Tooth-Fairy Sighting!

The tooth-fairy came to our house last night because GQ lost his first tooth! It's been loose for a couple weeks and yesterday morning it was basically laying in his mouth...I totally thought he was going to swallow it. He played with it with his tongue but it never fully popped out and he refused to pull it himself. After trying to convince him to pull it before soccer we gave up and went to the game. About 1/2 way into the game it was bothering him and he wanted to stop playing. We were talking to him on the side line and some how convinced him that it would be alright if daddy pulled it out. He sort of said yes so I held his head and daddy pulled it out. It didn't really involve pulling, basically just taking it out of his mouth. He was shocked and thrilled and hurried off on the field to show his team mates. Big news for a team of under 6 players ;)

Happy Halloween!

Here it is...GQ's costume...Robin! He looked so cute and was the only Robin we saw last night. Our neighborhood was packed full of goblins, super-heroes, princesses and lots more. It was so much fun!

Trick-or-Treating didn't start off that well. Friday GQ came down with a low-grade fever than kept him on the couch sleeping most of the day. By Saturday he was feeling better, no fever but still not his normal energy level. GQ was so excited about Trick-or-Treating so we told him that as long as he rested all day and no fever he could go out. When we walked out the door to take some pictures and hit the neighborhood it was pouring rain...pouring rain! Luckily the rain blew over quickly and we were off.

GQ was so good about taking his turn going up and down steps to neighbor's porches and using his manners. He really had a great time! When I asked him what his favorite part of the evening was he told me "saying Trick-or-Treat and Thank you!" {I just love him to pieces!}

Countdown to Halloween!

GQ just realized that Halloween is this week! We were watching the morning news and he heard the anchors talk about trick-or-treating on Saturday. Excitedly, he announced to me that he got to wear a costume this week and go out for Halloween!

Good thing we remembered to order GQ's costume LAST NIGHT! With all our house business going on we've sort of forgotten the details of the fall season. Instead of putting out decorations, buying pumpkins, etc. we're packing boxes and working on all the details that come with moving.

Can't wait for the costume to arrive and see it on GQ! I know he's going to look so cute. I can't wait for trick-or-treating either! Each year it gets a bit more fun as GQ really gets into fun of the day. He can't have 2/3 of the candy that's collected but he sure enjoys going around the 'hood with all the other kiddos.

I'll be sure to post pictures next week!

Happy Halloween!

5 years old!

It's hard to believe that our little baby is now five years old! The years have gone by so very quickly...faster than I ever imagined. Everybody tells you it happens that way but until you're reaching little or big milestones with your little one you don't always realize it....you wake up and they're five!

GQ has been the light in our lives. As frustrating and ornery as he can get, he's just this little ball of fun that can put a smile on your face even in the most serious of discipline moments. Everyday I'm amazed at what he knows, the information he so easily absorbs and can spill out when we least expect it. Sometimes funny, sometimes a little embarrassing.

If you've ever met a kid that loves to talk, they've got nothing on GQ! LOL! He will talk from the moment he wakes until he falls asleep. Sometimes we have to remind him to stop talking so he can fall asleep. While we were house hunting we explained to GQ that mommy and daddy we're looking at houses and the realtor was there to answer our questions not his. At one point while his daddy was reminding him about that he told daddy "I can't stop talking!"

GQ is our little soccer super-star. He really is quite the player. GQ and daddy have always played together and it shows on the field. It just comes quite naturally for him and he wants to be out there getting that ball, making goals and helping the team. (I think he likes occasionally falling into the dirt, too!) GQ's game on Saturday was extra fun since it was in the rain and he could get wet and muddy while playing! He sort of surprised everybody during that game with some skills they haven't learned as part of the soccer program. GQ took a header and proceeded to get the ball in his control and travel down the field to score a goal! I was impressed and thrilled for him! A little shocked, too, I didn't realized he knew how to head the ball correctly.

