Today's Creations

Not many days like today exist around here, or most homes I assume...but I has some SPARE TIME! *gasp* This week I worked on organizing the places in my home that usually I don't have time to keep on top of, like my closet or office. I spent some of my day making these little things with Skylee. She loves to make things along side me, it's pretty fun to see some of her creations!

Chesecloth Ghosts from Martha Stewart. You can find the instructions here. (Thanks Aarean for sharing these a while back! Told you I was going to make them.)
*For these little guys, liquid starch is required...I didn't have any on hand so I mixed up 1 cup water (cold) with 1/2 cup cornstarch. Stirred while it heated up on the stove, worked like a charm :)


small Fall wreath: I used things I already had. I didn't really have a place to put it, so it's hanging on my front door til I find a better home.
Now, if only I could find a REAL pumpkin patch around here...

Tickle Time

Like most kids, both Skylee and Parker love to be tickled. I've been told that when I was little I would say to my Dad "Daddy, let's laugh"... code for- tickle ME! Like most adults, I can't stand it now :) So while the fun lasts, here's a sample:
Sorry for the horrible audio, I must have had my finger over the microphone,my bad :(

6 Month Comparison

Getting ready for Halloween...well not really

Skylee has been so excited for Halloween. She however, cannot make up her mind what she wants to be. When I ask her, there's a different answer every time. So I'm making up her mind for her this year :) We've been having fun with her dress up clothes to get in the mood. Here are a few pictures from the other day:

Parker is 6 months old!

I just can't figure out where the time goes! These 6 months have gone by so quickly, and he's growing up so fast.

Parker:
*still loves his bottles more than solid food!
*enjoys being able to sit up
*loves to talk and squeal
*loves his "ducky bouncer"
*still a Mama's boy
*smiles at everyone
*happy baby
*loves Skylee and thinks everything she does is hilarious
*enjoys watching our dog
*loves books, songs, and playtime (especially with Daddy)!
*wants to eat every 3 hours at night
*puts everything in his mouth
*won't have anything to do with baby food
*is keeping his blue eyes
*loves water
*loves to be tickled
*has the best toothless smile and laugh
*is my favorite little boy in the whole world :)

These last 6 months have been great, he makes us all so happy. He is a joy to be around! The next 6 months will be full of learning: how to crawl, walk, maybe speak even a word or two,and eat and sleep better! So many things to look forward to! We love you Baby P!

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear how much I love you
So please don't take my sunshine away!

Beautiful Sunsets

This week we've had some gorgeous sunsets. I managed to snap a few shots a couple evenings. And thought I'd share. Enjoy :)

A few Fall crafts

I was so excited to get my Autumn decorations out this year, ready for a change and looking forward to this holiday season! I went looking in my attic and all I found were a couple cheap items from Halloween last year that I put up, and realized that I had NO DECORATIONS! It gave me a really good excuse to find some simple (and cheap) crafts to liven up my home!

This is twigs with glittery leafs hung with clear thread. I put it in a vase I already had

Didn't really make this little pumpkin basket but got it for a couple dollars on sale and Sklyee and I collected the pine cones on a walk one evening

This is just a styrofoam ball with silk flowers. I ran out of flowers to make the entire ball ( you need a lot!) so I just put it in a bowl (I know, kinda ghetto :)

Don't laugh at my salt dough pumpkin, it looks smashed :(
it was my first attempt and it wouldn't really stay in a ball!

and this little creation was because I had nowhere else to put this little birdie, I know...kinda strange.

Since these little things around my house, I've purchased a medium size pumpkin (from Wal Mart for $4, probably would cost $20 at a patch), and we've hung some window clings up. This week I'll be making a Fall wreath and whatever else I have time for :)

Almost Sitting Up!

I just love this little diaper baby!

I often wish I had a blog when Skylee was this age, so I could look back. It makes me so happy that I have one now and for myself, to document these little stages in life! I snapped these last night after Skylee went to bed and he was just chillin, happy just playing with his toys :) I don't quite trust him enough to not have the pillow behind him, but he's doing great!

Aww MAN!!!

I did this to myself yesterday while washing dishes...go figure. We had a glass that had a crack, and when I went to put the sponge in there to wash it, it busted and cut me pretty deep. It's my right hand and in a terrible place so I feel a little handicap right now. Maybe I'll get a cool scar from this, a mother-battle wound of sorts? :)

Enrichment Night:

"This Little Piggy..."

I pulled off our ward's Enrichment last night...lots of challenges come up last minute with these things, but everything seemed to turn out pretty well. Here is what we did (sorry no pics, I was a little busy!)

5 mini classes (turned out to be 4 since one teacher got sick the day of)

"...went to market"- class on smart money saving ideas (Relief Society room)

"...stayed home"- class on things you can easily make at home rather than spend money to buy (Primary room)

"...ate roast beef"- quick and easy recipe ideas/ food samples (Cultural hall section)

"...had none"- class on what to do when you have "none" as in when an emergency happens what to do: where to go... (this is the class that fell through, so we had no "had none" class, guess it still made sense!)

"...went wee wee wee all the way home"- a spiritual lesson on returning home to our Father in Heaven. (back "home" in Relief Society room)

*The sisters received a "market bag" in the first class and each class had a handout of tips, or reminders from what each class was on.
*We printed and cut out pig hoofs and taped them to the floor to show the path to follow to the next class.
*A dinner of pulled pork sandwiches was prepared and the sisters were asked to bring other side dishes.

We had great teachers, they were all so talented! I've seen similar ideas, and our evolved as we planned it, but I'm pleased with the result. Of course some of the classes were just how I imagined, and others were a little different, but I think that's just the nature of my calling. Got some good feedback again, and had a good turnout (maybe my piggy pops worked?)