TRICK OR TREAT!

PUMPKIN CARVING

OK, so I know I will not be winning the Mother of the year award because YES that is a butcher knife in my 8 year olds hand! I'm thinking I'm probably the only Mother left in the world that does not have the super safe and easy pumpkin carving tools. Maybe I'll pick up a few packages of them this year when they have the after Halloween clearance sales. Of course...that's what I said last year and the year before that! Don't worry people. There was very close adult supervision here and I even made some of the more difficult cuts.
She drew the face herself.

I think he turned out pretty cute!

One down and five more to go!!

The swine flu has hit our area pretty hard!! It's spreading like wild fire and there have been many school closings. My three have avoided it until tonight when It hit the boy like a ton a bricks!! He was playing football in the yard and came in to tell me that his eyes felt funny. I felt his forehead and he was on fire. I took his temp and it was 103 degrees. So, I'm praying that we don't all start dropping like flies!!

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Jen

PLEASE DON'T HATE ME!

I know! I know!You probably want to knock my teeth out for posting photos of these cuties!

But it's really true!

Christmas is just around the corner!!

PURE JOY

ANNUAL FAMILY PUMPKIN FEST

A snapshot with Grandpa and Grandma scarecrow

A walk to the pumpkin patch on a chilly dayWide eyed kids


The smell of straw

Football at dusk
Beautiful fall colors
A gorgeous sky

and warming our bones

By a ginormous bonfire built by Grandpa
Counting my blessings and Giving Thanks for such special family memories!

Happy fall to you all!!

Jen

A CLEAN HOUSE

Enjoying a clean house!For the 8.2 seconds it lasts.

And of course lots of pumpkins and mums to pretty up the porch!!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Jen

KITE FLYING

REMINDING ME OF WARMER DAYS!

PIN IT WHERE YOU PLEASE

Your sweater

Little sweethearts head band

or right smack dab on the front of your purse!


This one is available in my etsy shop.

Have a great night!

FALL IS IN FULL SWING

Candy cornsPumpkins
and

Mums

Oh my!!

Fall is beginning to fill all the corners of our Candlelit Cottage!! The above photo is of my new favorite scented candle. Trick or treat is the flavor and it's by Yankee. It smells yummo and I'll have it burning until the Christmas scents roll in!!

My candy jars don't stay full for long around here. Candy corn disappears just like magic!!

I found my mums at Walmart. They were only $1 piece. Rather than buy a large one to fill my urn, I just bought four of the small ones for $1. It ended up looking like one large one and it cost me much less.

Pumpkins are all home grown this year.

Fresh picked apples!! They smell so good!

And what would fall be without one of these to keep you toasty warm on these cool and crisp nights!

Happy weekend!

Jen