pumpkin head doll . . .

I had fun making this one . . . still may add a few details.

Now I want to make more pumpkin heads . . . . in all colors.

When is a monster not a monster . . . 

. . . when you love it. 

just because . . .

When your big sister doesn't want Amma to take your picture . . . 

Be Happy . . . and take care of each other!

September Doodles . . . 

Whatever makes you weird 

is probably your greatest asset. 

 

Happy October . . .

I cannot help myself when it comes to decorating for Halloween.

I thought I would share some of the decorations I have out this year.

I am not sure where this obsession with Halloween came from . . . but it just keeps growing.

HAPPY OCTOBER!

Halloween 2017

up on the house tops . . . .

You never know what you are going to find going out the back way . . . 

Zombie Bride . . .

For the past three years I have been part of a zombie doll swap.

My kind of swap!

I was so excited yesterday when I found a package in my mailbox.

What a fabulous Zombie Bride Debbie made!

And these wonderful pumpkin heads . . . also made by Debbie

 My family thinks she a little creepy . . . LOL!

I think she is a lovely zombie bride . . . 

 . . . and she is poseable.  

Oh the fun you can have with a poseable zombie!

 OK . . . maybe she's a little creepy, but her veil can hide that.

Happy Halloween!

There is magic in the night

when pumpkins glow by moonlight. 

simple fun . . .

 Charlotte and I painted pumpkins one day last week.
 She actually was in sort of a bad mood . . . so I just got out some paint and a few little pumpkins that I had bought and it wasn't long before she sat down next to me at the table . . . it took awhile for her to talk to me and for her to smile, but painting pumpkins eventually turned her mood around.
Sometimes simple fun is just what a person needs. 

Pumpkin Carving Night 2015

 We started with some pumpkins . . . 

  some treats . . . 

some decorations . . . .

 and some food . . . 

 We had little guys . . . 

 and a little bit older guys . . . 

 some of the same old faces . . . 

  . . . and some new faces visiting from afar. 

  We had some serious pumpkin carvers . . . 

and little ones who couldn't sit still. 

There were more pumpkins than ever . . .  a lot of fun . . . and a little bit of chaos (the kind that reminds you that surrounding yourself with friends a family 

is what life is all about).

Family isn't always blood

It's the people in your life who want you in theirs.

The ones who accept you for who you are.

The ones who would do anything to see you smile,

and who love you no matter what. 

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!