October from Linda and Mark

Hi  everyone,

Wow, was this month ever busy for us! I am still trying to catch my breath. Here are the 7 top highlights of October:

1. Kaitlyn and Keira visited LaLa and Poppy

Julie and James went to Tennessee and we got to babysit the little girls. I went to Omaha first and then drove them back here where it was easier to take care of them. We did lots of fun things together:

painting nails

painting pumpkins

doing Grammy's nails

fun at McD's with Grammy

playing Indians

dress up time....Julie's kindergarten dress!

reading time with Poppy

learning to stitch

making music with Hello Kitty

coloring turkeys

2. Door County, Wisconsin with Grammy

We stayed at the same place: Little Sister Resort in Sister Bay. It was cold while we were there, which made having a fireplace the most wonderful thing! The colors were the best of any time I have been there- truly gorgeous. We did all our favorites: eating Swedish pancakes at Al Johnson's (didn't see the goats on the roof this year,) British shop in Egg Harbor, Wood Orchard Market where you get to sample things....LOVE their caramel corn nuggets!, ice cream cones at Wilson's in Ephraim, the dairy out in the country where we had more ice cream and watched the cows being milked, car picnics along the bay, beautiful drives to Gills Rock at the point of the peninsula and along the Lake Michigan side, breakfast of stuffed french toast at the White Gull Inn in Fish Creek, fish and favorite french cabbage soup at the Summer Kitchen in Sister Bay, chocolate marshmallow candy for Mark and English toffee for me at the Confectionery, browsing the cooking store, book store, Christmas store, etc etc. Every night we were tuned into Hannity and Greta etc and also tried to watch the VP debate. Enjoyed hot chocolate and a roaring fire every night...and cold bedrooms where we had to layer blankets! Mom made and took a shepherd's pie for dinner one night and it was delish. Here's a few favorite pics:

Lake Michigan

we saw a few "Obama then, Obama now" signs and roared with delight when we saw this one!!!!

simply gorgious!

driving into Little Sister resort

 

 

 

Green Bay at Fish Creek

3. 5 Days with Adam, Sarah, and Isaac

Greg and Lindsey went to Washington DC for a 10 year anniversary trip and the kids came here during their fall Break. Here's a recap of what we did:

annual carpet picnic. some of you might recognize the 1st ever quilt i made when still a teenager!

pretzel and chocolate treats courtesy of Pinterest

erupting monsters using metallic and neon playdoh, soda and vinegar, also courtesy of Pinterest

Indian sand painting. We also watched Pocahontas this day.

I showed Adam how to sew on his cub scout badges.

4. Brayden's 1st Birthday
This day started with Austin's last soccer game. Brayden was a riot, yelling right along with the crowd! He is Sooooooo cute. Adam and Sarah and Isaac and Grammy were with us. After the game we headed to Jeff's for a bbq....scrumptious deer burgers, baked beans, mom's green beans with bacon and chips. Brayden "opened" his presents and we had cake and ice cream.

pandemonium getting this photo!!!

5. Kaitlyn's 5th Birthday Party
I went to Omaha for K's make-over party. The little girls went to a "booty" salon (via Keira) and got their hair, nails and make-up done. They also had cupcakes here. Then we went back to Julie's to open presents and then we went to Jimmy John's for dinner (yummy subs.) This was a fun day and the little girls were all really adorable!!! Here are a few favorite pics:

  
6. I finished the laundry room makeover!
We love the charcoal gray walls!!! my other favorite thing is the zebra runner.

 7. I love my old lady who swallowed a spider purse!!!
I was dying to do something creative between the Door Co trip and babysitting G&L's kids. Kaitlyn and i had been singing the old lady song and i had the idea to make a purse (with a zippered mouth) that would hold all the animals. I love the way it turned out. I took pics of the process and plan to make a pattern. yeah, yeah, etsy is really going to happen and hopefully November is the magic month.