October fun!

Boy was October a busy month.  Since we moved into our House and the holidays are finally here, it is really fun to decorate and make fun crafts with the kids: the kind that don't break, so here's a list of what we made:

• Pumpkin bats
• Pumkins Rolls
• A table cloth
• Bat-Ghosts for the Chairs
• A witch pumpkin for Outside
• 3 kids costumes

Some of the crafts Lasted long enough to take a picture and some didn't make it. But the process was loads of fun!

• Pumpkin bats: These made it, but they were mush even before Halloween hit, which was funny cause we had to use a hammer and pliers in order to get the wings in the pumpkin.  They were as hard as a rock to begin with.  The girls painted them all by themselves, which I was very proud of.

This one was Ashley's Bat and as you can tell it went to mush the fastest.

This one was Hannah's.

And finally this one was John's, hence the baby fangs.
• Pumkins Rolls: I thought these were a great decoration cause the kids loved to play with them and they were pretty much indestructable.  I just took some fabric and wrapped them around toilet paper, added a stem and a leaf and they were done.

• A table cloth: this one ended up in the laudry after the girls drug it around our house like a blanket, however it did last about 3 weeks on the table.
• Bat-Ghosts for the Chairs: these were fun for the kids especially John.  We took felt and made ghosts and bats and put them on pillowcases that went on our dining chairs.  The Instructions siad to use repositionable spray on glue.  Bad idea for those with kids.  John would take off the bats and the eyes and hide them somewhere cause I can only find a few bats at present. It wouldn't be so bad if they just got repositioned but he felt the need to take them off and hide them. They are most likely in a toy bucket now.  He had fun doing it though.  So alas, no pictures.
• A witch pumpkin for Outside: This was a cute idea I found and copied from a magazine, however somewhere alsong the way the Witch hat either blew away or misteriously disappeared.

• 3 kids costumes: This year I was faced this the dilema of making versus buying costumes: and the decision was to make them.  I started a little late this year but they were done on time, so that's all that matters.  I had saved up 5 coupons and decided to check out Joanns and see what I could find.  It's always a little scarry getting fabric cut  cause you never really know what your going to spend.  I always end up overspending, but this year was our year.  I only spent $15 for the fabric for all three costumes which was quite unexpected. They were all pretty simple to sew with the exception of Ashley's chef hate.  I think I spent an hour looking at the fabric and the instructions trying to figure out how to put in together, But other than that no major dimemas. It was a lot of fun to sew them and the kids thought they were great.  Hannah's was the cowgirl, John was a doctor and Ashley was a chef.  I tailored their costumes to their personalities.  Hannah really loves horses! and Ashley loves to help me cook!  John ended up as the doctor just because. 

A Sad Tale of Our Swimmingpool!

          Now that summer has come to an end, it would be fitting to share some pictures, because I am a procrasinator.  It began when I was in school and college and has contuined on into motherhood.  So sorry for all who follow our blog, I have intentions of posting photos, it usually comes a few months after the intitial thought of, "that would be fun to put on our blog".  My excuses is,"I have 3 kids all under the age of 5" and I'm sticking to it.

          So back to our sad story.  We moved out to Buckeye and finally have a backyard, unfinished but still a backyard.  We got the girls a swimmingpool and they have loved it.  The sad story is that it only lasted a month.  I had been researching online for larger inset inflatable pools and reading other people's reviews.  I found one review that said a cat had popped their pool with its claws.  About a week later, their pool met its fate.  We got up one morning and it was completly deflated.  I grew up with cats, but at this moment, I do not care for them. So no more inflatable pools, we will have to either dig a big hole in the gound or save up for an above ground metal framed pool.

          The good thing is that I was able to get some pictures before it was destroyed by a pesky cat. Sorry, but no pictures of John jr. He loves taking a bath, but he hated the pool and wanted nothing to do with it.

Ashley loved the mermaid we got her and Hannah is in the backround ready to prounce and spray water !

They had a blast while it lasted.