4th Annual Pumpkin Carving Party! We had a great time on Saturday. It would have been perfect except my dad got sick and he and Brenda didn't come, and my boy, Timothy was out of town~I thought I'd just put some pictures up...Mike and I getting ready for the fam~We were up early and I was … [Read more...]
Twas the night before the Pumpkin Carving Party…
It's the eve of my party and I think we're ready! I've been running errands all day. It's colder than it's supposed to be here in the ATL and it's been raining buckets. Both of these things are great. If you can be home, snuggling in. Just a quick note to show you the little favors I did for … [Read more...]
Don’t ‘cha love party favors?
I hate being left out of Tablescape Thursdays over at Between Naps on the Porch...so I'm linking an older post that focusing on party favors BUT DOES show several little table settings I've done in the past...I hope that's legal!? love to you peeps and I hope you get an idea or two!Today I'm … [Read more...]
Setting the stage for more important things…
Up at 4 am! Thoughts and more thoughts. My to-do list jumping up and down in my head demanding attention. I took some time to read the Bible and talk to God. My question for Him this morning was: why do I put so much effort into these family things? Am I focusing too much on the unimportant?The … [Read more...]
Oh Dear Lord, I’m ADD!
Okay, so if you care this morning I had 9 more things on my "to-do" list for my Pumpkin Carving party on Saturday. Today I spent 5 hours painting the front porch. This is not on my list. Shoot. I'm suspicious I have a bit of ADD. I went out to touch up the door frame, which was on my list and … [Read more...]
Counting Down to the Pumpkin Carving Party!
It's 7 days until our Family Pumpkin Carving Smack-down! That can only mean 1 thing...My List :)It's work day at our house!!! I'm jazzed. I was up at 6:00 making a list. Mike grunted and rolled out of bed only when the coffee was ready.I was giddy with excitement at 7:00 and ready to walk … [Read more...]
3rd Annual Pumpkin Carving!
Pumpkin Carving Contest 2007! Everyone brought their A Game to the 3rd annual Autumn Celebration! I ordered the invitation from Snapfish with a picture of a pumpkin I carved the year before. We had Barbecue (pulled pork and turkey breast) catered by Smokey Bones. This year we even had a trophy for … [Read more...]
2nd Annual Autumn Celebration
In October 2005 we had our second Autumn Party. We focused a little bit more on the pumpkin carving this time. Everyone brought their own pumpkins and planned ahead what they would carve. We kept the food similar to the first year and my daughter hired a photographer to come take family … [Read more...]
Celebrate! It’s Important!
First Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest~2004~ I'm planning already. October 25 is just over a month away. It's our 4th Annual Family Pumpkin Carving Contest! We kicked off this new tradition in October 2004. We make a big effort in our family to get together several times a year. My … [Read more...]