Friday, October 24, 2008

It seemed like a good idea at the time.


It happens every year. I see a cute magazine photo and decide to try to duplicate it at home. The project in question this year was "bug cupcakes". What a fun project for the children to make one afternoon. But sadly each year I completely forget that someone makes 100K a year to artfully design and create fun to do at-home projects that are completely impossible to actually make at home. First of all it is impossible to actually find the "easy to find" ingredients at any store. Secondly the project is difficult for an average adult to complete and not even a possibility for a child. And the magazine article never mentions that your kitchen will be a complete disaster when you are finished. Here are our results. Enjoy.
J's creation

T's cupcakes

What they are supposed to look like

Cupcakes for the Fall Festival at school

Sunday, October 12, 2008

The Middle of Nowhere

Beautiful Amicalola Falls

"Hiking" to the falls

Picking Pumpkins

"T" took this photo-we are impressed!

"monster faces" the kids favorite way to pose

My husband and I think it is fun to surprise the children with weekend "outings". This weekends outing was to Burt's Pumpkin Patch and nearby Amicalola state park in the north Georgia mountains. When going on surprise "outings" we try not to reveal the destination which I am starting to think is more fun for my husband and I than for the kids. After driving about 30 minutes this conversation ensued:

Son:"do you need a map"?
Husband: "we have a map (pointing to our GPS attached to the windshield)
Son: "dad do you EVEN know where we are"?
Husband: "yes son"
Son: "Well I know where we are, we are in the middle of nowhere"

The pumpkin patch was fun...well the sort of fun you have with five hundred other families that have made the same 2 hour drive from Atlanta to enjoy a peaceful and serene (traffic, crying kids, long lines) afternoon in the mountains.

After the pumpkin patch we hiked to Amicalola falls which were quite beautiful despite being crammed onto a tiny viewing platform with about 20 other day hikers.

If you asked the children what the best parts of day were I think this is what they would say. "T" : "not being stung by a bee" and "J" petting every dog that came within 100 yards" OK I added the 100 yards part.

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Fall is in the Air



The days are getting cooler, the nights are getting longer and festivals are popping up on every corner. This Saturday we attended a community festival and the kids had a great time. "J" got to hold a rooster and "T" tried holding a piglet-a first for both children. The children also enjoyed sno cones, face painting, and crafts.