boo garland, kid photos and & really real photorealism

Um, I love to make fabric garland (and gift bags but I'll save that for later). The first garland I made was for Kat's baby shower and it was so cute, and after that I made it for JP and Tabby's wedding shower. Once you make it you can use it over and over again. It's also pretty inexpensive to make, you can use any leftover fabric you might have and then I keep an eye out for clearance fabric when we visit the fabric store.

SO NOW I made Halloween garland and it's so cute! I totally copied Ames Hussar on this idea, I hadn't thought of themed garland until I saw her Halloween garland. Side note: Amy sent this link for making a scalloped fabric garland and I am SO gonna make it (I'm thinking it might be cute on the Christmas tree)! I meant to make this a while ago (pregnancy bed rest and a newborn sidelined me temporarily) but finally got to it this week. BUT anyway, here are a few shots for you.

the triangles before the sewing begins

ta da! super cute, super fun decor

We played Alabama this past weekend and should have won if you ask me. I won't get in to it, but Matt was so very disappointed and we sulked for quite a while.

matt and rowdy before kickoff - feeling optimistic

rowdy (with his signature OLE! move) giving
a little bit of tude before the game

and...here he is after the game (our sentiments exactly)

I took these photos the past week, we are bringing out all of these little baby toys for Rowdy and Lottie Sue loves playing in them again. She looks like a giant compared to little Rowdy.

happy kids

Little Man is now a month old, it's hard to believe! He's really grown the past two weeks and I think he looks totally different than when he was born. I got my first smile from him (not gas induced) the other day, it made me happy.

howdy pahhhht-nah

Lottie Sue is growing up so fast, it's blowing our minds. She is so quick and smart, she is a sponge. She is in total mimic mode, she does everything we do or she wants us to copy her. She is ALL about playing with her babies and primarily putting them in time out. They misbehave ALL the time and it's mostly for hitting another baby she tells us. At least it's her babies in time out and not her...

lottie sue rolling around with her babies (while not in time out)

A few interesting reads for you:

• Tracy Morgan is crazy (in a good way) and now you can read all about it.
• Everyday objects made into art, love it.
• Learn the secret of cricket chirps here...interesting note: the oecanthus fultoni is also called the thermometer cricket because you can count the number of chirps in 13 seconds, add 40 and get the temperature in Fahrenheit. Hmmm.
  
• Here's a story on Death Cab for Cutie you might enjoy.
• Oh my gosh, I love this game! Can you tell which image is a photo and which one is a painting? Check out this article on Really Real Photorealism.

Today is a PERFECT day. Perfect for a pumpkin patch trip! Woo hoo! We are headed there later today, stay tuned for adorable Mowrer family photos!