Fall Weekends and Hayrides

This weekend was the Fall Festival at the Reston Town Center. We went and enjoyed the beautiful fall weather. We got there right as it started, which was good in some ways... but then it seemed to take forever for the time for the store-to-store Trick or Treating to come. I don’t think it was as fun as last year... but it was still well worth the $5 donation to get in. Last year we looked at the line for face painting, but it was so long we didn’t dare attempt it. This time we arrived just after it began and jumped into the short line right away. The face painters are wonderful. Very talented and quick. It’s a good thing too as they were mobbed the entire event. Also last year we missed out on the hay rides because of the lines and we able to make it on easy peasy this year.... right after the face painting. The giant Belgium horses were going a pretty good clip... making me a little nervous sitting on that slippery hay! I’m such a chicken! Here is me and A~ before the horses took off. You can see the incredible face painting... really made my little princess stand out!

A~ made me a collage Saturday morning. She glued bits of ribbon on to make the flower petals. Turned out very cute. It is now adorning the guest room door.

Before I go... here’s a layout I made for the October wall over at Scrapbooks Plus. This is Sergio and A~ on the hayride at Cox’s Farm about a month ago. We just love hayrides!


much love,
erin

So Far Behind

It seems that I am always behind. Sometimes it's just a little bit... other times it's bunches and bunches! :) I took the Shimelle class about home months ago... it's in the blog history and I'm afraid to look to see exactly how long ago it was. I've downloaded all the class handouts and read some of them. However, not a single portion has been completed. How sad!

This month's Design Team papers from Scrapbooks Plus were warm and cozy... so I thought that I'd make myself a home mini-book to featured some of the things I like about our first home. It's semi-inspired by the Shimelle class... and one day I'll get around to reading the handouts and doing the assignments... I guess it's my take on the theme having read the class description! lol :)




















I still need to add the journaling... but, as you know, I'm a bit behind! ;-)

much love,
erin

The Color Purple

There's something to be said for a favorite color. Right now A~'s favorite color is purple. Well, actually, if you ask her what her favorite color is she will say, "purple, pink, orange, and red." Apparently one favorite is just not sufficient!

I recently tried a new recipe for a quick and easy version of Chicken Marsala. I didn't have any Marsala wine... so I used some red wine instead... it's only a little bit, so it won't make a different, right? Well, it smelled good and it tasted good... but it was totally purple. When A~ asked what we were having for dinner I told her, "We're having purple chicken." Luckily she bought it... and she ate it... and she actually asked for more! (Way to go, Mom!)


To continue on the theme.... last weekend we went to Disney on Ice and got this cute purple, flower hat with our cotton candy. (She also got a purple t-shirt with all the little fairys on it, but I don't have a picture yet. I thought the green Tinkerbell shirt was cuter, but she had to have the purple... and it was cheaper too! What luck!)


More later...

much love,
erin