CRAFTING.

We had a craft night at church a few few weeks ago, where we learned to make these cute PumPkin PiLlows...aren't they fun?!

I also ordered from my friend Lindsey...these cute vinyl lettering blocks.

I bought decortive fabric at the "LOBBY" and at Hancocks...I love that you can have these out until Thanksgiving.

I would of loved to make more...a few of friends went crazy and made over 40 for their friends...I'm not that ambitious though...6 were enough for me!

Taylor wanted to be in this photo to show off his Halloween picture he colored, didn't he do a great job?!

I got these letters a week ago and finally got around to finishing them up...they could of been better, but I just wanted them done so we could get them hung up before Halloween!




My friend Scrappy is going to be selling these types of LETTERING soon on her "Initially Speaking" blog. I'm sure hers are way cuter then mine too...so check it out soon! (she is still working on the site so check back soon!)

If you haven't already commented on my last post, don't forget to check it out and get in on the drawing!

My 100th Post..A Masters..& A GIVEAWAY!!!

He is probably going to kill me for this, because he doesn't like me to put him on "the blog," but it is really a time to celebrate the fact that he is DONE with his Master's degree...WOOHOO!!! So I wanted to let him know how happy we are that he is done, so he will be home much more now...(and I won't have to share the computer with him as much!)

Dale has worked really hard to complete his Master's Program so we wanted to let him know how proud we are of him!

I got the rare opportunity to go see where he hangs out all day, Well I mean works real hard. He wasn't too happy when I pulled my camera out of my bag to snap a few pics of his office, but thankfully he obliged...so here he is at his desk, slaving way at whatever it is he does at work.

Here is part of his coin collection.

The guy sure loves airplanes...so I took a few photos off his screen saver...just to see how they turned out...no too bad?!



Ok...well in honor of my 100th post I promised a GIVEAWAY...so for those of you that comment I will put your names in a drawing for a custom HEADER for your blog. I have been having a lot of fun creating these with photos...if you are interested comment away!!! I will end on Friday morning at 10am...I will post the winner later that day! Have a great day!

Favorite Foto Friday. {this & that}

I kind of have a lot of favorites this week. It has been a busy week for me! I took these first ones of my cute kiddos before Dale took me to the airport on Saturday. We were walking around downtown OKC and found these awesome run down buildings...perfect for some photos!

I love how Maddie is looking up at her brother...and Taylor, well he is just that,Taylor!

As we went around the corner we saw the all the walls painted...so neat! You have to see them if you are ever in OKC.

My Dad complained I needed to post some pictures of my nephew that I took while in Washington...this is him stealing tomatoes from my Mom's best friend's garden. (We stayed there for the funeral)

...and here is "the cutest baby ever" (according to his Mommy...and she has every right!)

He turned 1 on the 1st of October. We put him in the vegetable sink, so he would be still for 5 seconds...then he started in on the lemons (at least they were fake), and it made for the perfect photo op!

Ok...one last thing! I guess in the Blogging world your 100th post is a big deal, well my 100th post will be my next one, so be on the look out...there will be a GIVEAWAY! I have to give props to my friend Scrappy for giving me the idea! So stay tuned my friends!

D is for DONUT.

Maddie is in a pre-school group called "Alphabet Club." There are several of us Mom's who take turns teaching a letter each week. A couple of weeks ago we were learning the letter D, so for a field trip we went to Krispy Kreme to see how they make Donuts.

All the kids got their own hat.

ummm...Hot off the presses!!!

Each child gets to play with a piece of the dough...

I know it is making you want to eat one one..huh?!

The Alphabet Club members... plus a few little sisters!

Yum! Yum! The kids had a great time learning about how donuts are made, I'm not sure they remember, but they had a great time anyway.

playing Catch UP.

It is amazing how 3 days out of town can throw your schedule for a loop. I feel like I am behind on so many things...I need to catch up.

First of all, I returned home last night from Washington, where we had a wonderful service for Grandma, it is amazing you can know someone your whole life and still find out things and hear stories you never knew before. I am so glad I was able to go and spend time with so many relatives I haven't seen in years. I'm sure Grandma and Grandpa looked down on us and rejoiced over their family...WOW has it grown!

I was also able to get a hold of some fantastic photographs of my Grandparents and their young family, I have many more which I will be making into a hardbound book so we can all cherish these photos forever.

Here are just a few of my favorites...


Grandma in 1942

Grandma & Grandpa in 1942 right before he left for WWII

The Rawlins Family in 1951...my Mom is the cute little girl on the bottom right.

They added one more child a few years later, can you believe this little family has grown to almost 100 people?!

I'm so glad I had the opportunity to go up to Washington and celebrate my Grandma's life. We have many things she left behind to hold on to. I brought home 2 beautiful porcelain dolls from her collection. I also have many things she sewed and quilted for me through the years. I am so grateful I have these momentos to remember her by.

I must give my hubby a big THANK YOU too, because he stayed home with the kids so I could go...and I must say he is pretty AWESOME because I came home to a very clean house...and the laundry was done...I knew I married the right guy!

Now I need to catch up on my photography class and all the many blogs I read...

when will it END?

You have been caught AGAIN!

When having a little girl I didn't think this would happen everytime she got dressed! Why does she have to empty the whole entire drawer on to the floor? I thought by finally getting rid of the "little" clothes she would stop changing outfits 10 times a day! Not happening...and look at that innocent face looking on...

What MOM? I have all these choices of things I could wear while I take my nap...I can't see in the drawer so I will pull everything out so I can pick a pair of pj's for nap time........SIGH!!!

If she weren't so darn cute!!!

P.S. Colby...please HELP! (and anyone else for that matter) I seem to recall Sophie going through a stage similar to this? I just can't remember what you did to remedy the problem???

Another PRETTY Face.

Grams.

My dear Grandma Rawlins (also known as "Grams") died yesterday. She was 85 years old. She has been sick for some time, so it was a little expected, but it is still sad knowing we won't see her again in this life. We always lived a few states away from Grams, so it was an exciting trip to travel up to Washington to visit with her and my aunt, uncles, and cousins.

Grandma loved her family dearly. She raised 6 children, and has 27 grandchildren, and I have no idea how many greats she has...

I am sad my children will never know her like I did. We have always lived so far away that Grams only has seen Taylor and he was pretty young to remember her. She leaves a great legacy behind.

I can only imagine the reunion she had with Grandpa yesterday. Grandpa passed away almost 33 years ago. He came to get her and take her back with him on what would of been their 66th wedding anniversary. I have no doubt there was any coincidence in her passing on their anniversary. Grandpa was waiting for that special day to come and get her.

Here is one of the last photos, that I have of her from my wedding.


Here she is with my Mom in 1948.


...and with my Mom her senior year of high school at her Golden Green Ball.



I will be going up to Washington to attend the funeral, and look forward to seeing all my relatives that I haven't seen in years. Love you Grams...

Favorite Foto Friday. { Oh Baby }

One of my friends had a baby last week, and asked me to take some pictures of him. Her Grandmother had this awesome vintage baby buggy...so perfect for some new born shots.

I love baby feet...



Just trying to be creative with this one...

I Know. I Know.

I have a problem...I can't leave my blog layout alone!

My friend Angela asked me to help her with a new layout, and hers turned out so cute...I had to do mine again. I probably spend WAY to much time, but it is fun creating pretty things.

Speaking of pretty things...this is the PRETTIEST thing I will ever create...

My girl having her favorite snack...a frozen go-gurt.