Windmill Farms

This is one of my favorite things about the fall. Our local outdoor market "dresses up" for the Halloween season with a mini pumpkin patch, petting zoo extravaganza. Well...maybe not that fancy really, but the perfect place to be able to spend an hour or so of free entertainment.

And I even let the girls get a baby pumpkin every time we go.

Laney found hers right away!

Brock made friends with the hired help...

Laney and Keili decided that the local farmer skeleton boys were cute enough to cuddle up with!

We probably will end up here at least once a week before Halloween is over, and then they turn it into a Christmas tree farm. The Holidays are just around the corner!!!

Art in the Park

Last weekend was my art show that I participate in every year. I actually did 5 shows last year, and this year I only entered my favorite Art in the Park in Danville. It was fun to prepare for my favorite show, and not feel too overwhelmed. Maybe next year I will only do this one too...keep things a little slower for a while. 3 kids is busy enough!

Here was my booth:

I had jewelry, jewelry, and more jewelry...

I tried to make new and unique designs this year too.

I had some visitors!

And Whitney even came and helped my Saturday!

My favorite Art in the Park friends! Norma, Stephen, Mary and Susan.

Another Susan and Norma! :)

The show was great, the weather was perfect...and now I am pooped. :)

Stylin' down memory lane

Who knew that Kylie and I were such fashionista's as little children?

The side pony tail says it all. :)

And look! Kylie has on a "bubble" onesie!

As you can see...we got our fashion gene's from our father.

How can you NOT love the muscle tee and hot shorts!

Wait! Hold the phone...

I think we also have benefited from our mom.

Top gun glasses and safari shorts.

Accessorizing in the Bedroom...

No, the title doesn't mean I bought new lingerie. :)

I am in a jewelry making frenzy right now...to say the LEAST.

But this idea had been in my head and I had to get it out so I could concentrate on getting ready for Art in the Park.

Inspired by clothing...

Transferred to my Bedding!

Farmville

Who knows about this? Farmville...have you heard of it?

I stayed away on purpose...but once I clicked on it just to check it out I knew that Kadie would love it. It is free, it is cute...you can buy pretend animals and barns and plants.

The problem? I have to plan everything around it! I am unwillingly hooked. Every night before I go to bed I check on Kadie's farm to make sure that she remembered to harvest everything. Then once I get back from taking her to school I have to check on "Kadie's" farm to make sure that everything I planted the night before is harvested so that she gets more money to buy more things. Then I have to decide if I should replant some pumpkins or strawberries for her to harvest herself when she gets home from school or something that takes a whole day so she will get more money.

The strawberries win most of the time because she has fun harvesting them right when she gets home. Even though she gets less "experience" points.

Oye.

P.S. I just found out that Ben Hall helped make this game! It makes me love him and mad at him at the same time. :)

Can I say Envy?

You too can look like this...

Just ask your local dentist for 5 shots of Novocaine on one side of your mouth. And make sure you ask for a pair of protective glasses while they are working on your mouth so that you have marks on your forehead for the rest of the day.

(I just added the crossed eyes for a cool effect). There is no other feeling like touching the side of your face having it feel like a warm lump of play dough.

Josh's picture just looked like a mug shot because he was numb all over. But I SHOULD have recorded what he sounded like. A little bit fruity and a little bit insane with a lot of mumbling.

I think Troy MacDonald has a message from Josh if anyone wants to hear it.

We were laughing so hard at each other...we really should have recorded it.

Laney's impersonation of mommy...

Cavity

I had my first cavity filled today...ever. I was so scared to get a shot in my gums. I have been poking them all week trying to figure out if it will hurt a lot or not.

It didn't hurt! And they numbed me up goooooooood. I have a lovely smile right now...only one side of my face will actually smile. :)

What is the first thing I did once I got home? I ate an In-n-out burger that Josh bought me for lunch. It is probably one of the most dangerous things I have ever done...eating a hamburger when my face and tongue are numb. But I was really careful.

Poor Joshy is there getting a root canal right now. He texted me and said they gave him 5 shots of Novocaine...and he was shaking. I feel so bad! Hopefully he will be home and sleeping soon.