It's almost Halloween!

Hello! It's been awhile since I posted...yeah I know I sound like a broken record right? But it has been wildly busy ever since my kids started back to school. Between volleyball practices, volleyball games, spell bowl practices, my little 5 year old son having separation anxiety every morning before school...it's been just a tad bit busy! But I think things have finally calmed down a bit...I think. I probably shouldn't count my chickens before they hatch right? Oh great, now I have myself all worried, I probably jinxed myself for sure! LOL! Ooooh well....anyways, just wanted to share some pictures of our newly carved pumpkins! My family and I spent the afternoon each carving our own pumpkins :) We all drew our own pictures and carved them, even my 5 year old...with one of those cool safety carvers of course :) So I took some super cool pictures to share them with you!
Above is my husband's happy pumpkin and my spooky tree!
And above is Hannah's super awesome zombie pumpkin and Evan's adorable puppy and owl pumpkin! Aren't they great!! :)
Mwahaa haa!!!

Hannah with her pumpkin

Evan with his pumpkin!

Our little 65 VW bug is all dressed up for Halloween too! We put pumpkin lights on the roof rack! Isn't that just cool!?

And after lighting our pumpkins to see what they looked like....the moon started coming up behind the clouds! It was sooo pretty and yeah...a little creeeepy too!!

Happy Halloween to all my friends! Hope it's super spooooky!!

Hugs, Kimi :)

Birthdays and Giveaways...

We've had another birthday to celebrate in our family. My sweetie pie husband turned the big FOUR OOOOH (a.k.a. 40) yesterday! We celebrated by giving him this big ole birthday cake...

LOL....

It was complete with 40 candles...the light was blinding...hee hee ;0)

Here's my sweetie who, by the way, does NOT like
his picture being taken. As a matter of fact in this
very picture he is in the middle of saying..
"You better not be taking my picture"
Ummm....oookay.....
HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY HONEY!
WITH LOTS OF LOVE, HUGS & KISSES
I LOVE YOU!!!!!

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I also wanted to share a couple of fun giveaways being offered by some blogger friends of mine. The first is being offered by Little Bearries...to visit her blog and read about her giveaway just click on the picture that looks like the one below on the sidebar of my blog and it will take you right to it!
The second giveaway I would like to share is being offered from Fatsew Cat Quilts. This is a pay it forward type giveaway...to read more about it please click on the picture, like the one below, on the sidebar of my blog to visit her giveaway!
Don't miss out...these are fun and FREE for you so why not check them out!
Thanks so much and I hope you all have a great day!
Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs, Kimi

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Home again

Just got back home from a lovely trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. We stayed in this beautiful cabin located deep in the woods in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. No internet access, no phone...just God's beauty all around. No other cabins or homes near by, only a little creek across the drive to keep us company.

Yes, in case you're wondering, my husband had to drag me kicking and screaming when it was time to leave for home...

While folding my laundry today...

Have you ever wondered where all those socks mysteriously disappear to out of your dryer, you know, the ones you can never find the matches for? I think I may have solved the mystery...

Upon closer inspection...

I think we got our man...

A Producer in the making??

Presenting my 4 year old son's film making debut. Viewer discretion is advised...

***No parents were injured during the making of this film***



I feel an Acadamy Award coming on...

Blinded by the light...

Ever been woke up by a 4 year old before? If so, then you know they can come up with some pretty creative ideas to get you out of bed in the morning. I thought I would share the story of how my son got me out of bed yesterday morning.

Now I must first set the scene so you can appreciate this story from a first person point of view of the events as they unfolded.

I am sleeping peacefully in my dark, dark room when I hear my little boy's sweet voice ask "Mommy are you going to get up?"..."Yes honey - in just a minute or two ok?". I hear tiny footsteps running away down the hall as I fall back into a relaxing sleep...once again I hear that sweet voice "Mommy?"...I slowly open my eyes...and when what to my wondering eyes should appear but a camera flash being held quite near...as my eyes attempt to focus and recoup from the glare...away he flew down the hall only his tiny footsteps could I hear....