Spook-tacular fun!

As glad as I am that Greyson is no longer in daycare anymore, I do miss all the arts and crafts projects he used to bring home. So to start off the holiday season I decided to come up with a few crafty things that he and I could make together. First on the list was a ghost tree. I figured it would be best to start off small and luckily this project went super smooth for us.

For anyone else who might be interested in making one of these it was actually super easy. We collected a couple of branches from the yard and spray painted them black to make the tree. Then for the ghosts you cut out different sized squares from white fabric, using a needle and thread make a loop in the center for the ghost to hang from, then place a cotton ball in the center and wrap and tie the remainder of the fabric around it. Lastly just use a sharpie to draw the eyes. Now to put it all together just stick the branches into some styrofoam, place them into a pot, cover with moss and hang the ghosts. For an even spookier tree you can add some cobwebs to the branches.

Greyson really seemed to enjoy making this with me. He was walking around all morning saying "mommy, the ghosts say oooooooo." Next up on the list are pumpkins out of glass jars. It will be a couple weeks before we complete that though.....have to collect some jars first :-)

Ketchup time!

So I have been a little MIA from the blog scene the past few months. Mainly because we have been so busy with the house being turned upside down in projects, so I haven't had much time to sit down and share anything.

To catch everyone up, back in July we took a trip to Houston to visit Mimi and Papa McCormick. Greyson and Rylan had a blast swimming in the pool, building sandcastles at the beach (or in Rylan's case - eating sand), and watching fireworks. Greyson even got to embark on his first ever trip to the movie theater to see Cars 2. He had an absolute blast and still (3 months later) tells me how much fun he had watching "Queen" at the movies.

After we got back, Rylan finally hit any mother's favorite milestone - he began sleeping through the night! Woohoo! When you  have a 2 year old and a 9 month old you never truly feel rested, but at least now I am not falling asleep sitting up any more. Shortly after he also became mobile. I say mobile versus crawling cause while he is moving his arms and legs, he is still flat on his belly scooting around like a little army man trying to sneak up on the enemy. Over the past couple of weeks he has figured out how to actually crawl on his hands and knees, but honestly he is faster on his belly and he knows it cause he still gets around that way 90% of the time. Being that he seems to have a different way of doing everything, it should be interesting seeing what version of walking he comes up with....

As I mentioned earlier, we started some renovations on our house back in July. We managed to lay tile in the master bath, as well as repaint both the bed and bathroom. It is amazing how just a coat of paint can make a room feel brand new. Right afterwards we tore up the entire downstairs of the house by laying new laminate flooring throughout the living room, dining room, foyer and up the stairwell. While all of the floor is laid, there are still some painting touch ups we have to finish till it is called completely done, but it sure does feel good to have something more our tastes!

As if we aren't already busy enough, next up come the holidays! I decided 2 days ago that it would be a good idea to try and make a Lightning McQueen costume for Greyson out of a cardboard box. So far so good, but I haven't gotten very far yet. I will take pictures of it to share once the box becomes a little more recognizable. I would love for Rylan to be dressed as Mater, but making one costume might be enough of a challenge, so his costume is still up in the air at the moment.

I will leave you all with some pictures of the boys that I have snapped over the past couple of months. It is getting harder and harder to get these. I feel like I am photographing wild animals because they are so darn quick!