Disney !

We just made it back from Disney ! It was a fun time ! I think I had been to Disney 4 time as a child and Billy & I went to Disney on our honeymoon ! : )
WOW that was almost 15 years ago! This trip was the first time for all 3 kids! It was the most amazing thing to share this magic with them ! Priceless! I have over 600 pictures of the trip ! Hope to put a slide show up of a few highlights soon !

She's Four ! ( on Saturday !)

Happy Birthday Maddy Girl !

quick craft

So, here in PA there is a local winery, several actually. Chadsford is one, and they make a really good " spiced apple " wine for this season! So, the bottle is perfect for an idea I saw in a magazine. In a vase or bottle was placed a tree branch. So simple, but very pretty! I love the label on this wine bottle, as I was washing it out, I intentionally left a hint of the label on then added to it. Madelyn & I had fun collecting leaves and branches. We had some really large acorns with caps, from a previous walk at Valley Forge, wish I had remembered to lay them around! Oh well ! Enjoy the Season !




Take time to notice the leaves turning. Watch showers of them falling swirling twirling down to the ground! Walk through a pile of leaves and listen to them crunch ! Rake a bunch of them in a pile, and ( i dare you...to) run & jump in ! Or just watch your children playing is just as fun !

lately....

Here are the " happenings" around this Sullivan's life & home! Grant joined the scouts ! He's in 1st grade now and can be a "tiger" cub scout. This is a picture before his 1st Pack meeting. Now I have some patches to sew on. I am excited for him, I know he will love this !


Jackson is taking band at school and decided to play the alto saxaphone. He really loves it and I think is going to do well. It actually sounds pretty good ! I am thrilled that he is excited about it !


Madelyn is taking gymnastics again ! She loves it and she loves her teacher! This is who she is... a climber, a jumper and a tumbler !

Maddy is also in preschool this year. Her class just had a field trip to Freddy Hill's pumpkin patch ! Always fun!

I hope you are having a wonderful Fall season! Thanks for looking !

CREATE

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Creating

I finally had a moment free to create! I mentioned the "21 challenge" that Rhonna hosted on her blog, She was so generous to offer her art on each of the 21 day challenges. I did not art journal this but I used an awesome idea from Heidi Swapp, click & scroll down HERE to use the challenges as reminders of my goals and the kind of person I want to be!

Also, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and I have a friend who was just diagnosed and is just beginning this fight. I think I am going to send some of the inspirational quotes and words of Rhonna's along to her in this cute envelope... (another Heidi Swapp idea) some scripture verses and anything uplifting for her !

This is just for fun... We are going to Disney in a few weeks and I altered the Disney clipboard to keep all my papers, maps, vouchers, and dining details in one place. My girl Maddy will be there on her birthday ! Sooo exciting !


And finally, I have made 3 cupcakes with 2 more cut out & ready to sew! I am also going to sew a few fabric journals and maybe another item or two and can hopefully set up a store on Etsy.

I have also added to and played around with my "prayer" journal. I first blogged about HEREthen scroll down a bit. I love it ! I have alot of packets and envelopes to add to and take away and update .. always evolving ! I have jotted my personal prayer requests and song lyrics and prayers for my children, and my favorite scripture verses inside!



So, there you have it ! The surge of creativity I had been needing to find time for ! Feel much better now ! : ) Thanks for looking !

Amazing, huh !

Just Amazing. Wanted to share. ( and still nothing creative yet. soon I hope)!