Halloween FUN!

When you have a 3 year old they repeat about a billion different things that they want to dress up for Halloween & they change weekly.  When Avery went crazy about being a butterfly princess I snatched this cute little simple outfit fast.  She changed her mind alot, but I kept making a huge deal about it & look how adorable she turned out! 

We went trick or treating with Avery's cousin Stella & our cousin's children who are so special to us! Watching the kid's run from house to house melted my heart.  It was precious watching the joy they got out of running together getting candy.  It was such a great memory!

Proud Momma!

We are making it tradition to carve pumpkins as a family before Halloween so we enjoyed that with Daddy!

And "BOO" I packed up everything over the weekend & stored away my fun scary goodies!

You know I have a "sickness"  for decorating so I started Christmas decorating!  We don't spend Thanksgiving in our home otherwise I wouldn't put it up so quickly.  But, since we aren't home a few weekends in November & I have days worth of work on my decor, I decided to get it up now!  So here is a look at Avery's fun creation this year!

This past week after Halloween Chad took me on a date to the Chris Tomlin concert!  I just love him, & his music has really strengthened me through my life the past 6 months!  I enjoy listening to him everyday & just loved being at the concert worshiping with my sweet hubby!

As we drove into the church I took this picture on my phone!

 Avery cuddles with her Daddy everyday when he gets home from work I had to share this sweet picture!

And she looked so big before church this morning so I had to share this picture too!

With Halloween behind us we are now just busy with upcoming events at her school with her big Thanksgiving program. I am super busy decorating people's Christmas tree's, & also this month brings a huge celebration because my nephew turns 1!  

I hope you all are doing wonderful!

The month of OCTOBER 2012

This month has kept us super busy!  I love every second! 

We had our good friend Kim's little boys 1st Birthday Bash a few weeks ago! She designed the whole thing & did a caterpillar theme, it was BEYOND adorable!  Little Preston is growing up to fast, we just love him!  It's my nephews BFF!  They are precious!

I always find reason's in October to continue to decorate even more!

One day Avery wanted to bake cookies so we made pumpkin cookies- delish!

She was in her first wedding this past weekend! Our cousin from Hong Kong got married & it was the most beautiful wedding! Avery & her cousin Stella were the flower girls & they were precious!

I have tons of other pictures I just haven't had time to download all the goodies on my camera, whew!

My sister in law & cousin Gretchen were in the wedding!  I did their make-up for the wedding! So fun!

Avery had been sick this past week!  We were home for 4 days straight- EEK!  Poor thing!

When she started feeling better we joined our friend Beth & her sweet baby boy for lunch!

We are in full force Halloween clothes!

How cute is her little boy!?  We all met up for lunch along with my friend Amy, it was so nice to catch up!

And look who is doing AMAZING?  My Daddy went back to the Marina for a few more days, it closes this next week for the winter. We visited him!  Such a special moment to see him there.  He is still healing, it's been tougher than he thought but he is doing great- thank you Jesus! More updates to come on him!

He is in therapy 3 days a week now!

Avery missed visiting him, she just sat on the picnic table taking it all in again with her princess book.

The week prior he made it back to church for the first time & we all enjoyed a big family lunch again!  

Special day for us!

I praise my God everyday!  I am stronger because of my Daddy!

And of course we have been enjoying our every night bath time!  She likes to wash her hair now & started this, this month!

I enjoyed the craft fairs that come each year to our town! I went with my sis in law & our friend Kim!

The tree's are beautiful at this time of the year my sis & I enjoyed the drive through our downtown!

This month my nephew started to walk!  Such a sweet moment in our families lives we love this little guy!  He looks IDENTICAL to my brother & we all just giggle because he looks like a little man!

Hudson turns 1 next month can you believe it?  My sister in law has a crazy awesome party she has been working on for months, you just wait!

This weekend we hit up our annual pumpkin patch visit with Chad's family & roast for dinner at my Mother in-laws.  It was a pretty darn good Sunday guys!

{These are from Instagram so phone pictures & not really clear}

This month we also celebrated my friend Suzette's birthday!  I am telling you I feel blessed now more than ever to have good friends!

And my hair got chopped & completely changed this month & I must say, I'm LOVING every second of this sassy fun style!

And I'm getting ready for Christmas.  Ordered this cutie from a friend!

And have my sweet friend Amanda working on Avery's Christmas outfit!  

And guess what the end of October brings?  That is right!  My tree goes up this next weekend!  I loved my house last year I can hardly wait for the fun this year!!! Get ready hubby, alot of work in store! =)

God has really been working on me lately, & I wanted to leave you with something I read today & reposted on my facebook  page.  It's great food for the soul for this coming week!  Life is sweet, cherish each moment!

Do not expect to be treated fairly in this life. People will say and do hurtful things to you, things that you don't deserve. When someone mistreats you, try to view it as an opportunity to grow in grace. See how quickly you can forgive the one who has wounded you. Don't be concerned about setting the record straight. Instead of obsessing about other people's opinions of you, keep your focus on Me. 

Ultimately, it is My view of you that counts.

As you concentrate on relating to Me, remember that I have clothed you in My righteousness and holiness. I see you attired in these radiant garments, which I bought for you with My blood. This also is not fair; it is pure gift. When others treat you unfairly, remember that My ways with you are much better than fair. My ways are Peace and Love, which I have poured out into your heart by My Spirit.

--Jesus Calling by Sarah Young

Happy week to all!

My new hair!

Last week I got a new hair style...

... & I must say, it's super fun & I'm having a blast with it!

{I cut 3 inches off, went chocolate & auburn & added tons of layers & bangs}

I know long hair is fun & in pretty much an all of the time hair fashion but I needed some change to my life.  With all of the things going on, I felt it was time for a different little happy; one that was easier to fix & still somewhat fashionable.  

I love hair.  I think hair can tell alot about your personality & can be fun to fix.  My friend Kelly & I were talking about doing hair tutorials on her blog sometime & I can't wait to participate because I have some fun things up my sleeve!  I'm the type of girl that can't wear my hair the same way every single day, I need something different & fun to change!

I also think that hair can be fashion.  These days we worry so much about what we wear & how we look, but hair to me is also a great accessory just like an awesome blazer!  It's fun to be different & try to not always have what everyone else has. I kind of get tired of seeing the same stuff all of the time.  So- I went with bangs.  I know bangs aren't anything crazy new but it's something you don't see a ton of people have... 

So, what do you think?

I have tons to blog about the past few weeks have been so busy!  Chad has been traveling, our cousin had a wedding, my Avery is growing like a weed...