The Reason Little Boys Shouldn't...

play with dolls.........in strollers.

A close up. Poor Little Buddy.

Guess What We Woke Up To?

 Brian and Kylee waiting for the bus.

Our "front porch sittin' " days are gone for another year.

It is kind of pretty though.....

(Did I say that out loud?)

Grandparents Day @ Pre-K

This fall Felicity started 3 year old pre-school. She only goes one day a week for three hours. It is amazing what their little brains can soak up in such  a short time.

This week they had grandparents day. They sang a couple songs and had juice and cookies. The program lasted a whole 5 minutes and it was so darn cute.

I took some more pics but only had my little camera with me so of course they are kind of blurry.

So sweet.

There are only five kids in the class
and a couple of the boys wouldn't do the little dance....

Wordless Wednesday

Don't you just love the colors of fall?

Something Beautiful

I've had a pretty uneventful week around here. 

The beautiful leaves have all fallen off the trees leaving them bare
and wintery-looking. 

It's raining and cold.
Winter is definitely on its way. 

Watching the last of these days disappear
feeling the air get colder
seeing the world get darker.
Memories of lying on the grass
of the sun warming my closed eyes.

Now, the warmth is gone
the sunshine is gone
the world has turned into something new
something colder, something darker
something different,

something Beautiful.
 

I am linking up with Java @ Never Growing Old for her Follow Friday: 40 and Over...

Are you a blogger over 40? Yeah, welcome to the club. Please join in the fun and get to know your fellow bloggers.



The RULES to join in are very simple!

1. Grab the button
2. Add your link to the list
3. Visit as many other blogs as you can
4. Follow the ones you like (and comment on their blog to say that you are following)

Wordless Wednesday

I found another cute tutorial....I'm hooked.

Don't Wish it Away

We've been having absolutely beautiful weather here for the past week. I've been trying to take in every bit of these 80 degree days. I know they are coming to an end and it will be a long 7 -8 months before they come again.

Since the colors are so gorgeous we got out there and took a lot of family pictures. This is one of my favorites from the week. It was actually just a quick shot I took as we were walking into the woods on our way to the "posed" pictures. (Which I will be sharing later this week.)

It is hard for me to believe that my baby has his own little precious gift from God. I remember so vividly the days of him holding his Daddy's hand like this.

I know how it is when your children are small and you can't wait until they are older so they could "take care of themselves more."  Take it from me....."Don 't EVER wish your children older." It will happen so fast it will make your head spin. Soak up EVERY second with them when they are little. I know that is my motto with my grandchildren. Don't sweat the small stuff and my BIGGEST motto for raising children......"Pick your battles."

Little Frankies

 A few of you commented on my "candy corn" nails in my last post so I decided to show you my latest creation. I can't take the credit for the idea, I found a tutorial on youtube. It was actually very easy to do since I have zero artistic talent. The hardest part was painting my right hand. Does anyone else have a VERY uncoordinated left hand?

I found a whole new world of nail art. Now I just need to grow some nails so I can try some of the really cool ones. This pic is my hand with Kylee's on top.

 Then once Felicity saw my nails she had to have hers done.

It's a bit tougher with these tiny little nails.

 And then she had to have her toes done...

there was NO WAY I was going to try to paint those faces 

on those little specks of toenail.

So she got polka dots.

And one last shot of my hand with Felicity's on top.

I can't wait to go find my next nail art project.....

Moochers

 Why are all three of my grandchildren sitting on my lap?

 Because I have chocolate frosted Rice Krispy treats!

 Needless to say I didn't get to eat much of them.

I wouldn't have it any other way.

Meet Me on Monday

Blogging  is a funny thing...we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read  and yet most of the time we find ourselves sitting and wondering, "who is  this person!?"  I know them...but yet I don't know them!  I want  to know who the person is behind all those words so I thought I would join Java at Never Growing Old for Meet Me on Monday for a great  way for all of us to "meet" each other!

Questions:

1.  I can't stand when someone ________?

 Doesn't use cruise control.

2.  Do you do daily, weekly or monthly grocery shopping?

 I don't have a schedule for grocery shopping. I go when the cupboards and fridge are getting bare. Sometimes that is quite often when we cook for the village a lot and sometimes I go for a couple weeks without shopping when I am home alone while Brian is gone for work.


3.  What kind of car do you drive?

 

A 2001 VW Beetle. I bought it brand new and I STILL love it ten years later.

4.  Crunchy or soft tacos?

 Soft, definitely.

5.  What's the habit you are proudest of breaking?

 I don't think I really have many "bad" habits. 

I would have to ask Brian since he knows me better than I know myself.

The one habit I would LIKE to break is too much sugar!

We've Got a Lot of Catching Up to Do

I hope none of you have called "The Missing Bloggers Association" since I've been gone for a week or so. I'm sorry for keeping you up at night worrying. No worries, I'm still around.

Let me catch you up on what we've been up to....

Football season has started and there's been a lot of "Go Pack Go" going on.

"TOUCHDOWN"

Felicity started preschool. 

It is only 3 hours on Friday morning and she is loving it!

Hadalye turned one and we had a big birthday bash for her.

Tracy shot her first bear. I can't believe my little fru fru princess girl was turned into a hunter when she married Cole. I guess guys will do that to you.

 

Jack LOVES to dance. He has quite the moves for an 18 month old. 

We woke up to frost on the ground a couple mornings already.....not ready for that!

Carrots, tomatoes, and more.....oh my!

 Our 29th Anniversary was on Sunday...♥

I put up my fall decorations which is a bit early for me.

and added a bit of Halloween too

Does anyone else just LOVE pumpkin scented candles? 

My favorite....

I'm so glad we had this little visit. 

Hopefully we won't stay apart so long next time.