Getting ready for FALL

Finally the summer is over (not really though here in FL) but I can fell fall is around the corner.

College football is on again, pumpkins, witches/skeletons/bats, etc., school is back in! And the craft stores are filled with fall and Halloween things!

All things fall.

I found this super cute fabric pumpkin tutorial at http://bloggingwithholly.blogspot.com/. She is having a contest and I would love to win them. I love pumpkins!

I am also almost done with my latest quilting project. I will post pics when I am done but it is very Halloween. The most wonderful time of the year!

The next project will be a huge undertaking. The boys Halloween costumes. This may take awhile but I really want them to be special. Big J of course wants to be a monster truck (still deciding between Grave Digger and Monster Mutt Dalamation - my favorite!) and I believe Lil J wants to be a fire truck. He keeps changing his mind though. Hubby is on the lookout for 2 big boxes and I need to get crackalackin' on these. Will keep the updates coming once I start!

My first quilting project

I worked on this table runner all weekend and I am thrilled with it.

Very girlie and Valentine's Day but the red struck me at the quilt shop for some reason. Yes, quilt shop - the Quilter's Cove.
Very nice ladies and they offer classes.

I even did an applique heart! And a heart inside the big heart. Even the hubby was impressed!

A wonderful first day of school surprise!

Look at what we have this morning - 2 beautiful butterflies!

First Day

My little ones are off to their preschools!
Both did great this morning, its quiet around here.

Little one is going too...

We decided that Lil J might like to go to "school" too, just like Big J. My sister found a great little preschool down the road from us and we had a little visit on Friday. Lil J loved it and we signed up for 2 days a week for Little One.

I really thought I would be so excited about this,
2 days of kid free errands, the gym, JOANNS, Publix & Target, walking Sadie, field trips, silent auction meetings, lunches, cleaning the house and other things that are easier to do when the boys are occupied.

But it was kind of sad to watch him run out the door onto the playground and not look back for mommy - my little one is not so little anymore.

He is excited and keeps asking if he is going to school today. 2 more days my little man.

Getting ready for 4 day 4's!

Here is my big boy on meet your teacher day. He is officially the big boy now going to his 4 day class.
He is so excited to be back at school!

Painting his bear bag. The class theme is bears and bees. Their class mascot is Honey (a boy bear dressed as a bee) and Honey 2 ( a girl bear dressed as a bee). They get to take turns bringing Honey home and taking care of it and keeping a journal (with mommy's help) about all of the things they do with Honey. They even had snacks of teddy grahams and honey combs. So cute!

Big J sitting in front of his cubby. Can't wait for Monday morning! This will be such a fun year for him.

Our House

I found this super cute house diorama project here at http://mmmcrafts.blogspot.com/

I loved it and it inspired me to do my own diorama of our house. I have NEVER done this before so this is definitely a first time project, but I love it. I used the photo below as a guide (which was from March 2004 - a year after we moved in - but before Hurricane Charley - August 2004).

Our roof is now different and the landscaping has changed a bit so some of the details are different than the picture but you get the point...

Now to find a shadow box that will fit a 12 x 12 paper. I will try IKEA first.

Watch this is where they will get me, no such size will exist and I will have to custom frame this project.

I am so proud!! I wish I had the talent to put a tricycle and bike with training wheels in the driveway - that would be so cute. Maybe I will give it a whirl. If I accomplish it I will post pics.

Our sweet house

both of my boys were born and raised here (well born in a hospital but you know what I mean). Yes, I think I must attempt the trike and bike for the driveway! Off I go...