Show and Tell Sunday..Share a Vintage Collection

Wow! I almost missed out, but just noticed that people are playing Show and Tell Sunday today. The topic: share a vintage collection. I chose to share my collection of vintage wedding cake toppers. I love to collect these because I find them so beautiful, whimsical, and interesting. I am intrigued by the fact that each has a story to tell but can't. Each topper belonged to a couple somewhere in time...gracing their own wedding cake. I love how all the couples look togehter. I have received many as gifts, even receiving one from a swap partner because she read in my profile that I collect them.

Happy Birthday Annie!!

This is Annie, my youngest child. I cannot believe she is 7 years old....time flies!!! This past Saturday we survived her "Jungle Treasure Hunt" birthday party. Annie and Emma (9) thought up this theme and just told me what to do. The girls decorated safari vests (paper bags), and wore their safari hats (Oriental Trading Co.).

We got some ideas online from Family Fun. They have lots of printable things....like labels for the food for these hungry treasure hunters. My favorite was the live worms, hot dogs cut into four lengthwise pieces each and boiled in water...causing them to curl up and look like worms. They were a hit on top of the macaroni and cheese.

Annie got lots of fun presents!! She even got an ant farm....so we quickly sent off for the ants through the mail. Annie is very excited for those ants to arrive! Thanks everyone !

Party time!!!!

My Mom orchestrated a treasure hunt around our property with rhyming clues. It was pretty awesome! At the end, the girls found the treasure chest, and it was full of toys and candy...including gold chocolate coins! We filled the girls' take-home goody bags with the booty!

Happy Birthday Annie!!! Hope your year is full of fun an blessings! I love you!!

Wordless Wednesday...Happy Fall from My House to Yours!!

Things I Love About Fall!

1. The leaves changing colors

2. The crisp, cool feeling in the air

3. Fall colors

4. Decorating with pumpkins, leaves,pomegranates,

pottery, turkeys, cream ware, candles.

5. Making comfort food (corn chowder over mashed potatoes

with scallops, and stuffed pork chops with apples and sweet

potatoes are 2 things I made this past week)

6. Visiting a pumpkin patch

7. The way the grocery store smells

8. Picking apples

9. Making a turkey with my hand (you know...the craft where you
trace your hand and the thumb becomes the turkey's head,etc..)

10. Baking (pumpkin-chocolate chip cookies!!!)

11. Having a fire

12. Hanging out with Rob in our jammies

13. Reading through some of my favorite Christmas

books and planning for Christmas

14. Snuggling in my bed early in the morning with one of my

kids

15. Garage saling when its not hot!!

Vintage Fall Inspiration

Vintage Fall Inspiration
Originally uploaded by thislittlepiggy

Had some fun this morning on flickr. Hope this inspires everyone with their decorating. I love this time of year! We have had a couple of cooler days now after a dreadful heat wave (must sound strange to those already getting snow!), and I have enjoyed them so much. Hope to take some photos of my hutch all dolled up for fall soon. (Must find all necessary cords....and we are still somewhat living out of boxes). I am craving pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and wanting to make soup and muffins! Happy Fall!! Love, Kristin