Seriously...the cutest family ever!!

Every Halloween Ruby at mycakies.blogspot.com has her family dress up but does a great story along with it. This year hands down is my favorite she has done!

I love all the little details! It made my day reading this post. So make sure to stop by her blog and read their little story. It is guaranteed to put a little smile on your face.

This week has been super busy at work and I am so run down. I am hoping to get in a little R & R tonight before the big shindig tomorrow evening. I have lots of cleaning and baking to do tomorrow. I am hoping to lay on the couch &:
*crochet
*finish my Mad Men DVD
*get packages ready to take to the post office tomorrow
*and finish Kerry's bday gift

Hope everyone's Friday is treating them well. Happy Halloweenie Eve!!
XOXO
Amber

I Heart It Wednesday...

Thanks to Leigh Ann at The Freckled Nest for introducing me to weheartit.com. Wow!! If you have not checked this site out...stop reading my post and go there! You won't be disappointed. You will find the most beautiful images on there and all you have to do is do a little search on what ever it is you love! I have decided that Wednesdays we will be dedicated to the images I find inspiring. So here is what I heart this fine Wednesday! My search was: Vintage











What do you heart today??
XOXO
Amber

Pumpkin Fun!!

Last night we had a little pumpkin carving party with Keith and Kerry! We made so many cute desings:








Now for my Thankful Monday post...a little late... I am so thankful for:

*a warm home on a very crisp evening
*delicious gluten free pizza crust to make out of this world homemade pizza!
*friends that make me laugh

(Kerry and her Nacho Libre pumpkin)
*neighborhood cats that visit nightly...We have named him Oliver. He is sooo sweet!

*new music for the drive to and from work
*a Poot that makes me dinner and helps clean up!
*Pumpkin Seeds....to eat and to plant in our yard for next year!

What are you thankful for today?
XOXO
Amber

Style Inspiration

I am loving the styles of these ladies lately...




*James from www.bleubirdvintage.typepad.com* I would LOVE to take a peek into her closet. She is so stinking adorable! And I am loving her new look! Check out her blog and do a little shopping in her shop or on ebay while you are saying hi!




Keiko from www.keikolynn.blogspot.com. This is another closet I would love to see! I love everything she puts on!!!

I would love to have a few items from each of these ladies shops!

Last night we did alot of pumpkin carvings. I will post some pictures later. They really turned out cute. Tonight I have a list a mile long of things to do:

*Work on Kerry's Bday gift
*Mail out blog winners prizes, baby gifts to Neisha and Kj, and some happy mail!
*Paint halloween chandelier and hang
*Make two loaves of gluten free pumpkin bread!
*Decide on snack menu for Halloween Party
*Make flapper style headband for MIL
*Make pirate headband to complete my outfit
*Set up appt to get hair cut!
*Draw up christmas ornament template for ornament exhange.
*Make fall felt wreath
*Organize scrap yarn into cute balls for decoration until I use them!
*Clean house before Saturday!

I hope to cross some of this off tonight! What is on your to do list for this week?
XOXO
Amber
(I was so busy carving pumpkins last night that I didn't do my Thankful Monday post...I will do that tonight when I upload our pictures)

Get a jump start on your holiday shopping...

while helping this amazing gal!

I started reading Jamie's blog (www.inspiredmess.blogspot.com) a few months back and she is such a sweetie. She was recently diagnosised with MS and has hit some rough patches. This week she is doing a silent auction for the most amazing basket of goodies!

Go to her blog www.inspiredmess.blogspot.com to find out all the info.

You should also check out her etsy shop!! There is a link to it on her blog but here are some of my favorites. I have pledged to only give handmade items this holiday season so what a great shop to start my shopping! I have a hard time not buying anything for myself though!



She will be adding things to her shop all week. I think I am going to go buy that embroidery hoop right now! Scott and I love the office and will look so cute in our living room!

XOXO
Amber

A spooktacular weekend & Winners!!

Highlights from our weekend:

Scott enjoying his favorite lemon ricotta cookies!


A tub of flavoral beers from our Chilli/Beer Fest!


We spotted a bald eagle and literally stopped our car on a country road to run into the field and take pictures! As soon as we got close it flew off.


Beautiful Trees throughout the countryside!



A picnic lunch at Le Bourgeois Winery! Such a great place to spend an afternoon on a hilltop overlooking the Missouri River.





Our spooky night in Arrowrock included pumpkin bonfires, cemetry tours, and encounters with large spiders. Eeek!

We ended our weekend with a scrumptious bowl of winter vegetable soup. I got the recipe out of the November issue of Marta Food.

And...now for the winners! Megan from the Nerds Nest is the winner of the headband! (It must be your lucky week! I saw that you won the FreckledNest giveaway too! Sweet)Email me your address and I will get your headband out to you!

Janel is the winner of the coffee coozie! Yay! I have your address so your coozie will be on your way this week! Congrats ladies!

Well...I am off to work on some projects for our Halloween Party this Saturday night and watch The Proposal!

XOXO
Amber

Chilli, brownies, and beer...Oh my!!

We are heading out to a chilli/beer party with some of my co-workers and friends tonight. Everyone is to bring their favorite beer for people to sample. Since I can't have beer due to the gluten, I am bringing my favorite!

It should be a nice relaxing ending that will probably end with us all playing The Game of Things! One of our favorite games ever!!

I have been thinking alot about apples lately. My favorite,Honeycrisps, are in season and I seriously have one every day! Yum!! I am going to try and bake a few apple goodies this weekend. Here are some pictures I fell in love with today while browsing apples!!









**All images found on weheartit.com** This website is amazing!!

Tomorrow we are heading to the very old town of Arrowrock, MO! They are having a haunted evening that involves candlelight tours of the old homes, walks through the town, graveyard, and a haunted walk through the woods! It is going to be so spoooooooky!

What plans do you have for the weekend?
XOXO
Amber