dressing up is the best...

So, Halloween. I don't love the scary, spooky parts of Halloween and what this day means to some folks. What I do love is the enjoyment going on here in terms of dressing up, playing pretend, and using our imagination; though I expect we may be continuing this long after this Saturday.


Sam enjoying his halloween card...thanks grammy and grampy!!!


Candy corn comfy pants made by mama last night...worn today


At the school Harvest Party Farmer Jake made an appearance in the parade


A little vacuuming from Batman...though not as fast as you might imagine

Hope you're enjoying your imaginative side this week.

October fun...

I do want to begin where I left off. Here is a pic of the bag that I sent to my swap partner. I had so much fun doing this..and attempting to get a little creative.



We have also had some fun explorations. I recently took the boys to one of our favorite places,"The Wildplace," also know as the Mass Audobon's Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. We always have a great time here and I always looking forward to seeing what Jake will bring along with him! I believe for this particular trip we had binoculars, construction gloves, and our very special fishing flashlight. Please enjoy all our pictures!


the path leading down the rockery trail


Sam's view from the backpack


down the path we go...


my handsome boy


gorgeous color


the rockery...a perfect place for a boy to explore

friendship bag swap

hi all - it's been a busy month. how does it fly by so quickly? i've been working on a good number of projects, so i should have a number of things to report on in the coming weeks. the first of which was a craft swap i participated in through the quilting gallery. it was my first swap, so I was a little nervous, but I did end up having fun with the project. i'm a sucker for bags and I think I may be catching the quilting bug, so it was a perfect combo. i'm super last minute, so, of course, my project was sent in the mail yesterday, the due date. but, I walked to my mail box today, and had a package!!! how fun!!!


my partner is from Arizona! she used vintage linens on the bag. so lovely and soft.


she also included a sweet bird that she made, a fat quarter and a photo keychain. (did she know my keychain broke this week?!?!?!)

all this to say, THANK YOU swap partner! i'll post what I made in a few days after I know my partner has received it. also, you can check out many of the other bags at the friendship bag flickr group. how fun...onto the next project.