love today!

"Never lose sight of the fact, 

that just being is fun."

~ Katharine Hepburn

 Happy Anniversary to these two couples . . . who share their anniversaries today.
Jake and Kasey have been married two years and Brent and Ashley have been married for six.  

I love these faces!

 Never enough time - especially this time of year, but I am doing pretty good at painting a little bit each night . . . and I am getting back to my dolls.  I just like all the color on my desk tonight.
My head is full of ideas . . . makes it hard to go to bed and then get up and go to work, but Summer vacation isn't far off!

 . . . and of course Charlotte has to paint whenever I do.  This is her latest creation.  

She has decided to paint a picture for everyone she knows.  

Ornament Night . . .

I think everyone had a great time . . . and everyone took home some fun ornaments.  I think we may be doing this again next week.

I LOVE MY FAMILY!

Pumpkin Carving Night

 Richard had the back yard looking great . . . pumpkins, skeletons, and Halloween lights strung.  The little ones were so excited.  Me too . . . I think Pumpkin Carving Night is more fun for me than Christmas.  My family thinks that is a little weird . . . but they go along with it . . . or maybe they are just used to me by now.

It was also a night for watching baseball.  Unfortunately the Cardinals are not in the World Series, but the Giants are . . . I think Brent is the most excited about that, but because of Sarah, and just for the sake of the National League, we are hoping the Giants win. Unfortunately though, it meant that Sarah could not be with us.  We had a special SF pumpkin in her honor.  

 Lily has started bringing me pretty leaves when she finds them.  I love that she brings them to me, and that she sees the beauty in them.  

"If we all could see the world through the eyes of a child, 

we would see the magic in everything."

Chee Vai Tan

 I don't know how anyone drinks a Red Bull . . . but I do like this can.  I am thinking I need to cut that skeleton out and make something out of it.  I'll have to think on that one a little while.

Jake also brought pumpkin spice coffee , , , he knows what I like!  

Way better than a Red Bull.

 Last year Jake and Kasey arrived with patterns and carved very detailed pumpkins.  This year Jake's pumpkin was more simple . . . their initials - their first pumpkin as a married couple.  

Dinner was delicious and once the pumpkins were carved . . .

A fire . . . Jack-O-Lanterns . . . s'mores with giant marshmallows , , ,

after the game - an outdoor movie . . . it was a great night!

Even better . . . the Giants won!  

I believe I said that Brent was excited about the Giants . . . I love this crazy young man!

On Halloween the thing you must do

is pretend that nothing

can frighten you.

And if somethin' scares you 

and you want to run . . . 

Just let on like it's Halloween fun!

Celebrating Family . . .

 Happy 2nd Birthday Charlotte!

Being a family means you are part of something very wonderful.

 It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life 

. . . no matter what!