not quite Thanksgiving dinner, or regular dinner,

it was a Harvest Dinner! We had a rompin' good time. Grandma Challis came, along with Sara, Lauren, and Megan. Dinner was served from a pumpkin (which was my first time, and it actually worked out very well) along with harvesty type sides. We love to entertain, but it's been awhile since we are lacking significantly on dining room space. So, we moved the table into the living room. It worked very well. Should have thought of it sooner actually.





We like to break out the Martinellis whenever possible.





Tyson was a good boy during the dinner. Mainly he just walked around pointing at people's food or played on the couches. Later, he helped Megan load the dishwasher... (yeah right)

Last Night was Craft Night

My sister Sara came over (and after a trip to Roberts for supplies) we settled down for some craftiness. I got the idea from this girl's website, and she got her idea from here. You should look at these sites for great ideas in tons of different areas. After my brainstorming of colors and shapes had sunk in for awhile, I finished my first tree. It's about a foot high and I used white sewing pins to attach the buttons.





As those who know me know, I have a serious OCD problems when it comes to creativity. Why make one when you can make eight? Okay, I didn't make eight, but I made two more. Imagine it my way: all of the different color possibilities, so many buttons to choose, different pins... after I am finished choosing, making three doesn't seem so bad after thinking up twenty good combinations.
(I just had to add this little bit, because Sara and Dusty were teasing me about it)

I DO like how the other two turned out. The second one is about 2 feet tall, and has a white cone underneath. I chose some sparkly buttons that would match my new Christmas tree ornaments. For these I used tiny silver pins. These don't keep the buttons on as well, however, so I had to double them up per button.





This last one is still in progress. I ran out of red buttons. I've added some gold buttons for a little punch. I think these would be a fun gift for somebody. We'll have to see.

Some more of my boy

So cute, it almost breaks my heart. He has quite the little personality. He already has a funny sense of humor with us, but is shy around everyone else. He loves cars. Loves them. Who knew? He has found that he likes to dance and has this little high stepping trot he does to music. And we dance around the kitchen all of the time. He tries to snap too. (I didn't realize I snapped so much until I realized he was copying me) Like lots of children, Tyson brings me his shoes to put on, because then he knows we can go outside.