If You Want It Done Right, Do It Yourself

 This little man turns three tomorrow morning. He said he wanted pumpkin cupcakesfor his Birthday and wanted to help make his own B-day treats.

 He made a small b-day bundt cake, two loaves of pumpkin bread and some cupcakes with the help of  "Daddy, the resident baker"

Can't wait to taste your goodies and you are turning into an amazing baker!!!

I can't believe you will be 3!!! soooooooob........ 

Air/ Space Museum With Grandpa

 So this girl is almost 6 1/2 yrs old and lost her 5th tooth tonight! She mentioned writing a letter to the tooth fairy about leavin gher $7.....

 At the air and space museum with grandpa in front of the Spruce Goose

 Flying the kites they made in the flight museum

 Playing at the playground and flying together

Around Here- Friday

 Fall bounty- Grape time, hazelnuts are dropping and the pumpkin patches are opening this weekend!

 "teatime peek-a-boo" says Fieldin

 Wanting outside to get into mischief

 soccer practice

 Fall blooms in the backyard

 portrait of daddy by Fieldin

and a 5 month birthday present of catnip mice for Chompers.. a much enjoyed gift from Grandpa.

Also a visit from Grandpa for Fieldin's birthday. I loved watching him teach Greta to play football and rock, paper, scissors.



Camera Photo Dump

I did my weekly photo dump and have to say it wasn't too exciting and I think I need to hang out with my camera a bit more.

 A little doodle time

 pissy pants.

 Dont worry this won't be our Christmas photo. The kids had fun with these.

And more Fieldin and his planes. The one on the right is newly acquired and goes everywhere with us!



Them

I love moments like this....

Cat Love

 Oh My! I never thought I would be a cat person... but I adore our cat. For a family art project we all colored in a wood "chompers" and then I glued them to black canvas. We were going to hang it above his litter box but we were worried he may take it down. Fieldy taped a newspaper pic of a cat sitting on a toilet that had been potty trained. We soon found it shredded.....

Top left to Right: Miss Gretas and mine
Bottom left to right: Jeffs and Fieldins.

love this.

In Search Of Things....

I feel like I spend a lot of time looking for things that either don't exist or are hard to find.

Most times I give up, move on and then years later see the item of hopeless searching, EVERYWHERE... I hope this happens to other people. I want others to feel the frustration..ok, not really... but I do feel like I am the only one constantly searching for a special piece of whatever that I can never find.

Tonight I realized maybe it is because my brain works a little funny. For example I have been in need of an extremely large wall covered in chalkboard paint TWICE this week. I've had two crazy ideas swimming around my brain that are totally unrelated that I can't do without chalk and a wall. I was vetoed about painting one of our walls, with an exception of maybe being able to paint one of Fieldin's walls. I think he'll give in, after all I am the one who sneaks him cookies.

Plus, when he is older he can use the wall to keep track of his girlfriends phone numbers.. or to express his teen angst.

Next I have been looking for a hay bale. I need it to decorate with. I did find some, but they were gnome size and cost $8... no thanks. We drove around forever this evening trying different stores and all Fall/Halloween decor is clearanced out. I couldn't find anything I needed, unless I needed Christmas stuff. There is lots of that.. Come on people. Greta wants to throw a Halloween party and I am afraid we will be giving out Rudolph pencil toppers for party favors if I don't act fast..

I am realizing I am ranting. Sorry. But hey, if you have some extra human size hay bales or 8 feet of chalk wall, please let me know!