Halloween 2013

What a blast yet again! These kids are a hoot and we love dress up in a theme. Not sure if we will get many more years when this is 'ok' but I relish in it now! I love my family!!!!

A change in seasons brings a change in sport for this awesome family

This weekend both our boys started a new sport...BASEBALL! Now, those that know me know my heart is elated. Jacob has spent the past 4+ years playing another great sport, soccer of course. He has much success and growth in those years but at the end of the season we decided the impact on our whole family was too big. I mean club soccer is almost a full time job by the time they get to Jacob's age. We wanted to have some of our other kiddos experience a sport as well as try something new.

We signed the boys up and Shane is actually Jacob's coach. He is taking is very serious and learning all he can about my beloved sport. He still laughs when he asks me about a specific rule or type of play and I can of course rattle off what it means or describe the play. He is amazed at my knowledge of the game, but he is WAY better with kids so coaching fits him perfectly.

The biggest bummer is out of the 10-12 games the boys play most of them are at the same time... no way for me to attend both. This weekend was the first weekend of games and I took my camera to capture Nathan and this exciting moment. In a couple weeks I will be able to make it to see Jacob and will post about him then.

Fall Pillow Project

Walking through Hobby Lobby is dangerous!! As I walked through the store this week I have a brilliant idea to make pillows for the couch. This is really a very easy way to add HUGE impact for the Fall.

1 yrd chevron fabric
1 yard burlap
3 felt sheets
4 pillow inserts (you can do stuffing and make it even more affordable)

I did Google images and searched 'fall leaf template', traced on the felt and cut it out. I then just haphazardly sewed with my machine around the edges. I as going for the "not perfect" look and was pleased it turned out so well. Because I want to change the pillow covers for each holiday I made the pillows easily removable.

Ok, so now if the temps would actually drop significantly it might actually begin to feel like fall.

Our day on Apache Lake

Shane and a co-worker of his had this awesome idea to rent a pontoon boat and spend a day on Apache Lake. It was a fantastic day!!! The kids had an amazing time swimming and fishing! While the weather was still a bit on the toasty side once we were on the water it was enjoyable.

We cannot wait to do this again, hopefully next summer!

Happy 10th Birthday to Samantha Noelle

I am having a hard time believing my beautiful, oldest daughter is actually 10yrs old! She is in a category all her own. Shane and I have actually talked about how she is the perfect mix of both of us. She has his smart, mathematical brain and my creative energy. She embodies the word joy. Her smile is bright!

She had her first ever slumber party over the weekend and it was a blast!!!