Fall Fun

Last weekend we had a weird October snowstorm that left us without power for a day and unable to leave the house because of the rodes. Well, we could have left the house but it was better for me to stay home with the boys. It was the perfect day for a craft! I pulled out the finger paints so we could decorate pumpkins. Yes, you are seeing correctly. My children are wearing old hooded towels for a makeshift apron. Yes, their mama did make them do it even though the paints are washable. No, I have no idea what I did with their real aprons. Yes, Evan's pumpkin only has one eye because that's the way he wanted it. I believe in artistic expression! :)

While the boys napped after an exhausting morning of painting and a nice warm bath, I put together their bags for them to take to school the next day. Do you know how hard it is to find non-scary bags for Halloween treats... I didn't! I had to come up with a plan b, so it was the Cricut to my rescue again. (now that I think about it, that pumpkin wasn't all that friendly looking!)

I filled the bags with the boys' favorite treats--Goldfish, Rice Crispy Treats and stickers. I'm sure R & E will someday want to know exactly what they gave their class for their first ever holiday party. They can thank me later ;)

These pictures are totally random, but I glanced over and saw my sweet boy sitting like this and I had a mama-moment. You know, when it hits you that your child is growing up each and every day right before your very eyes. I imagined Ryan sitting in Kindergarten just like this while listening to his teacher read him a story and I swear I almost cried. Like, really really cried. Having kids has turned me into an even bigger mush, but I love every minute of it. I can pretty much chalk this day into the best-day-ever category.