Pumpkin carving and trick-or-treating

We had a great time trick-or-treating with the cousins.

Oscar was Obi wan Kenobi and Joey joined him in the Star Wars theme as Princess Leia.  Evie wanted to be a witch.  

The kiddos had a great time and got TONS of treats.  

For the first time after trick-or-treating, we carved pumpkins.  It was so much fun!

The girls love getting the guts out.

Can you guess who carved which pumpkin?

Here it is.  The kiddos drew on the faces themselves, but I did help with cutting:)

It's Been Awhile...

I haven't had any posts for a while, which is attributed to my new iPhone.  Since I'm not great with technology and haven't had much free time, I will sum up the last 3 months: I'm blessed beyond belief!  Enjoy the recap...

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade...

the rain was letting up a bit over the weekend, 

so naturally, the kiddos took advantage and jumped in the pool.

 It decided to start raining again and the kids were Loving it!

It changed our plans a bit over the weekend, but we made the best of it.

 The chickens got a new home and are loving it.

 We had a break from school and decided to take advantage of the sunshine!

 Before school started on Thursday, 

we set our alarms and headed out to get some excercise in before school.

We finally got a chance to put our weekend plans in action.

 The kids didn't want to stop, but we had school and work to do.

It was a nice start to our day.  

We got a chance to see some wildlife on the trail

 and listen to the birds along the way.

My life is filled with blessings.

Make it a great day!

Field Trip to F.A.S.T.Corporation

We got the chance to visit F.A.S.T. corporation in Sparta, WI. 

Fiberglass Animals Shapes Trademarks

Darren Schauf gave a great presentation about how everything was made

and a history lesson of the corporation.

 We got a chance to walk around the yard where they keep the molds for a bunch of the designs.

 We walked around for almost an hour and tried to figure out what mold 

belonged to what shape/object in the catalog.

We had a wonderful time and an educational experience. 

Oh Happy Day...

 I had a great Mother's Day.  

Josephine received her first communion and was enrolled in the Brown Scapular.

 I am so proud to see how hard she worked this year to prepare

and feel blessed to be part her journey.

 My favorite part is the joy that radiates unto all others in her path.

Evie is so excited and can't seem to wait until it's her turn.  

Josephine was so happy to surrounded by her God-parents,

Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles, and friends.

Josephine designed her dress with the help of Grandma's patterns.

A very special thanks to Grandma Brown who worked so hard on Josephine's dress.

She was beautiful and LOVED her dress.

No pressure Grandma, but when I tucked her in that night,

she requested that you make her wedding dress when she gets married.