Halloween and Puppies

Well, Halloween is over and I feel like I almost missed it.  It's been so crazy busy around here, I didn't put up any Halloween decorations.  It just never happened.  I thought I would post the kids in their costumes, but you have to promise me something.  You see, because I've been so busy, my house is a wreck.  So, please excuse the background of this photo.  We recently switched satellite companies too so ignore all the wires and manuals on the mantle as well as the cable boxes on the floor.  I'm so embarassed!

J is Luigi (AGAIN!), E is a butterfly pixie, although you can't see her wings very well, C is some sort of skeleton thing with a red cape(all her creation), and L is Charlie Brown. 

C's matching skelton sock monkey she made. 

So, our other news is that my Emme had puppies on Saturday.  She had seven little girls (one fawn, five flashy fawn and one white).  They are healthy, doing well, and PRECIOUS! 

Emme and the girls

Sweet face!

So, how was your Halloween?

Halloween and Chalkboard Trick or Treat Bags

I just wanted to share a few Halloween pictures today. 

Luigi, Dorothy and a Zombie Dancer.....L refused to wear a costume.  Check out the chalkboard bags C made.

Wizard of Oz bag.

C's scary zombie bag.

J drew Mario characters all over his. 

L's was a Thomas bag drawn by C.  Isn't that a cute idea?  Hubby saw them on the Today show.  C loved having something to do when she was home sick. 

The kids had a great time trick or treating although we didn't stay out long.  The cold air was hard on C's throat and there weren't many homes with their porch lights on this year.  But, the kids had a great time anyway.  They loved handing out candy to the trick or treaters at our house! 

WOW!  That baby girl is mine.  She kept sneaking the chocolate out of the bowl meant for trick or treaters. 

Is anyone else ready to put up Christmas decorations or is it just me?  I started listening to Christmas music last week. 

How was everyone else's weekend? 

A Little Bit of Everything

So, I had a wonderful weekend.  Hubby and I got very spontaneous and packed a bag and hopped a plane to NYC for the weekend.....yeah right!  In my dreams!  What did we really do?  Not much.  My weekend consisted of taking care of my sick babies.  L was sick last weekend and apparently thought it would be a good idea to share his germs with his little sister.  Fever and pukey kids always make for such an interesting and exausting weekend.  Poor baby!

I did manage to get a little sewing done, which I'll share later in the week when I'm done.  The rest of my weekend consisted of my Hubby hogging the computer so he could keep an eye on his fantasy football league (both of them) and a HUGE pot of chicken 'n dumplins.  My sis and BIL went to the Arkansas game and I guess they were good luck, because we WON!  WOO HOO!  WOOOOOOOOO PIG SOOIE! 

Does everyone have their kids' Halloween costumes in order?  Here is my dilemma with Halloween costumes.  I'm cheap.  I don't want to spend $25 on a costume they'll wear one night.  I used to buy my kids a new costume every year, back when I only had two kids.  Now that I have four, I just can't spend $100 for one night of wear.  So, I usually end up transforming real clothes into their costumes.  J was Mario last year.  Instead of buying the $20 costume at Wal-Mart, we bought him overalls and used a red shirt and hat he already had.  This year he decided he needed to be Luigi.  I found a green shirt at Target for $5, but I couldn't find a green hat.  So, my Hubby suggested I dye a white one.  I found a white cap at Wal-Mart, but the only dye they had was Lime Green.  Hmmmm.  So, I decided to paint his hat with craft paint that I already had.  It's not perfect, but it's gonna be dark anyway, right?

Again, not perfect, but cheap!  It does need a few touch-ups though.

I have one more thing I want to share with y'all today.  My new friend Julie sent me this picture of the Witchy Feet shirt she made for her daughter, Lindsey, after seing my Witchy Feet Tee. 

Didn't she do a great job?  It's sew cute and Lindsey is ADORABLE!!!!  Thanks Julie for sharing this with me.  I love it!
Hope everyone has a great day.  I'm off to stalk my little one with the thermometer.  Don't forget the Willow House Party and Giveaway is still going on.  Click here for details. 

What did y'all do this weekend?

Getting To Know You Thursday....Halloween

Well, it's that time again folks.  Halloween is upon us.  I've always had mixed feelings about Halloween.  I love the fun costumes and the candy and parties, but as I've said before, I am a chicken butt.  Scary stuff is not my thing.  I used to go to bed on Halloween night and count down to midnight.  I couldn't fall asleep until after midnight, when it wasn't technically Halloween anymore.  I thought if anything scary was going to happen, it would happen before the official ending of Halloween at midnight.  I know, I'm a dork.

I HATE scary movies, but I love suspenseful/thriller type movies.  I tried to watch Halloween once and I nearly hyperventilated in the first five minutes, so I turned it off.  Even the music is too scary for me.  Nope, scary is definitely not my thing. 

What do I looove about Halloween?  Well, the chocolate of course, but also, the dressing in fun costumes.  I don't do scary costumes.  The closest we've gotten to scary costumes is the year C was Morticia Adams.  We've done angels, hobos, football players, etc.  I think my favorite costume would be the cat costume my mom made me.  I've talked about it several times on this blog.  Here's the picture:

That's my brother as a clown, and my sister and I as cats. 

My favorite costume of E's is from last year:

She was Fancy Nancy.  If you don't have  a little girl, you may not know who Fancy Nancy is, but she's a little girl who loves all things fancy and piles on the patterns and accessories.  E love her Fancy Nancy books.   My other favorite:

E as Shirley Temple

I wish I could find the picture of C dressed up like Raggedy Ann.  I need to get my photos more organized one of these days.  My boys are boring:  Thomas the Train, Lightning McQueen or Mario EVERY YEAR!

I don't have a favorite memory from Halloween to share.  My favorite thing now is taking my little ones trick-or-treating.  They get so excited about it.  Then we all get to come home and pass out candy.  They love answering the door and putting the candy in the kids bags. 

Do you have a favorite costume?  Do you have a favorite Halloween memory to share?  I'd love to hear it!

Here Goes Nothing!

Okay, so here we are.....my first post. I always dreamed of being a writer. I even started a few books, but I'm not much of a finisher. So, I thought, since I live in a house full of kids (four, to be exact) and I often talk to myself (as I am the only adult around to talk to during the day), I'd just try this blogging thing. I figure, what's the difference in talking to myself and typing to myself.

This blog will mostly be about my family and our adventures in parenthood. I am the mother of four children, including one with special needs (my son is autistic). I am married to my very best friend and I have a total crush on him. I am a stay at home mom, a school volunteer, and an indie children's wear designer (hence the blog name, also my business name). I love my life.

Speaking of FrouFrouBritches, I started on the first of several Halloween outfits today. It turned out really cute. I just love this Alexander Henry fabric. It looks like little Victorian children dressed up and trick or treating - TOO CUTE!

Okay. It's snack and night night time at my house. We've got to get back on the school schedule - only one more week of freedom. After that, I must indulge myself in my reality TV habit. Big Brother, here I come.

Goodnight all.