oh my, I have ignored my blog.  But busy is the general theme around here!  And I don’t expect it to slow down any with birthday celebrations, Thanksgiving and holiday preparations!

That being said. Here is the last couple weeks in review.

- My niece Katelyn celebrated her 9th birthday!

- I made her this really cool purse cake.

- We celebrated Halloween. Maria was a butterfly fairy & Charlie was a puppy. (Scrapbook pages posted here)

- We celebrated our 8 year anniversary.  Since we both work downtown, we went out for a nice lunch without worrying about getting a babysitter.

- I hosted a Pampered Chef & Shutterfly HouseParty.  Way fun!

- Maria got another ear infection.

- Charlie going through some weird crabby growth spurt, combined with a cold.

- Charlie started saying “Noooo” a LOT and very clearly.

- Got the yard and porch all ready for winter. (not that we’re really ready for that!)

- Busy busy at work.