The quote "The goblins will get you if you don't watch out!" is from a poem written by James Riley named Little Orphan Annie. My Dad would recite it to us before bed. It is one of my favorites. Read it! It is perfect for Halloween.
Yesterday we went down to Newport Beach with the Evans. Clara has a new favorite word is boat! So I took her on the Farris Wheel so she could get a better view of all the boats around Balboa Island. Then we all had lunch and played in the sand. It was chilly but we still had a great time. I was glad that we could do something together with our husbands!
I have been making these the last three years for Halloween. Fun, cute and low cost. If you want to try them be sure to put the bag seam down the back. I double up the bags so you can glue the details on and you can't see the candle. I am not a great drawer so I use templates and trace the patterns on. I think I am going to make more. Try it!
Even though it is October you would never know it was suppost to be fall. Happy Halloween anyway.
HaHaHa. Normally I don't do tags but I was curious when my sister in law Stephanie asked me to do this one. This is how it works.
I thought the first photo was interesting because on the left it is mostly gray and on the right there is sharp contrast. On the second I like the symmetry and how the leaves silhouette at the bottom.
You read me a book. You sing me a song. You smile when you see me too. I wish every child in the whole wide world had a Grandmother just like you! Thanks for taking the time to see the fish and boats, shopping and watching conference! We had a great time and miss you already.
The last several Wednesdays Clara and I have been getting together with my good friend Michelle and her son Coleman. We have gone swimming, had dinner together and gone to Bonelli Park. Today we went to a waterfall by Mt. Baldy. Coleman started playing in the water no problem but Clara never really warmed up to it. Actually she was only really happy eating snacks on my lap and playing at there house. So no cute photos of her getting soaked, only Colman! He is so fun and adventuresome. Thanks for showing us around Michelle!
Thursday Kelly came home with a small little gift for Clara. It was a Giant Microbe that he got at the school bookstore. This is saccharomyces cerevisiae. It's Latin name means "sugar fungus of the beer." It contains special enzymes that turn sugar molecules into carbon dioxide and alcohol. One yeast can turn into 1,000,000 in only six hours. The toy is 1,000,000 times yeasts actual size. Clara loves it and I think it is so clever. Kelly is so nice!
I went walking around our complex this morning. Taking photos while being paranoid about where Clara was going and what she is picking up is not ideal. But it should be understandable when you see that I was by the pool in some cases. Rest assure I was vigilant and I did have a good time.
It has been fun taking photos of Clara in her new pajamas. Maybe a little too much fun. In the morning Kelly normally gets up with her and feeds her breakfast. When they are done with that he brings her into our room and has her pounce on me to wake me up. I jump every time. She used to play for an hour or longer in her room alone but now won't have it. She still can't get enough of books and I hope she will never loose that. She is nice to be around and hug even though the last photo (I call it "No love") doesn't show it.
Today Kelly and Allen participated in the Pomona Parade that was held in the LA County Fair. It was the first day of the fair so there were a lot of people. It was so fun to see them all in there coats and how the crowd reacted to them. Some would yell out "free health care" or "would you look at my shoulder?" We had a really good time.
I didn't think it would be framed this fast but I want to show the complete project. A little redundant I know.
My sister in law Lisa has a sampler that I just loved when I saw it. She made the format so I just borrowed it from her and started it in April. Post is here. I just loved her design so I wanted to do it. I found different colors and a wanted a different quote but most everything is the same. I am really happy with it! I think I will frame it a put it on the wall.
For my birthday we drove over to Las Vegas for the Labor Day week end. Saturday we went to the Bellagio. The Fountain played Tis a Gift to be Simple. HA, ya right but they sure are fun to watch! I love the Chihuly glass. Later that night waiting for Mom and Dad to come we played intense Tetris. Ben is so good. On Sunday Jill made me a scrupulous dinner then the Guthries and Gram came over to have Score Cake. So good! Monday we were a surprise to Aunt Mar because when she came home from Salt Lake we were there swimming. ;) The drive back was a trial. The traffic was so bad. 5 hr instead of 3. Yuck! We where going so slow I could just roll down the window and take photos. I love the photo of Seth and Ben doing the Hokey Poky! That is what it's all a BOUT!
