Not Feeling Like Fall

{you can find Pumpkin Mickey here}

If you walk outside today in WNY it doesn't feel much like fall, it feels more like summer.  It is hard to get into the fall mood.  We went apple picking this past weekend and we went to look for 'fall' items for Lils to take to school.  We did find a bunch of red & yellow leaves.  What is the weather like in your neck of the woods today?

Wordful Wednesday - Sweet Pumpkin

{you can find her here}

I am thinking Lily needs one of these as a necklace or a clip.  :)

For more WW check out 5 Minutes for Mom, Seven Clown Circus  Parenting by Dummies, & The InfoMouse 

Eek...

I can not believe Fall & Halloween is just around the corner!

{These are the Halloween/Fall bow centers I have listed in my shop.}

Beautiful Weather

This past week the weather was beautiful here in Western NY.  My huge tree is finally loosing it's leaves.  Lily has been wanting to jump in leaves and finally it was dry long enough to rake them into a pile and have fun.

The kids had a ball.

I have to remember moments like these, when they are fighting and yelling at one another (which has been alot lately)...

I ♥ Faces - Week 45

This week’s theme is: "Autumn Beauty"

Check out more photos at i ♥ faces.


I have a favor to ask of my blog readers. I entered my swirly santa ornament in the Michaels Handmade Holiday Contest. I would LOVE to win. (who wouldn't?) Would you please go here and give me 5 snowmen. No need to register...just click through and click 5 snowman (under the picture of my santa click on the last snowman). Thanks a bunch!!

Please note: You can vote once a day.

You Capture - Autumn

Autumn to me is looking out my front window and seeing this beautiful maple tree in my neighbor's front yard. I took these photos Monday afternoon. Now most of this tree's leaves are on the ground.
Leaves of all sizes...


The flowers on my hydrangea bush are changing colors (seems like yesterday they were blooming)...

And watching the ghosts dance on my tree in the front yard.


My HUGE maple tree in my backyard has not changed colors yet. It does within the first couple weeks of November. Then there are TONS of leaves.



Go on over to I Should Be Folding Laundry to see other You Capture's for this week.

Wordless Wednesday

Keep pumpkins away from your beer.

My friend e-mailed me this photo and thought it would be perfect to share.

Have a great Wednesday!

The Great Pumpkin Farm

So yesterday I went with my friend and her kiddos to the great pumpkin farm. Both of our families have already gone during a pay weekend, but we wanted to go back. You see it was a gorgeous 60 degree day here and perfect to picture taking. Who am I kidding, any day is perfect for picture taking. =)

Do you know how hard it is to get 6 kids to look one way? LOL

This little one melts my heart...he started walking last week. YAY!


Look at those fingers.

I remember when her fingers looked like that.

This little man makes my heart melt, too. He came home from school yesterday and announced he has a girlfriend. He cracks me up. A couple weeks ago he asked me why only goofy girls "like" him. My response was you get what you give...you act goofy, you get goofy. Yes, I sad that. He has been trying to "get a girlfriend" since the beginning of school. He is already girl crazy and is only 8. I am in trouble.

Lily LOVES this gal. She was following her around the whole time.

So notice the flower pants on Lily below? She has orange ones on above. Anywho, while we were walking around the farm Lily stood their looking funny and declared...I PEED!

Just g.r.e.a.t! Quick trip back to the car...

After taking photos we all went to Pizza Hut and met our husbands for dinner. On the way to the restaurant Lily told me she peed in her diaper (I put one on after she had an accident, thankfully). When we got to the restaurant Lily decided she did not want her diaper on because it is now dirty...she proceeded to stand on the chair and take her clothes off. NICE! Oh yeah, that was us in the corner of the restaurant...LOUD. We were THAT family!

Update on the potty training (sorry if this is TMI): That was the first accident we have ever had out. She is trained during the day. She wears a diaper for nap & bedtime. On the pooping front, we are taking Miralax and it seems to be working. We have backed her off to quickly and then we went back to not pooping, so she is still taking it.

So how is your Thursday?

Sunday Citar

Childhood is a short season. ~Helen Hayes

It just seems like yesterday we took Ian to the pumpkin patch to pick his first pumpkin. Where does time go?


Thank you for stopping by Sunday Citar! This blog quote meme was created by Fresh Mommy. You can stop by her blog to see the quotes and photos that she and everyone else is loving right now.

You Capture - Feelings of Fall

For my family the fall starts around the first weekend in October when we go apple picking and then pick out our pumpkins at a roadside stand down the road from where we pick pumpkins.







Don't forget to enter my giveaway for the decoration pictured to the left, here.

Go on over to I Should Be Folding Laundry to see other You Capture's for this week.

More Halloween, Apples, Custom Orders & a Giveaway...CLOSED

I have been busy this week creating Halloween decorations and custom orders.

Last week, I listed some of my new Halloween Creations in my shop and changed my blog banner. This week I have some more...

• Pumpkin Place Card/Photo Holders
• Set of 2 Mini Pumpkins
• Trio Of Pumpkins
• Witch Brooms ...will be listed soon.
  
• Witch's Boot ...will be listed soon.
  

I am looking forward to apple picking in a few weeks. I created a little apple tree set, with 2 trees & 2 mini apples. These would be perfect in a terrarium or on your desk. The bigger tree is only 1.5 inches tall.

I was also contacted by Sew Cute Shop to create something for her to display her item's prices. She wanted her flower logo on them....

This is what I created for her...
Please contact me if there is something you would like to buy, but is not listed in my shop. I will make sure to list it for you.

Ok, and now finally for the giveaway. I was playing around with some rubber letter stamps I bought and made this Halloween sign. It measures 4 x 1.75 inches and has an orange grosgrain ribbon for hanging.

To Enter:

• Leave me a comment below to enter telling me what your favorite item in my shop or my sold section.

Extra Entries:

• Follow my blog (current followers count). Leave a separate comment letting me know you are following my blog.
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Anyone can enter this contest (yep, I will ship worldwide). Please make sure you leave me an e-mail so I can contact you if you won.

The Giveaway ends Friday, Oct 2nd at midnight EST.

Good Luck!!

New...Unicorns & Halloween!

I have been meaning to take a photo of all my halloween ornaments together for a few weeks now. I finally set them up for their own photo shoot. Lily had to help of course.


I really love how they all look on this glittery wire tree I bought last year at Michaels. I wish I would have bought a couple more.

Last night while making more witches and kitties I made this witch hat & candy corn.

So I know unicorns are not very fall or halloween, but my niece asked me to make her a unicorn like her Rarity My Little Pony. Lily also LOVED the idea. She told me she wanted them all of them for herself...
Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!