Trick or treat

While the family is out I'm here perched in a cozy chair by the door.

I'm sick and hoping I am not passing germs to the kids coming by. Actually its mostly rude adults this year, so they can have my sinus infection and migraine!

Happy Trick-or-treating!

Stylish pumpkin

Pumpkins Patch Trips!

Ty and Piper both had trips to the pumpkin patch last week. I am so blessed to be able to go with them every year. This was our last year going to the patch with Bethlehem Lutheran Preschool...and I was a bit sad.

Its a big cup of joe kind of day.

Poser

This little extrovert (at home) has decided after many tears and long conversations with mama that she will no longer be a tap dancer. At least for now. The prospect of shaking her hips and blowing kisses in front of people was too much for her to bare. Although she loved all the rest of her dance and moves...I just couldn't ask her to get over it. I mean, what kind of example would it teach her to say "well all the other girls are doing the moves that make you feel uncomfortable...so you have to." I think for now...she is just too shy for a class like this. She'll grow out of it. But maybe we don't want her to grow out of not wanting to shake her little hips around huh?

Playing like mama

Em and Pip have been setting up little photo shoots, posing with props and then taking pictures with our phones. Just like mama.

Its picture day!

Monday catchup!

Spending my Monday catching up on all the stuff I missed this weekend while I was shooting my minis. Cleaning house, laundry, work and some jewelry making with Pip!

Pumpkin Patch

Tys turn today.

Coug Game

I posted these on Facebook but since mom hasnt joined the Facebook crowd yet I better post them here too ;).

Career fair

My day started at 5:45 this morning. Up on my own with an urgency to get going and run some errands before the family awoke. Mike, who usually takes the kids to school, had to drop Pip off at grandmas and then the kids at school. I was off to set up for my booth at the career fair for juniors and seniors in the area. Hundreds of them. I stood until 3 pm answering questions about my business. After tons of encouraging teens to go to college I packed up, shuffled kids around, did homework and got them ready for KidZone. It was crazy and I am glad I don't do this everyday. It was fun and exciting to share what I do with these students...but strange when my phone rang at 1pm and it was grandma telling me Piper was doing well. I hadnt even had a chance to stop and check in, or wonder how she was doing. Ick...what a strange feeling.

Today made me really appreciate the gift God has given me to be able to earn a living doing something I am passionate about, yet still be in my cozy home for most of my days. Home when the kids go off to school and home when they return. I love my life and I love being a homebody!

Petal Pusher

So sad that our beloved Petal Pushers is closing, but Mike has been eyeing these prints for some time...so the discount they have going in these days rocks!
They have found a new home in our house.