Anyway...I could gush about GQ for hours, but I don't want to bore you. The pics above are a few out of about 175 pics a friend of mine took for his birthday. Just wanted to share a few. GQ has a sweet little girl friend that we do a lot with, so we had her in some shots, too. They are so cute together...they remind us of an older, married couple. When they get along, it's really really well. When they argue, it's like they've been married and together for years. It's cute and she puts up so well with GQ's orneryness and can give it right back to him. It's the perfect friendship!

Lots of new in our life right now...

We've had a busy time in the last month. It seems like things have calmed down but I think we're just getting used to being busy. GQ is playing soccer that now has us up early on Saturday mornings (he's quite the soccer super-star!) I miss lazy Saturday mornings but watching him play is so much fun!

We've also decided to remain living in the south and buy a house. No more renting...we're going to have a place of our own again in about a month. So we've been busy with all that home buying entails...all the docs for a mortgage, inspections, appraisals, etc. It's been interesting for us because they do things slightly different down here in SC. We don't have a title company that you let handle everything, we hire an attorney and coordinate things with them. It's still not too difficult, it's just one more thing we had to choose instead of going w/whatever title company the real estate company generally uses. It's all worth it in the end, but keeping track of what's going on, where we are in the process and what I have to do to get this house ready to move is time consuming!

Because our move is in the near future, I won't be doing much crafting until we move. I've actually packed my crafty closet up into boxes. The exciting news is that in my new house, I have my very own craft room...that's right, my very own CRAFT ROOM! So excited...I'm sort of planning things out in my head. I have a trip to Ikea all planned out (should probably let hubby in on some of the details!) So a month or two in a box will be totally worth it when I have a whole room to spread out and use.

So no crafty pictures for a while, but I had GQ's pictures taken for his 5th birthday and will share those soon...

Quicky wedding card...

A very quick wedding card I made this weekend. I embossed some white cardstock and cut into a wedding cake shape. The chocolate brown ribbon is just a little scrap I had lying around. And a few mini-pearls were added to the cake to give it a touch of elegance.

elements:
cardstock: Stampin' Up (Kraft, whisper white, chocolate chip)
embossing folder: Cuddlebug
pearls: Hero Arts
ribbon: misc scrap

Done!

This morning was Charlotte's Race for the Cure and I ran my first 5k! Not the greatest time, but I ran it and I'm very proud of myself. It took six months of training, but I did it. I never thought I'd run a mile and now I can run slightly over three!

I didn't get to see GQ's soccer practice today because timing wise it didn't work out with the race, but they brought me home some beautiful flowers as congratulations. Aren't they pretty?! There is a rose from the husband and one from GQ and the mums are from my in-laws.

I never could have run this 5k without motivation and support from family and friends. I probably would have given up my training at week four when I had to start running for 10 mins, I think. So thank you family! Thank you friends! And THANK YOU PAULA for running with me this morning! Love you all!

The Pleated Poppy GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Be sure to check out the link below for a chance to win an absolutely adorable checkbook cover and poppy pins...all handmade by a busy mommy.

The Pleated Poppy GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Halloween: Basic Grey style

This two page spread was done using a kit created by Basic Grey using their Eerie line. It's so cute and so simple to put together. This kit is going to be offered as a class soon at Southern Scrapbooks. Be sure to stop in the store or check out their calendar online if you're interested in creating.

elements:
Basic Grey Eerie 12x12 Dracula
Basic Grey Eerie 12x12 Freak
Basic Grey Eerie 12x12 Reaper
Basic Grey Eerie 12x12Witches Brew
Basic Grey Eerie 12x12 Spider Web
Basic Grey Eerie Epoxy Stickers
Basic Grey Eerie Doilie/Kraft
Basic Grey Eerie Mini Monogram

Finally, some flowers...

Way back in June GQ planted some zinnia seeds. We watered them, gave them sun and all we got were there tall stems with some leaves...for months and months. Finally, just the other day we saw some flower buds and now we have some pretty flowers. Pretty exciting stuff! Especially since we'd gone for so many months with nothing, I figured flowers were never going to come!