What a doll!

Here are 2 sneak peek pictures of Dixie's Halloween photos by my friend, Amber. I am so excited about them. She literally is a doll!

Trunk or Treat

Last night we went to a Trunk or Treat at the YMCA. Our church helped out by passing out candy and making balloon animals (Evan has become a balloon animal master:) This was Dixie's first year to actually Trick or Treat. She had no clue what was going on and barely held onto her bucket as I pushed her around in her stroller. We had practiced saying "Trick or Treat" all day but in public she just gave a blank stare. Oh well, she was cute anyway.

I let her have her very first sucker and she LOVED it! She kept saying "yummy...yummy." We dressed her as a rag doll courtesy of Dee Dee, the baby and I were a pumpkin and Evan was a rodeo clown. It was a fun night to be involved with the community and it's even more fun digging in her candy bucket....mmmm. Professional pictures of Dixie in her costume to come soon...I can't wait!

The pumpkin preggo and Annie preggo

Evan and Matt entertaining the kids with their mad balloon animal skills

Dixie's first sucker...yummy!

Our Halloween Family

Just a side funny.. I dressed as a ragdoll and used the same wig when I was only a few weeks pregnant with Dixie. Can you see the resemblance?

Down on the Farm

We visited a local farm here in town with all the babies last weekend. They had a pumpkin festival, which was nothing compared to the ones in Virginia, but it was still fun. I really wanted to get a picture of all the cousins together, but it was not happening. Here are a few that I did get:

Uh oh, Audrey got a splinter!

Dixie grabbing Daddy's nose as we wait for the hay ride that we never got to ride:(

Checking out the baby calfs. He slobbered all over Dixie's John Deere shoes.

Love this picture of Sylvan. He was so excited to see that chick.

Soryn having fun tickling Dixie

My favorite pic because it depicts the kid's personalities so well. Brooke is chilling with her cool shades on, Soryn was trying to give a big "cheese" for the camera, Audrey is dumping hay all over Soryn's head, Dixie is crying and Sylvan is just standing there like "huh?" Cracks me up!!!

It was also my mom's birthday that day, and we celebrated Evan and Jerry's birthdays too:

Backyard Movie Night

This post is way overdue, but I had to post it because it was so much fun. Evan and I decided to host a Backyard movie night a few weeks ago. It just so happened that then the weather was nice and cool with no humidity.....now that it's almost November the heat and mugginess are back. We invited friends, family and neighbors and told everyone to bring lawn chairs and blankets. We provided popcorn, drinks and the movie on the big screen. Evan actually built the screen backdrop and we used a white sheet to cover it. It worked great. We showed "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" since most people have kids. I think the grown men enjoyed the movie the most though:)

Of course I went around flashing the camera in everyone's face during the movie, but I had to document the event. We are looking forward to doing another one in the Spring and hopefully it being a neighborhood outreach. Our church is doing one in a few weeks at a ballpark and I'm super excited to see and meet all the people who come out.

Maternity Pics

My friend Amber took maternity pics for us. She did such a good job and I am so thankful to have these to look back on through the years. You can check out her page on Facebook :

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Amber-V-Photography/122518037766324

Homemade gifts

These are not Fall crafts, but my most recent homemade gift items (all about keeping it cheap and getting my creative itch out):

New personalized brag book filled with family photos for my mom

Cash Envelopes for my mom. We are studying Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace, which encourages you to use cash instead of credit or debit so you can visually see how much money you are spending and have left. I decorated them and laminated them for reuse and to make it cuter than a plain envelope
Matching burp cloth and Tie-zee for my friend Krista who is expecting a baby boy next month.

Happy Birthday Evan

Evan turned 27 this week....youngin'. We did a low key celebration at home with cupcakes. Dixie enjoyed it.