Clearance Fun

I will be the first to admit, I love to shop a couple days after a holiday and grab up on the clearance fun!  Today, while at Wal-Mart, they had Halloween marked down 75%, and Target had their things 90% off.  I not only found crafts/projects to do with the kiddos, but I was able to buy all of them costumes for next year. Yes, they will even get a choice...I got 2 for each of them!  OK...back to our project for today - pumpkin shaped rice krispies.

They concentrated and worked so hard on their designs.

And, they were pretty proud of the end results!

Until next time...

Baking with Gram

This past weekend, Pa, Gram and Aunt Josie came to visit!  On Saturday, Pa, Daddy and I went to St. Louis for a toy show.  The kiddos stayed home with Gram and Aunt Josie.  Gram brought along a few projects...including baking some Valentine's Day cookies.  I grabbed these pictures from Gram's camera before they left on Sunday.

Getting ready to cut out the heart shapes

Rolling out another batch

Gram also brought along some old magazines and pictures for another project.  The kiddos got to pick out what pictures they wanted and made a collage on construction paper.  They were so proud of their work!

I also grabbed some videos from Gram's camera...I'm working on putting them together to share.

Until next time...

Cookie Time

Over the weekend, we went to Aunt Katie's so Doug could go pheasant hunting with Pa-paw and a few other friends.  Aunt Katie was brave enough to tackle some kitchen time with Dallas and I.  I had picked up a Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix, a can of icing, and some sprinkles earlier in the week.  Needless to say, Dallas once again loved helping in the kitchen!  Enjoy the pictures...

Until next time...

Picture Update

I know, I've been a little slow about keeping the blog updated. I really have no excuse, other than chasing Dallas around the house occupies most of my time. The little guy can crawl like a pro and can pull himself up on anything. The other night, he actually let go of the couch he was holding onto and stood alone for a brief second! Well, enough words, on to the pictures...

We had a recent full moon...
Dallas loves his riding tractor...he has actually figured out how to make it go forward.
Cleaning off my end table.
Dallas got his first major boo-boo. He was trying to pull himself up on the walker, and the walker walked away!
Dallas and his puppy (Charlie)
Fred didn't want to get in the picture.
Dallas feeding himself...
Aunt Katie sent a new outfit! I think it says it all..."Chubby Cheeks"
Yesterday, while at the grocery store, they had "fresh" peaches on sale (they were from Chile). They looked good and were just the right ripeness for a pie! I think it turned out very pretty...and it tasted even better!
Until next time...