Deck the Halls!

A couple of weeks before Thanksgiving, the Christmas decorations were unpacked, Christmas music turned on and the decorating began.  Last year, we had a real Christmas tree - and as much as I LOVED smelling it walking in the house....our fake trees would last longer and I would not have to vacuum every 10 minutes.  I have 3 pencil-skinny trees and they were easy to assemble (two parts) and super fast to decorate.  The only problem....one is missing.  I have three staggered sizes and I cannot seem to find the tallest tree!  So for now, two will have to do.  My little elf did an excellent job taking EVERYTHING out of the boxes and spreading it all over the house.  Overall, we had fun, sang 'Jingle Bells' about 167 times (Sofia says the "Hey" part) and made great memories.

Relaxing from all the hard work and getting ready for bed.

Blessed and So Thankful

For each new morning with its light,

For rest and shelter of the night,

For health and food, for love and friends,

For everything Thy goodness sends.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

I am blessed.
Thanksgiving 2010

PS - This picture was taken in Monroe, Louisiana  - so everything is LSU.

Fun with Food

As I have been blog surfing, I have seen quite a  few very artsy moms who make these super cute meals for their kiddos.  I came across food markers at Walmart and thought I would spruce up a sandwich or two for Sofia.  Although my creativity is very minimal compared to others, it was a fun activity to do for her  ;0)

This particular day, we learned/reviewed shapes :)

So far, so good :)

Yum!

Delish!

Chalk

Sofia and I found some sidewalk chalk that I bought a while back and thought this was the perfect day to use it :o)......  here is the result of our chalk fun.......

Sofia is laying on the ground so that I may draw around her....

Helping Steven with the light above our garage.....

Upset because Steven told her it was dangerous to climb the ladder and she had to get off ...

(also -day nap was only 30 minutes long)

the moon.....

we had a great time!

October 31, 2010

This afternoon, we took Sofia to our former church for some fun and games for Trunk or Treat.  We had a great time seeing our friends and their wee ones, who we miss so much...... 

This year, Sofia dressed up as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz and I think she particularly enjoyed her costumes because of the shoes :)

After Trunk or Treat, we headed to two houses for Trick or Treat..... then, home where Steven and Sofia camped out waiting to pass out candy.  Sofia didn't know what to think of being outside so late and passing out candy to a bunch of kids in dress up clothes but she stayed put at her station until it was time to call it a night. 

There were so many pics I wanted to post, I decided to put them in a slide show - I LOVE Picnik :)

"Picnik Show"

Create a free slideshow with Picnik!

Last of the Pumpkins

On this beautiful autumn day, we visited the pumpkins at Farmer's Market for the last time of the season....

While we were there, Spiderman showed up, but Sofia was not too sure of getting close enough for a picture with the superhero....... this was as close as it got.....

And just for fun!

Flashback.... October 2009........

Where is Thumbkin?

Where is Thumbkin? Where is Thumbkin?

Here I am, Here I am

How are you this morning?

Very well, I thank you......

Run away.....

Run away.....

Sofia hearts shoes

Sofia's has a love for shoes!  A girl after my heart!  Once she finds a shoe of interest, she sits herself down for her fitting.......

Sassy

I caught a few snaps of Sofia reading to her baby :)