Pumpkins 2015 and The Sharpes

Wow, it's been a while since I have written on this blog.  Having two kids sure does keep me busy but it's a good kind of busy.  Every year in October, I paint pumpkins matching what the kids are going to dress up as for Halloween.  At first, Penelope wanted to be Sofia the First but after some discussion with a friend from church, she decided she wanted to be Tinkerbell.  I had so much fun putting together her Tinkerbell costume.  Ford didn't really have an opinion of what he wanted to be, since he is only 22 months, so he was Superman.  I also painted a pumpkin for Savannah.  I thought that she would probably like to be Minnie Mouse.  

I was tempted to not post this picture because you can see that on the rug, inside the house, Ford's clothes are hanging out there on the floor since I had just changed him to go trick or treating and we were in a super hurry.  After I thought about it, I realized, this is real life.  Most likely, everyone out there had a similar looking floor in the rush to get kids dressed in costumes and out the door.  This is not Pottery Barn, this is real life.

I really liked the way Savannah's picture turned out.  The little bunny is the one she she really loved cuddling with.  I meant to have the bunny sitting in the middle of the chair.  I'm not sure what happened but I like that the bunny is sitting to the side of the chair.

Last week, we hosted a sweet family that is planning on going to Tanzania as full time missionaries next summer.  Jamie is a friend of mine from college. We had so much fun just living life together.  We didn't do anything fancy, just talked, cooked, ate, played with the kids, slept, and did it all over again.  It was really fun getting to have time to spend with them before they leave.  I have met Selah before, when she was a baby, but had not met the younger two.  The girls are so cuddly and I loved when they would walk up to me and ask to be held.  Gideon was so sweet too.  His smile will melt your heart.