Storm Chaser

Ok, maybe not a storm chaser, but a storm watcher. I took these pictures a couple of months ago. I thought the clouds look pretty cool and it was amazing the watch the storm roll in and roll right out.

Welcome Fall!

I was excited to decorate the front door and stoop for fall. I started with a couple of mums and pumpkins, but it just wasn't enough. This past Saturday, Shawn's mom and I found a really cool wreath at Michael's. I thought that a lot of the wreaths were over-priced, so I was going to buy all the materials and make one myself. Bad idea, don't do it. Jane and I estimated the price of a homemade wreath and it would have been more than $50! I bought one for $35 and it's much prettier than one I would have made. To add to the decorations, I bought a few more pumpkins and a bale of hay. Finally, I carved a pumpkin WITH NO PATTERN may I add, and it didn't turn out half bad. Take a look.

It kinda looks tacky in the last picture because you can see the candle, but from the road, it looks pretty good. We got a lot of compliments on it tonight during trick-or-treating.

Hellloooooo Again!

It's been forever, huh? Busy is not even the word. Shawn got back home at the end of September and ever since then we've been on the go. Here are some things that we're working on:

• Finishing the basement (pictures to come)
• Painting the family room/kitchen
• Training Cole to run with me
• SCUBA Diving lessons

This week was exciting though. On Monday, October 26th, Cole and Shawn celebrated their birthdays! Shawn turned 27 and Cole turned 1. I bought Cole a small dog cake and I made Shawn a dark chocolate fudge cake. Here are some pictures from Cole's birthday and some other random pictures I found on my camera: