Yabba Dabba Doo!

I hope everyone had a great Halloween. I am glad I got to take the boys somewhere on Friday because if not all the hardwork on these costumes would have been for nothing. Today both babies are sick. I dressed them up anyways and took them outside to snap a few more photos of them on the front porch and the mosquitos swarmed us so because of the boys allergy to mosquitos we only got a couple pictures. I think a redo is in order later this week.

Pumpkin Patch

Here is where all the drama began....fighting over the wagon.

On the floor throwing a fit.

Happy again because he has the wagon all to himself.

And for comparison, some pictures from last year....

Oh my how things have changed since last year! I am also happy to report they have improved over their hay eating days.

School of the Momma: Edible Fingerpaint

Do you have a toddler that does this when fingerpainting?

If your answer is yes then here is a edible finger paint recipe for you.

All you need is sweetened condensed milk and food coloring. We did two colors so I put a little bit of sweetened condensed milk in each bowl and then put food coloring until I reached the color I was trying to achieve. Easy enough, right?

I wouldn't advise letting your child eat the whole bowl because it is way sweet but if they have a couple licks in between painting it won't hurt ;)

When dried, this paint gives a very glossy finish. After letting these air dry for 8 hours and they still were wet, I put them in the oven on the lowest setting for about 10 minutes and that did the trick.

Happy Fingerpainting!!!

Trick or Treat Buckets

I didn't like any of the trick or treat buckets I had seen in the stores so I decided to make some. Honestly though I doubt we will be doing much trick or treating though because the boys eat candy yet and we sure don't need it but there is always next year, right?!?!

(FRONT) 

(BACK)

I am sure if you have been a follower of my blog for awhile I am sure you can guess that I cut the vinyl for the letters and the bat and spider using my Silhouette.

I found the orange plastic buckets at Hobby Lobby for 4.99 and I already had the vinyl and ribbon so this was a very cheap project.

While taking these pictures I realized I never showed you what I have on top of that shelf that the buckets are hanging on.

I got the print in the middle from eighteen25 and the pictures are of my boys last year at the pumpkin patch and in their halloween costumes as Mario and Luigi. I plan on swapping out these photos for each holiday.

The fabulous parties I am linking up to:

Lil Luna
Organize and Decorate Everything
Crystal and Co.
House of Hepworths
Delightful Order
Gluesticks
Tatertots and Jello
Be Different Act Normal
I Heart Naptime
Tip Junkie
A Bowl Full of Lemons
Let Birds Fly
Somewhat Simple
Fingerprints on the Fridge
Tidy Mom
320 Sycamore
Six Sisters' Stuff
DIY Home Sweet Home Project

Haircuts

We took the boys to get a haircut on Saturday. This is not their first haircut(more like their 4th) but everytime they cut their hair I think they look a little more grown up :(

First up was Grant and he was such a big boy this time. Last time he screamed the entire time. Apparently all he needed was his Daddy to hold him and a couple sips of chocolate shake from Chick-fil-a and all was right in the world.

(Side note: I drank a TON of chocolate shakes while pregnant with them so I am definitely to blame for their love of chocolate shakes )

Gabe was next and as expected he was so big during his haircut. Last time after watching his brother scream he got up there and laughed because it tickled. He definitely play the "older" brother role well.

Don't they look so grown now? 

Features

I am guest posting over at the blog Gluesticks today. Thanks Brandy for letting me post while you are out on Maternity Leave.

I also would  like to thank all the blogs that have featured some of my projects these past couple weeks.



My pantry was featured on these sites:

House of Hepworths

Delightful Order

Mommy Palooza

My closet was featured on these sites:

Organize and Decorate Everything

Delightful Order

If like my blog you will LOVE these blogs so go check them out!

Totally Organized Tuesdays: Master Bedroom Closet Part 2

Today I will be giving my tips on how to keep your closet organized and tidy. If you missed Part 1, you can find it here.


Hangers:
-I think the single most important thing that can take your closet from messy to neat is the hangers. You can't have a closet with a mixture of wire and plastic hangers and it look neat.
- You don't have to buy expensive hangers either. The ones I used you can buy at Target or Walmart and are a dollar for 10 hangers.
- Doesn't matter what color they are but make sure they are all the same color.
- You will also be able to fit more clothes in your closet when you have the same type of hanger because they fit together much more nicely.
-When you take your clothing off the hanger, have a designated place to put it so that when it is time for hanging up clean laundry you don't have to dig around to find empty hangers.

Color Order:
-I don't put my clothes in color order just because it looks neat. It is easier to find that navy shirt with the ruffles that I want to wear when I can just go to the section with blue shirts.
- It may take a lot of time initially to get your clothes in this order but it is very easy to maintain.

Purging:
-If you haven't worn something in a year get rid of it, no matter how much it cost. It isn't worth the space in your closet if you don't wear it. (This does not apply to pregnant women of course.)
- If you have a hard time getting rid of things, when you wear something and it gets washed and you hang it up again turn the hanger around. After several months you will be able to see what you really wear and what you need to get rid of.
-Another tip is refuse to buy more hangers, if you do this when you buy a new item you will be forced to get rid of an old item. This will keep your closet from becoming overcrowded.



Ok now to the number one question I get asked when giving people a tour of my home. Why does your husband have way more clothes than you do? Well first thing he is a hoarder but he is getting better and lets me get rid of more clothes now. I on the other hand am quite the minimalist. Second reason is he likes every shirt he owns to be hung up(even the ones that have holes and stains on them that he only wears while working on stuff outside) while I keep all the shirts I work out in a drawer along with my camis and tank tops.

If you would like to see more pictures of my closet, check out Part 1 of this post.

The fabulous parties I am linking up to:

Lil Luna
Organize and Decorate Everything
Crystal and Co.
House of Hepworths
Delightful Order
Gluesticks
Tatertots and Jello
Be Different Act Normal
I Heart Naptime
Tip Junkie
A Bowl Full of Lemons
Let Birds Fly
Somewhat Simple
Fingerprints on the Fridge
Tidy Mom
320 Sycamore
Six Sisters' Stuff