Last Saturday was our second annual Fall Pumpkin Party. We inivited a couple of other families to have dinner and play a few games. Aaron and I felt very adult having families with kids over - it's like we've graduated to a whole new level of adulthood. Aaron bought our new Christmas tree on Halloween (an awesome 9ft tree that was prelit for only $130 at Walmart) and he was itching to put it up. I mentioned how I had seen a "fall tree" at a craft store and so we went and bought a bunch of fall leaves that were on sale and voila! A fall tree that looks pretty awesome.
For our dinner we made taco soup, a pumpkin Thai soup and cornbread.
We then played a few rounds of Don't Eat Pete! I made a board and cups from the cricut... I secretly hope my mom will forget that I have it.
When I made the cups I let AJ play with the paper scraps - she had lots of fun detsroying and shredding them.
After a rousing game of Don't Eat Pete we frosted cookies and had pumpkin cake (the kids were definatly hiped up on sugar when they left our house!). It was a nice evening andI think
everyone had a good time - I sure did. It's nice to talk to other moms - I was talking to Katy and she was mentioning how her doctor always managed to scare her with off handedly mentioning things that her daughter wasn't textbook about. I mentioned how mine was the same way - come to find out we have the same doctor!
The holidays have started and I just have to smile. It's the time of year I fell in love with Aaron and it just adds to its meaning for me. To have a little family to share this time of year with is a blessing.
AJ needed a hat to keep her head warm. Her head is too big for baby sized hats and too small for the toddler ones. So I decided to make her one. I got out my handy crochet hook and yarn and made her one to go with her purple outfits. Now I need to make one to go with all her outfits! She's so cute in it we just had to take pictures to share. The pattern is really easy, if you go to http://www.yarncat.com/ and look at the modern flapper hats there are some great patterns and ideas. The only thing I added was the ball on top.
Last year I made a few hats for my family and I have to admit it's fun to be able to make hats for my little girl!
