Gum Drop Fun

Last week at the check-out line in Trader Joe's, after about a hundred "No, we cannot get that, or that or that..." I totally caved to Drew's request to purchase a bag of gum drops. It was a small bag & they look pretty in a candy jar on the kitchen counter. Since then, it has been an easy way to say yes to the kids & let them have a little treat every now & then...and I do mean little, I usually only dole out 1 or 2 at a time. {I'm a candy scrooge like that!}

Yesterday afternoon, Jack asked to have a couple & I said yes. A couple quickly became, "Can I please have 3, a yellow, an orange & a white? I want to make a candy corn." So I said okay, and I'm glad I did. Making one "candy corn" turned into a fun little creative activity for Jack seeing what all he could make out of the gum drops. It was somewhat challenging, as well, because our package only had 4 colors: red, orange, yellow & white. {And I totally have to give Jack his props, he wasn't even doing it so that he could eat more gum drops, he gave each of the little creations to one of his siblings...spreading them out so everyone got one!}

Here's a little look at Jack's cute Gum Drop Creations...He said to me, "Mom, we should pin these on Pinterest!" {I love that kid!}

 Snowman

 Jack-o-lantern

 The candy corn that started it all!

 Ghost (because we had a lot of white gum-drops!)

 Santa's hat

And a jolly ol' gum drop Santa! 

Finally Feeling Like Fall

Finally feeling like fall....

First night a fire to light!

Comfy, cozy, warm & rosy...

Lots of snuggles, teddys for all, 

Praising the Lord, thank goodness for FALL!

The Many Hats of Lucy

If you see Lucy regularly, you will know that the minute the weather turned cooler (and by cooler, I mean like under 85 degrees) I started putting her in cute knit or crocheted hats. Since the bigger girls will hardly keep a headband or bow in their hair, much less wear a hat, I have thoroughly enjoyed dressing Lucy in her sweet hats with big flower bows clipped on. Everywhere we go, someone comments, "Oh, look at that cute baby in the hat!" We have enjoyed a good run of it, but alas, Lucy is starting to pull the caps off as soon as I put them on her. If I can keep her distracted, she may forget for a few minutes, but more than likely the hat will come off at some point...or at the very least the flower, which Lucy thinks make for great teething toys. So before Lucy wearing hats becomes history, here's a little look at the Many Hats of Lucy...

On the football field sidelines

At a friend's house

Just hangin' around

Lookin' cute

Posing for the camera

Wondering why Mommy is still taking pictures?

"And another thing!"

Which one is the cutest? 

Hmmmm, tough decision, for sure!

At home, playing with Drew

Hat twisted sideways, but you don't care!

 More sweet moments with Drew

{Holding hands!} 

 Playing

 Pausing

 Thinking

 All snuggly

 And all sleepy

With friends

 

Hey, Drew looks cute it a hat, too!

 And so does Darcy!

 With Yaya

 Even cute in Grandpa's hat

 Hey! A little less hat, please!

 Sweetness

Joy

 Delight

 Sunshine

 Happier

Happiest!

 One LOVED hat wearing baby for sure!