him.  Who wouldn't? 

I mean look at that face!!!

I know exactly what you're thinking right now.  Go on...admit it.

A long, drawn out, "awwwwww" just popped into your head!