The colors have been beautiful here this week. There has been a lot of outside time trying to drink it all in. We have had lots of conversations about colors, leaves and how they bring God GLORY and tell of Him and His amazing creation. He is an incredible creator! I am not sure that I ever would of thought to make the leaves turn colors but I am so thankful that He did!

We went on a little getaway to Atlanta with some dear friends for the weekend to see Wicked the Musical! Of course we ate, shopped and went sight seeing as well but mainly we went to see Wicked! We had all seen it once except for my friends husband who was a little skeptical but I have to say that I saw him laughing and smiling during the show. It is a really cute musical and definitely a must see if you are a fan of the movie!

At school last week they put together a little pumpkin patch with story time and games for the kiddos. You were also invited to dress as an animal or a farmer so knowing sister pretty well and knowing that she would not dress as an animal, a farmer it was! I found some super cheap dressalls at a local thrift store and began cutting them apart and sewing onto them and this was the outcome. . .

They were really fun to make! By just sewing fabric over the already existing denim on the back and for the front pocket they had a totally different look. I cut off the bottom denim skirt and cut out a long rectangle for the skirt and gathered it before sewing it on. It came together pretty quickly and super cheaply! Yipppeee!

So, I have high hopes not to buy any more fabric for the rest of the year. I know that is a huge goal but I think that it is possible. . .maybe!!! But a giveaway is not buying. . .right!? See Katie Sew is having a giveaway for her two year blog anniversary. Check it out if you are interested!

Today was Owl Day at preschool and I decided that sister definitely needed an owl dress because I had some cute owl fabric in the stash. Sister found the fabric a few weeks ago at Joann’s and decided it was a must have! The picture isn’t that great (the print is tiny owls and leaves) as it is hard to get a preschooler to hold still!!! The best part to sister about the dress is that the back (it was hard enough to get a front view picture of the dress so I have no pictures of the back) button has an owl on it. She really likes owls! Stay tuned because later in the week they are having farmer day and you never know what the sewing machine will turn out!

We broke away from suburbia this morning and headed out to the country for a bit to a place that time has not touched. A place where log cabins stand and animals run wild. We all had a wonderful time exploring, chasing peacocks, finding the perfect leaves, sneaking up on sheep and just being out in the fresh fall air. There is nothing like breathing in that fall air that is cold in your lungs but yet so refreshing and life giving to your heart.

So, here it is! What do you think? Nice huh! Wish you had one for your front yard huh! Come on, it is hours of entertainment for the kiddos! I can send it over when we are done with it here! Yes, well, it is not exactly what I wanted parked in the front yard for the next few days but I am trying to be thankful for it all the same. Turns out that the water guys got some new video gadget camera to stick in the pipes to check them out and while checking out the pipes they found that we have almost no pipe because of some drastic deterioration or something along those lines. I have to admit that I did not really hear much of what they said past the, “we need to dig up your front yard!” I am thankful that they found it (if left alone it could lead to some really nasty problems), I am super thankful that they are paying for it and I am glad that the kiddos can have some excitement as it is cheaper than buying a playground! It is just kind of wild to have that parked out in the front yard!

I did finish those invitations that I was working on finally! It was a little time consuming with making all the little diapers but in the end I think that it was worth it as I am excited with the way they turned out. Now on to the next ones!

Hey Friends! Here are better pictures of the dress that some of you asked for.

I have been tagged by Daisyeyes to share some more random and weird facts about myself so here we go. . .

1.) A favorite snack of mine is Fritos dipped in cottage cheese! Don’t knock it until you have tried! Once you try it you are welcome to knock it, but I am pretty sure that you will like it!

2.) I really really do not like wearing socks or shoes.

3.) I am very particular about my chocolate milk! I have to buy the chocolate to make it myself because I don’t like a lot of chocolate in my milk and if there is not enough chocolate well that is no fun. There is definitely a perfect amount!

4.) I don’t like to wake up! Not in the morning, not after a nap. . .never! I don’t like waking up to an alarm, people or music. My poor husband!!!

5.) I want to have a Princess Birthday Party next year! I want to be able to have it in a garden with dear friends and us all to be dressed up (picture Emma). Sister thinks this is so cool as well because she wants to have a Princess birthday party also! I am okay with the fact that I want the same birthday as a preschooler!

6.) I can’t handle it when things touch my nose! I sleep on very little of my pillow so that it does not touch my nose. Weird!!!

7.) I love to sing along with songs but rarely get the words correct! Our daughter has this same gift!!!

Okay, looking back over that list those are pretty weird and random! I am tagging whoever wants to play along!!!