Instaweek

These kids love bath time!

I celebrated my birthday all week!  My first birthday gift from a sweet friend!

Aunt Beth got hold of Carter Man's hair!

I came home from school and was greeted by this pink tiger (courtesy of carnival day at school and past halloween costumes).

We spent the night at Mimi and Poppa's and had cookies and milk!  Yum!!!

I loaded my trunk up in one trip on Friday afternoon...a laptop bag, 2 tote bags, a crockpot, 2 gift bags, 2 lunchbags, a purse, and my "fall file" trash bag.  I'm sure I looked pretty ridiculous walking out of the school! 

On my birthday morning, John and the kids had decorated, gave me some gifts and cards, and got me donuts for breakfast!  I'm so lucky!!!

Love these sweet kids!  Going to church on a cool fall morning!

Carter's First Haircut

(I'm playing catch-up here.)

Waaayy back before school started, Carter had his first haircut.  Aunt Beth cut it in my momma's kitchen.  Keepin' it real!  He sat in a booster seat with a snack and a cup.  He had it made!

Aunt Beth did a great job!

He's such a handsome boy!

Love this red, curly hair!!!

Hello Fall

I welcomed fall with a few little changes in our home.  First, some scarecrows, kale, and a pumpkin were added to the front door.

I have so many ideas for our mantle, but unfortunately, it holds a tv.  Ugh!  So, I don't have much room to work with.  I thought I would keep it simple with my Red Letter Words verse, dried flowers from my Matron of Honor bouquet this summer, Cinderella pumpkins, and candlesticks.

Love this cozy little spot in the living room!

This is my absolute favorite fall smell...Farmhouse Apple...mmm!

I switched out the kids' books to some of our favorite stories about pumpkins, apples, and leaves!

I added this felt leaf garland to our kitchen chalkboard.

We love apples!  Yum!  (I like mine covered in caramel)

Gourds and pinecones say fall to me. 

I moved a few things around on the kitchen counters...just to keep things fresh.

And the final change, a bowl of candy corn was set out and has already been eaten.  What is it about that orange and yellow candy?  Why is it so irresistible???

Weekly Instagram Pics

I had yet another extremely busy week and I only took a couple of pics.

As Pete the Cat would say, "I was rockin' in my school shoes!"

Carter loves to kick!  He turned this punch balloon into a kick balloon.  You had to see it to fully appreciate his talent!  Ha!

Grace celebrated the letter Tt at school with a Teddy Bear Tea Party.  She brought Tinkerbear with a chef hat on.  Why a chef hat?  Because somebody had to make the tea.

We welcomed in fall with yummy candy corn!

This was sitting in my bed watching Sesame Street this morning while I was getting ready for church...interesting.

I'm really hoping to have some regular, normal posts for you this week, not just a weekly instagram dump.  We will see!

Happy Fall Y'all!

I love fall!

I love cooler weather!

I love caramel apples!

I love sweaters!

I love my birthday!

I love boots!

I love redecorating!

I loves changing leaves!

I love pumpkins!

Source: flickr.com via Jennifer on Pinterest