spooky





happy halloween!

tootsies and jeans

Love, love my new polish color....LOVE it...

and my most comfy jeans from White House Black Market...

(even if they do have paint spills all over!

so, just for fun...if you want to leave a comment

tell me your fav polish color and your fav jeans...would love to know!



Giddy Up

we were invited to a friend's first birthday party...a rodeo/cowboy theme...so cute.  they live out on acres and acres in the country...it was a great party and since i love a theme...decided at the last minute to "wrangle" up (ha) some cute tees for the kids....

i took a blue tee that christian l aready had and cut a red bandanna with pinking shears...just cut a big square and wait for it...HOT GLUED it onto the tee...then i did the same with a fun michael miller fabric that was vintage cowboy...just cut he fabric a bit smaller and blued it on top of the bandanna.  it has been washed and worn a few times now and has help up great, i love the way the edges look frayed and worn in...

the birthday boy received some 'cowboy-ish" little golden books and a tee (not glued but done by a proffesional tee lady person off etsy...)  a cute cowboy with his name on it...all tucked in a blue cowboy hat and tied-up with cellophane and a red bandanna...did i mention i love a theme?!

charlotte's tee got a similar look...but hers was a hot pink bandanna with a sequined "c" on top ...can you spy it?

it took all of 15 minutes to whip up both!  perfect for cake, pumpkin painting and outside play...

my pumpkins

Happy Fall my little Pumpkins...

october

happy Halloween month...

we are busy here baking and cooking, dipping apples, crafting (the frame I made), and picking pumpkins!  we are decorating and prepping for my third annual Halloween swap - this year's theme is SPOOKY

can't wait to share spooky sips, sweets and savories with my friends this week...

Apple Picking

There are few things I love more about the Midwest than Fall...and experiencing it with my kids of course!  I went with Charlotte on her class field trip yesterday and it was a wonderful and beautiful day!

I love you apple of my eye...

Donut Birthday

Never to early to start planning a party in my book...If I had more time and money and hands, I am pretty sure I would have reason to celebrate at least a few times a week...

So, with both my boys having December birthdays I try and get their part-planning done early - on to control my stress level!

While I was at this great paper shop a few weeks ago downtown Chicago, I found the cutest invites that were primary colored polka dots and stripes, they open and hold a picture of your birthday boy/girl...I wasn't sure how I'd use them but I knew they would be cute for Christian's 3rd Birthday, so I bought them...
And, I think I have found my theme!...A donut party!  It will work great w/ the circles, who doesn't like donuts and it happens to be one of Christian's foods...go figure.  I also love to host parties for kids early in the day...they are happy, not ao tired, no one is napping and typically it is just easier.  I thought it would be fun to have all the kids (and parents too if they wanted) to wear their PJs and then in lieu of presents, I would ask them to bring a new pair of PJs and or book to benefit the Pajama Project as seen here: http://www.pajamaprogram.org/ - .


This party is my inspiration  as featured by Christi at P is for Party her site is filled with cute ideas!

http://pisforparty.blogspot.com/2009/06/delectable-doughnut-party_08.html

What do you think?