At the beginning of the summer the kids and I sat down and made a little Summer To Do List. We ended up completing about 80% of the items on our list {gotta leave something to do next summer!} and the album makes a great keepsake of our summer adventures. As I was ordering some pictures yesterday to complete the album, I thought "Why should summer get all the fun?"  Fall is filled with some fabulous activities!So here is my fall edition of our Family To Do List.  {Sorry about the ... Read More about Fall To Do List

Happy Tuesday!!  So last week Matthew returned to school and yesterday it was Connor's turn. I can't believe that it is my little baby's last year of preschool!At least he still likes his stuffies!Now onto the party! I hope you have all had a wonderful week and are ready for another round of The Creative Spark.  I have been starting to see some fall projects and Halloween ideas poking up around blogland the last little while and can't wait to get going on all of my projects!  And, ... Read More about The Creative Spark {No. 8}

Hey guys! Sorry things have been a little slow around here.  It has been a busy few weeks with the kids returning to school.  The weather has also been BEAUTIFUL lately so we have been trying to soak up as much of the summer sunshine as possible before it is gone.  The rain is supposed to kick in this weekend though so fall and Halloween planning can officially begin!In between housework and play time, I have been working on a few things around here. This little shelf was in my ... Read More about Painted Shelf and a Little Fall Decor

It is hard to believe that today is the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. I remember driving to work when I first turned on the radio and heard the news of the first tower being hit.  And then the sickening feeling in my stomach when the second tower was hit.I was glued to the television for a week watching the events unfold and hoping for some miracle stories of survivors being pulled from the devestation. They just never came. There were unbelievable stories of ... Read More about We Will Never Forget

Hello all!  I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend.  We are actually away on Whidbey Island right now enjoying one last summer fling!  We spent the day strolling through Coupeville and touring around some of the local forts and a lavender farm.  The scenery around here is amazing with some fabulous ocean views.  It is kind of making it hard to say good-bye to summer.There were {as always!} some wonderful link ups to The Creative Spark this week.  I know ... Read More about My Sunday Sparks {On Saturday}