Costumes of Halloweens Past

Okay....so I couldn't help doing this as well.  Look at my little munchkin grow.  It took me a bit to find the pics from the first two years though.

 

2005

 

My little lady bug.  I got this costume off of Ebay for like $10 as a set with the costume she wore the next year.  I loved her chubby little cheeks.  Gosh I miss that plump little baby. 

 

2006

 

This pumpkin costume came with the ladybug one.  Loved it.  She adored it too.  She was so excited about Halloween that year.  I love this picture.

2007

 

I purchased this adorable pink kitty costume the previous year on clearance.  My girl really dug this costume.  She was the Cat's Meow, and won her first costume contest at a local harvest party. 

 

2008

Yeeeeeeeeeee Haw!  My little Cowgirl.  This was the first year I stepped into making Sugar's costume.  I embellished a simple denim jumper dress for her cowgirl look.  The boots were borrowed, the hat was purchased, and the horse was from a costume clearance the year before.  The freckles.....topped it all off.  Adorable.

2009

Sugar wanted to be a cheetah, and I figured....why not? So I whipped up this costume from my imagination.  She loved it.  It made her feel fierce and sassy.

2010

This was the year my girl was alllllllllll about "The Wizard of Oz."  It was super fun to whip up this dress, snap up the ruby red slippers, and borrow a basket for Toto.  This costume was so easy and fun.

2011

This was the year I LOST.MY.MIND and spend an amazing amount of time making the perfect Rapunzel costume from the movie, Tangled. I made the dress and the wig. It took me two months, but it turned out better than either of us could have imagined. My girl felt really special.

 

2012

 

To be continued....

Oh How Time flies

I'm feeling pretty nostalgic these days. I decided that I wanted to take a moment to look back at Octobers past.

 

 

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006

 

 

 

 

2007

 

 

 

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

oh and you can't miss this Video of her doing the 5 Little pumpkins: Tooo cute

 

 

2010

 

 

 

 

2011

 

 

 

 

2012

 

 

 

Love that she is wearing the same shirt for the last 3 years. :) She is growing fast...but not tooooooooooooo fast. 

Pumpkin Patch Time

"Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile." ~William Cullen Bryant

I really do love Fall.  The cold crisp mornings, and the beautiful sunny afternoons.  What a delight.
 

We had the honor of getting up to the pumpkin patch TWICE this year.  Once for a fun fall birthday party, and once with her class from school.  Both days were fabulously perfect. 

 

Both times were filled with friends and fun.






Gotta love the silly faces.






Picking the perfect pumpkin can be such a challenge for a seven year old.







But both times she was successful. The first day she found "Pum", and the second day she found "Kin". They are a perfect match.

 

 

 

One of the sweetest parts to see this year was the day that the second grade class was there, the morning was rather chilly. While standing in line, I noticed several of the girls had paired up for some snuggles. It was lovely to see that they are so very fond of each other.

 

 

 

 

 

I'm not sure this guy provided any warmth, though.

 

 

 

 

 

We are so very blessed. Life is good!

 

 

52 Weeks of me 2012~ week 43

The theme/prompt for the week was: MOVEMENT

 

I had intended to play around with the camera and come up with some really fun for this week, but alas.....it was a crazy week, and I didn't find the time.

 

I did grab this shot of myself when I got home from work last night. It is a movement of sorts. You see I haven't worn a skirt or dress in at least 8 years. In fact, Sugar Bear has never seen me in a dress or skirt. (she still hasn't, because she was off to grandma and grandpa's farm on Friday.)

 

Anyhow.....I have been wanting to get some fashionable, good quality, comfy boots for a long, long, long time, and I finally bit the bullet and did ordered some. Remember....I don't spend money all that easily. They came in the mail Thursday, and I was so excited to show them off. I want to be a bit less lazy about my appearance. I'm hoping these boots motivate me. I purchased 6 skirts for only $23 Friday afternoon at The Goodwill.  It is a skirt MOVEMENT in my life.

 

My hand looks wierd because I was trying to hide the remote shutter release.  I need to work on looking more natural when shooting remotely.

 

 

 

The theme/prompt for next week is: Scary