so...

When you're child # 4...

...you teach yourself to ride a two-wheeler...

...and have it mastered in *like* ten minutes.

Pretty impressive, huh?

Pretty cute, too.

Nothing is going to stop this girl.

the peeps needed some friends...

I've been working on more projects. Why? Because these are so stinkin' easy. All it took was 1/2 yard of burlap (a whole $1.50), some craft paint and a little embroidery floss. We (Hi Jennie!) made stencils just using printer paper & an x-acto knife and had at it. The burlap is folded in half so place plastic bags in between the layers so the paint doesn't seep through when you stencil. Let it dry, stitch around the edges and hang as you please.

Easy peasy.

It is especially fun if you grab a friend (Hi again, Jennie!) and a few (or a lot) of cinnamon devils and a healthy portion of diet coke.

meet my new friends...

...the Halloween peeps...

I think he's my favorite!

I love to do stuff like this. Sadly, I don't have much time to do it these days. It took about 2 hours (while 7 kids destroyed my house), and was totally worth it!

Welcome, October!