Mario Party

I'll post the details shorty. :)

Halloween "wreath"

This is the "wreath" I made for my door for Halloween. I originally found the idea on Pinterest, my new favorite website! The blog with the original idea is Made. This idea can be used for all kinds of things. The author of the blog even made a giant one for her wall. I think next year I will make one in between the columns on my porch. It was very easy and actually quite fun! You could also use all kinds of different colors and styles of yarn and frames. I see an obsession coming on!! :)

Great giveaway for the kiddos...

This is from The Meanest Mom blog. Very funny. I love to read and feel like I may not be the only slightly crazy parent from time to time. Check out her blog for the great giveaway or click the picture to go to the exact post. :)

A vacation from my vacation...

We had a truly wonderful vacation. Really. But I have never been so tired!! You need to be a professional athelete to handle all the walking (and sweating) that goes on at Disney World! My DS had the advantage of riding in a stroller. I can't lie. After a couple of days I thought about giving that thing the weight limit test of it's life!! :)

Here are a few pictures from the trip. We also spent two days in Cocoa Beach so that my DS could see the ocean for the first time. As soon as I take out a loan for all the pictures I need to print I will start scrapbooking and posting the results here. :)

To the happiest place on earth...

So, in one day we will be on a plane flying to Florida for our first real vacation in 11 years. It will be Colson's first real vacation ever! :) We are going to spend two days at Coco beach and seven days in Disneyland. We are SO excited!! I can't even begin to imagine how many pictures I will be taking...(and posting!)

We are a little nervous for Colson to fly. He has some sensory issues with his ears and I am concerned that the popping may be painful for him. I'm am praying it won't be and he'll barely even notice it happening. We are taking suckers and a sippy cup to help with it though. I am just hoping that it doesn't hurt him. I don't think he fully grasps the concept of us flying and then being somewhere other than home. Especially for an extended time. It should all be very intertesting, but I hope tremendously fun. :)

Please pray with me that we will have a safe and wonderful time. Be prepared for lots of photos next post(s). :)

God bless!

Wedding gift - Ornament...

I saw the idea for this ornament on Pinterest. I don't have the original link, sorry. It was very easy to make and I think it is a wonderfully sentimental gift. I took the wedding invitation and cut it into thin stips. (I cut out each line.) Then I rolled them into curls. I used a poking tool and wrapped it loosely.

Next I pushed the rolled paper into the ornament and filled it up.
The sentiment I stamped onto vellum and layed it over the little flourish that was at the top of the invitation. I then added a large chipboard H and grey ribbon.

Supplies:

-Large plastic or glass ornament. (I used plastic).

-Ribbon

-Embellishments

-Wedding, shower, or other invitation


I also sprinkled a little glitter into the ornament and rolled it around to give it a little bling.

Very easy and lots of fun. There are so many possiblities for how to customize this and different events it could be used for. I'm a huge fan of personalized gifts and using a wedding invitation is a great way to really add a sentimental touch to any gift.

Working on it...

So my plans to get back to blogging have been interruped by dental drama.

As my friends and family well know I am terrifed of the dentist. It's not just a pain thing. It's a brain thing too. I had some pretty rough experiences with the dentist growing up and I guess I've never really gotten over it. So, the only time I go to the dentist is if I am in horrendous pain. Even then I try to avoid it. :)

So last week one of my wisdom teeth abscessed. Or at least it hurt like an abscess. So I decided I better go and get stuff taken care of. I'll spare everyone the details but 3 hours, 3 pulled teeth, and a filling later I am laying on the couch praying the pain doesn't get too bad. I'm ok right now. I'm still very numb but I'm feeling a few "tingles". My appoinment wasn't painful, but it was rough. Again, I'll spare everyone the details and just say that I may actually be changing my views on nitrous oxide. I may not be that big of a fan anymore. Shoo Lord.

The point of all this is to explain why I haven't gotten anything together to post. I just haven't been up to it. I have lots of ideas jumbled up in my head and I will work on getting some loose and onto my blog. Soon. :)

In the meantime, enjoy a few funny posters I've found online lately. I know I could use a good laugh about now. :)