Last year for Halloween, I went all out for Katherine's costume.  She was a Rockford Peach last year and her costume was perfection (because I was obsessed with authenticity).  Read about last year's costume here. This year, I went simple and created a Kitty Cat costume for her.  I chose this because it was an easy DIY costume (any costume involving a tutu...

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Warning:  I'm about to overload you with adorable photos from our week of Halloween fun.   We've really been getting into the Halloween spirit around here this week, packing as much fall fun into each day as humanly possible. We've spent almost every afternoon playing outside in the yard.  Katherine loves picking up the fallen leaves and has started an impressive leaf collection....

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It's been a while since I did an Etsy finds post, so I thought I'd share a few of my most recent Etsy purchases with you. I stumbled upon Glass Poppies' shop a while back and loved her hand stamped jewelry. She has lots of different items available in her shop and can personalize your item for you.  Plus, I've never had a faster...

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It's been raining for days here in St. Louis, and I'm running out of ideas to keep this rambunctious toddler occupied.  On Monday we were expecting severe weather, so I set up the kiddie table in the living room, threw some coloring books and crayons on the table and let Katherine go at it. This turned into an all day affair for me,...

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It's been one of those weeks around here.  Bad news keeps getting worse, plans keep getting interrupted, and my faith in humanity in general is fading.  Fast. "No Make-Up Monday" turned into "No Make-Up Tuesday," which turned into "Maybe Some Mascara Wednesday," followed by "Why Bother Thursday" and "WTF Friday." What do we do when things get tough?  Make pumpkin smoothies, go outside,...

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Oh Halloween, how I love thee.  Our Halloween decorations have been out for about a week now, and with a brand new shiny Hobby Lobby store just 8 whole minutes from my house, you can bet I've been stocking up on goodies. I like to reuse most of our decorations from year to year (See previous years' decorations here, here, and here.), but this...

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