Gabbie and Hope ( Fall Festival Fun)

Saturday we went to our towns annual Fall Frolic and the kids had so much fun!! Gabbie, Hope and I went to another smaller one at a local church and then Terry and Logan met up with us at the big festival. It was fun, there were booths set up for games, they had a costume contest and trick or treating and then at the end of it, they had a 25 foot high movie screen where they played Scooby Doo. Families brought blankets and picnic baskets and everyone sat around and watched the movie. Hope started getting sleepy and cranky, so we left about 30 minutes into the movie. But all in all.. it was a great time!

Gabbie and Hope are crazy about each other

If it were up to Gabbie, she would stay forever!!

Seriously, is she cute or what?

One more, this wasn't at the festival, but I love this picture!!

In the kitchen with Gabbie

Gabbie and I have been having fun in the kitchen making fall goodies! I found a recipe in the family fun magazine ( September issue) for mini caramel apples and Gabbie loved making them. ( she got a bit carried away and decided to dunk some marshmellows too, the kid is crazy about marshmellows) I wondered why the recipe called for butterscotch or peanut butter chips rather than actual caramel, well... do yourself a favor.. follow the recipe, we had a big caramelly mess on our hands when we attempted to do it our way. The caramel refuses to stick to the white of the apple no matter how much you dry it. but if your just dying to have caramel, I did find this twist to the recipe at little birdie secrets. The picture below is our second batch with the butterscotch chips.

After we finished with the caramel apples, we decided to make some cinnamon/applesauce dough ornaments to add to our christmas packages. If you have never tried this before, I would encourage you to try it, Gabbie had a blast and my house smelled like a slice of heaven all day.

Here is the recipe.. give it a try, you'll be glad you did!

1 Cup Applesauce
1 Cup Ground Cinnamon
1/4 Cup Elmers Glue

Mix all the ingredients together.

roll out and cut out with cookie cutters

let air dry for several days.

Here is one of her finished little gingerbread men. we will make him into an ornament and tie him to her teachers christmas gift.

( one down, lots to go..)

What are you and your little ones working on?

I'm about to make you jealous... very jealous!!

Told ya!!

I mean, have you EVER seen anything cuter? They have reduced me to a puddle on the floor.


So.. lately, I've been going through my baby stuff... it's all getting worn out. I have been frantically trying to win every stroller contest I have found..and I have yet to be the lucky winner.. Hmmph!! I am still trying though.. hopefully the reason that I haven't won yet is because I was holding out for THIS baby.. this is the ultimate stroller . You can register to win it too, just head over to MOMDOT for your chance. ( but if you win it, give it me 'kay??)

Here are some features..

interchangeability > The 4Rider features Mutsy’s signature profile with a contemporary minimalist look. The modern single spoke wheels have pneumatic tires for an edgy look that is also maximally comfortable for baby. Every 4Rider comes complete with a full-sized, cosseting bassinet that includes a protective apron and hood, and a separate fully-reclining seat with head enclosure, leg support and its own full-sized hood. The car seat adapter, dinner tray, babysitter, shopping basket and Funseat are available separately.
steering > The efficiently designed 4Rider with fully swiveling wheels at the front make this buggy exceptionally maneuverable in the city and also extremely stable in the woods or on the beach. A single-hand action engages the front wheel lock from under the footplate for strolling on uneven surfaces
folding > The Mutsy 4Rider is quickly to fold by pulling the safety grip up and then moving the handle down to release the buggy. The fold-lock system, indicated by the red top, enables you to easily unfold the frame. In folded position, you can remove the quick-release wheels extremely easily, making a very compact frame very convenient for transport by car, etc…

Good luck.. just don't forget to stroll it over if you win!!

Who remembers Teddy Ruxpin?

Teddy Ruxpin

If you go over to MOMDOT you can try to win him!! cool eh? I'm trying to win him for our new little guy, wish me luck! :) but get over there and try to win him for yourself.. I won't be mad at ya.. promise! :) This would make an awesome Christmas gift!!

I have news.. lots of news!

Remember this little cutie-patootie from my previous posts?

well, we get the priviledge of having his little brother come live with us! We haven't met him yet, but we are some kind of excited!! I can't even begin to tell you how much I love this child, and I know that I will love his baby brother just as much! I already do!!! My kids are thrilled, they are wanting to run out and buy footballs and everything batman they can find ( we were told that those are his two main interests) So If I'm a bit scarce, we are getting ready for our new little love!

NOW... have you seen the Angelpack baby carrier?? So stylish. I love to wear my babies, I just think it allows bonding and I think that babies need that closeness. Terry always tells me to put the babies down.. HE says it's because I might spoil them, I think it's because I can't get anything done around the house because I always have a baby in my arms.. solution? the ANGELPACK! I can spoil all I want and still get things done ( not that I do.. get things done I mean..but it's still fun to wear the baby and maybe talk on the phone, or type ;) ) I can't think of a more stylish way to do that.. can you? You can enter to win one over at MOMDOT.COM. Did I mention that I love that place..just in case I haven't, I LOVE THAT PLACE!
That's all the news I have for now.. but it was good news wasn't it??

I fought the dress and the dress won!

( picture of said dress in a heap on the floor)

Clearly I am no match for the Feliz dress.

either that, or I should wait until I have a free moment to actually read the pattern, but when is that? I'll tell you... never!

I did read some of it, other people seem to make out just fine with theirs..I have NO idea where I went wrong.. but oh did I go wrong somewhere..Hmmph!!

I've been a busy, busy girl..

I've been busy painting...

This is a mural I have been working on in a very sweet little girls room, I'm not finished yet, it needs something..we are just trying now to figure out what we want to add to it.

a stroll through Paris

And busy making jewelry....
I will be listing this soon in my etsy shop. Maybe even Ebay. If your interested in one, you could always just email me and I'll be glad to make one for you. This one sells for $22.

And busy sewing...

Sippy and bottle cozies and seat belt covers..

Another piece of jewelry.. this time for myself! :)
Oh... and more sewing.. this is a work in progress, this is the back of the dress I'm working on.. I think it's going to turn out CA-UTE! I love the fabrics together.


Soooo.. that's what I've been up to how 'bout you?