Here's little Gooch... dressed as a bumble bee! He was SUCH a good sport about it all.
Clint and our friend Jeff decided to make a scary man with a mask we already had. They build him with a speaker inside so that when kids came to our house, Clint spoke through the microphone and scared them. Poor unsuspecting kids!
Here he is hanging in our tree. Clint had him hoisted up and connected to a pulley on our deck upstairs. When the kids came up the walkway, Clint would let him go!
I got crafty with my fake pumpkins from Michaels. I meant to do this a few weeks ago when I bought them, but I guess life got in the way! So... here's the first white pumpkin. I printed out a big 'E' on my computer and then cut it out and traced around it on my pumpkin with a pencil.
Last weekend we made some MAJOR progress on painting the house. Clint is such a hard worker and really got a LOT done! I attempted to help (and I did) but it took me forever! So I'm not sure how much help I really was.
Here's Clint getting ready to paint up underneath the overhang.
Yes, this is Clint on the ROOF! He's painting the trim. Luckily for us...we have a flat roof right there!
After our hard work on Saturday!
Here's the house now... We still have to do a portion of the upstairs, and paint the front doors and the brick around the bushes. It looks a million times better then before!! :)We have wanted to paint our house since the day we moved in, and now we are!! I am so happy with the colors and how fast my hubby is getting all of this done!! I helped with the trim around the front windows and that took me all afternoon. Most of the house is painted, except for the back (which is mostly roof and some brick) and the front doors. I can't wait to get the color on them! Right now they are a hideous oak color! Eeeek! Here is my handsome, hard working hubby painting the "test" area. We ended up loving the yellow and went with it. We chose a "black bean'ish" color for the trim and the upper deck. I will post an "after" pic as we get closer! So exciting!!!!
Some would call this "nesting"...I just call it being "crafty". I have been obsessed with appliqueing EVERYTHING! Thank goodness I have two little girls across the street that I use as my "test subjects". I found myself sitting on the couch in the evenings with my embroidery thread, needle, scissors and fabric....just making whatever I can.
I'm sure it's partly because of the cooler weather, partly because of my "nesting", and partly because I wish I was making this stuff for my baby.
I have been praying more. Not because I want something specific (like a baby) but because I have seen God do amazing things in our lives over the past year and I am so thankful. Sure, I throw in a "baby" prayer every day...but hey, what do you expect?! ;)
I'm enjoying being 30, so far no major catastrophes. I still can't believe that I am in my "30's" now!!
I'm so very grateful for everything in my life and all the wonderful friends and family I have. I can't wait to expand our family and bring a sweet baby into this world. I feel like that's what God intended for me. I know that's what he intended! I never thought it would be this late in my life, but he has a plan for everything. Sometimes I let fear take over my thoughts...like, there is a reason he hasn't blessed me with a child yet.....or, maybe there is a reason behind all this waiting (like I can't have children at all). I know, I know....crazy talk! That's what your mind starts to do when you are childless and 30.
I trust God and I have seen it in my own life that there is a PLAN...and it's always the RIGHT plan! I give it to God and pray!
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