Where did October go?

It's been over a month since I have last blogged! Trust me, I've been busy. So here's what's happened since September 13th (my last post).

This boy turned 8!

We went to a lot of football/cheer practice and games.

We had a great fall break where we went to Gatlinburg!!

E's cheer squad took 1st place overall at cheer competition!

Then she turned 6!

And finally, my friend and I participated in a craft show at her office. We had tons of fun and actually sold stuff!

During all this, our church was going through the book, Radical by David Platt. As a church we have several commitments (you can find them here)- two of which are reading through the Bible in a year and praying for the whole country throughout the year. This really has been an awesome experience so far, and I'm looking forward to seeing how God uses it to bring us all closer to Him and to make more of a difference!

So, that's it in a nutshell! Hopefully I will be able to keep up with blogging a little better, but we'll see!

Boys, boys, boys

So, Baby B loves to destroy anything! I have always kept my plasticware down low so the kids could play in it. Well it has become a problem because this happens everyday- several times a day!



Then, he started getting inside the cabinet...


And climbing into other pieces of furniture...


So, I put locks on all the cabinets except one and put only one basket of plastic dishes in it for him to play with.

He still gets inside the cabinet.

What a face!

While B was playing in his cabinet, K got a little creative.


He decided to make his own Optimus Prime costume.


He has a costume that he got for his birthday last year (That's where the mask came from), but no, he wanted to make one that transformed. That's so much cooler, right?

Here he is transformed:


Life with boys is never dull!!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Tablescape Thursday

I've been wanting to share this project for a while and since Susan at Between Naps on the Porch is having her Tablescape party today, I thought it might be a good time! After seeing pics of her tablescapes, I realize that my tablescaping skills obviously need some refining! I will have to do some practicing!


My mom let me borrow her Cricut, which is a cutting machine. You can cut letters, numbers, shapes... all kinds of things!! I used it to cut the vinyl letter I put on this little wooden tote box.


Well, I also cut out some stencils and used them to etch these plates. I absolutely love them. My mom etched the tea glasses for me.



I bought these plates for $1 each at Publix. I just love the beaded trim.



The glasses were some that were in my cabinets. I just got them down and etched them.



I also had a glass pitcher that I etched with a lower case "d."

Do you have a Cricut? What projects have you done with yours? Playing with Mom's really makes me want one!!!

Go on over to Susan's and check out other people's amazing tables!!