This kid and her critters!

 Marian found this large, green grasshopper and needed a few photos with it.

Look how big it is! 

She was so pleased to find it.  And then it flew away. 

This poor crab was stuck in the gutter. 

Then it suffered the indignity of being carted around and photoed, before he was released in a better location.

A little of this and a little of that

I went to the Exchange and ended up bringing this home.  It was a really, really good deal.  And she made me a smoothie.  And soup.  And I wanted it.

I have been doing some blanket-making.  This one is so pretty! 

I have also been experimenting with making mug cakes in the microwave.  Some turn out better than others. 

Okie Rocks is a thing.  People paint and hide rocks around the island and when you find one you are suppose to post it on the FB page and then reside it. Rylee was thrilled to find this one. 

We saw this rainbow right before school one morning and Delaney HAD to run out and get a picture of it.

Levi tried on costumes for Halloween.

He was not very enthusiastic about it.

And I caught Rylee reading like this after school.  Hard to reprimand her for sitting on the arm of the couch when she is so cute and reading her older sibling's book!

Pumped for Halloween

 While on the hunt for a Japanese novelty item, we went to a super-fun store.  It had some pretty impressive Halloween items, but at $50 most of them were a bit beyond what I would pay.  And we don't need them anyway.  The kids had a marvelous time though, and the giant heads HAD to be tried on.

The best part about this one you can't even tell from the photo.  The mount opened and closed!  It was pretty creepy.

Eeewww. 

Very cool, but hard to get a picture that showed just how awesome it was. 

 Callie was a great model! 

And when your neighbors are Marines, you get saluting skeletons on the lawn!

Homecoming

 So.... Josh is having a busy time!  He turned 16 in September, and started his Driver's Ed class in October, and in mid October, he went to Homecoming.  Which, I realized, was his very first date.  My baby boy is growing up!

He went with a great girl from church, and it was more a friendly date than a date-date.  She wanted to go to the dance, but needed a date.  Josh was happy to be the date.  I think it was a good experience for them both.  Joshua said he had a fantastic time and had a blast at the dance.

Slightly awkward since they are not actually dating. 

But they agreed to do a "James Bond" pose for me!

Quilting again

 I got my fabrics out and set up my sewing machine and finally got some sewing done.  Ahhhh....  I do love sewing!

I thin stripped this one because the batting needed to be sewn every 2-4 inches.  It came out pretty cute, even with the odd colors.

And the backing is this adorable cotton Japanese themed print.  I love it! 

And this one I absolutely adore.  The colors are bright and fabulous! It is kimono on flannel, with no batting, so it is super soft and lightweight. It just went to a gal in the Branch who is having a baby in the next few weeks.

My little friend Taylor picked out these colors and I have hanging onto it and finally sat down and put it together.

The back is the sparkly butterflies.  Very cute, but it is not as soft.

The girls had a YW activity that involved sewing.  They asked if I would stay and help, so I did.  And I learned to make a fabric banner.

So cute and so easy!!