Halloween 2011

Sorry about all the sideways pictures. I don't have the patience to figure out what's wrong with them right now. Just cock your head a little to look at them :)

Watch out for that dragon and that turtle!



Getting ready with a little help from Daddy.





David the Dragon

 

David's second costume- a TN doggie

Super John and Leonardo

 

Some of our Sunday School girls



It took some convincing to get Austin to take this thing off. Hobbit Dragon anyone?

All Rugged Out



Austin was getting tired of rug shopping.

We recently bought some rugs for our apartment in order to soften the noise for our downstairs neighbor. I guess the boys' little feet make quite a bit of noise in these older apartments. We didn't want to spend a fortune on rugs, but we wanted to get something nice. After trying Target, JC Penney, Sears, K-Mart, TJ Maxx, Big Lots and World Market, we finally found some we liked (at the right price) at Wal-Mart (go figure).

The picture above was taken during the few brief minutes I was able to get Austin to sit still in the rug aisle. He looks less than pleased, I know. For the most part, though, the boys had a blast running wild among the polyester while I was rifling through the shag. Yes, our living room is a deep red shag, and I love it. We also got a cool rag rug from World Market for our kitchen.

I'll spare you pictures of our new rugs at this point. I'm sure you will see them in the background of other pictures before long.

We are decorating for Christmas this weekend! Yay!

A third of the way done with Kindergarten

Making a ghost tootsie pop with Mrs. Rachel and Eli at their Fall Party.

 So, Austin has already finished 2 six week grading periods. That means he is a third of the way finished with this year. Wow!

Here's a link to a video I took of Austin's class. He is the one to the left of the teacher. She has to tell him to pay attention. He does look a little zoned out, doesn't he. Ha!

Austin is suppose to get his second report card this week. Last six weeks, he had all satisfactory marks except for in writing. I think his handwriting has greatly improved since then, so we'll see what his report card says this time.

The glamour and newness of school has begun to wear off. Austin is starting to complain that he doesn't want to go to school anymore. I'm thinking this is normal. I mean who doesn't remember complaining about school at some point as a kid? Anyway, he's got some breaks coming up, so I'm sure he will enjoy the time off from school. He gets Wed-Fri off next week for Thanksgiving and then two weeks at Christmas.

Now, what are we going to do with Austin during all that time off?

Tiny Prints- Holiday Greeting Cards Review

There is just something special about getting a personalized Christmas card in the mail. I don't know about you, but I'm much more likely to keep (and display) a photo Christms card than I am a traditional Christmas card with a pre-printed message and a hasty signature.

Well, I just discovered a new company called Tiny Prints, and they have an amazing variety of Christmas card designs to chose from on their website. I like the one displayed below. It looks like they even have a promotion running through tomorrow where you get 20% off your entire order. Use the promo code 20save.

For all you bloggers out there, they are having a promotion where you can receive 50 free photo cards if you do a blog post for them. Just follow this link to sign up.



Wreathed Charm

Is melancholy related to temperament?

Have you ever been in a season of life where you feel like you were being swallowed up by sorrow?

I know I have gone through several seasons like that,