winter wonderland

here are some more of my favorite wintery images
they help me when i am having a bad sewing day....
and i just watched the movie "a christmas story"
i appreciate the film a lot more now that i am a parent
5 more days to go!

ready for winter

ready for winter
ready for whimsical anthropologie catalogs
ready for antiquing for vintage christmas
ready for a neighborhood drive gazing at the christmas lights
ready for homemade gingerbread
ready to finish some sewing
ready to send packages
ready to snuggle with boo

and the unicorns rejoiced as the fairies danced

we are back from our 3 week long tour of the Northwest
joe is done traveling for the rest of the year
the tree is up
brock is meowing

let the celebrating begin!

this is how I would look if I were blonde and wore pink fur!
picture from dress design and decor blog

these boots

sometimes you have such a crazy week that you just have to go buy some new boots
it doesn't necessarily fix everything but it soothes.....
just like a mocha in a red holiday cup with your princess friend traci

please note this starbucks cup picture is from 2008 sorry about that

my family

Halloween was a success!
We were a real superhero family with our thrifted and handcrafted costumes.
Pizza and candy and hugs for the dogs!
Just another normal day for us
except for the pizza and candy and superhero masks......

just call me supermum

We are soooooo excited for Halloween!
Tonight when SuperDad.....I mean Joe gets home we are going to Pei Wei, and then we will watch Mad Monster Party and have some gingerbread hot cocoa*.
Tomorrow we will carve a pumpkin and do some trick or treating and reveal our costume choices.
It is a surprise to some..... including Joe!
We bought Boo's but I hand-created the others!
These pics are your hint!

How cool is it that she has red hair!
Go BatMum Go!!!!!!

*to make gingerbread cocoa simply add a seasonal gingerbread teabag to cocoa and enjoy!

pumpkin patch, texas style

how to enjoy a pumpkin patch in texas:

first pay admission of $14
feed goats with food you paid$14 for
then pose for pictures with your curly hair
next run all over pumpkin patch while your dad chases you and your mum takes pictures
fearlessly feed a longhorn with leftover $14 food
rest
pose for more pictures
at last drive home

lovely lovely day and worth far more then $14........