The Verdict is Out

And Lion it is...

Happy Halloween everyone!!

Costume Dilemma

I have never been a fan of Halloween. I stopped trick or treating and dressing up in 3rd grade just because it was never my thing. I hate to be scared. You absolutely positively will never catch me watching a scary movie or going to a haunted house. Ever. If you see me at one you may want to inform any and all authorities because i am there totally against my will. If i could just skip over all of the skulls and cross bones, the ghosts and goblins, you would never hear me complain. This year though, I have a whole new reason to try and embrace the holiday... This little guy :0)

This year, I get to dress this little cutie pie up in whatever costume I want :0)

I dread the day he grows up and wants to be something icky. 

That's the year I let Jay take over the task of taking him trick-or-treating.. 

Anyway, I found a costume at a local kids clothing store and I had to have it. It was so dang cute, and on sale, I just couldn't resist. Even though it was only August I picked it up and have had it sitting in Vincent's closet this whole time, just waiting for the day when I could stuff him in it and show him off. 

But then on Monday, I took a trip to Target with a friend and I found ANOTHER costume I couldn't live without. It too was on sale and I just couldn't resist picking it up. At least to try it on him and see which one was cuter. I totally would take back the one I decided I could live without... riiiiiiight.....?

So here's my dilemma. 

I put him in both costumes tonight and I totally can not decide which one he should wear! 

They're both so stinkin' cute that I want him to wear both. Is that too much to ask? 

I SO wanted his costume to be a surprise. For him to come out Halloween night all dressed up for everyone to see for the first time, but instead I need your help. 

So i'm leaving it up to you and giving up the whole surprise thing.

Should he be.. 

             A Lion...?                    Or a Dino????

A Dino..?

or a Lion..??

I love both. He may just have to be both. But i'd like to hear what you all think too. 

Can't wait for Monday! - I think I may be coming around.. sort of. 

Happy Hallweenieeee!

Feeling Grateful

Right at this moment, I feel content. I feel one hundred percent satisfied with how my life is. I wouldn't change one thing about it. 

As I was putting Vincent to bed just now, all I could think about was how grateful I was feeling for every single thing in my life. Maybe it's because my house is clean.  Because my belly is full. Because i've had two glasses of wine ;0). Or maybe it's because I just plain have nothing to complain about. It's definitely not a feeling that happens often so I am taking the opportunity to soak it all in. To take for granted the fact that I may not feel like this tomorrow or even anytime next week! You never know what life has in store for you so, even though I hope to feel this way all the time, realistically I probably won't. That's why tonight I'm going to list all of the things I feel grateful for and bring them to the fore front of my mind. So I can see, in plain black and white, that I am lucky. For everything...

I am grateful for him. 

My husband. My best friend. My soul mate. The one who knows how to make me laugh and who takes away all of my worries.  

I'm grateful for these this little guy. 

My flesh and blood. The one who had my heart before he even entered this world. I will worry about him, love him and cherish him for every second I am alive. Nothing can explain the love I have for him and I am forever grateful he is all mine. 

I am grateful for my family.  

The ones I get to see often and those I don't. For they all have something to do with making me who I am today. Hoping they know they all are important. They are all loved. They are all special and they all have a place in my heart. 

I am grateful for my friends.

Whether we are close like family or just acquaintances, I was meant to meet all of them. They made impressions on me and I use those to reflect on my own self. To learn how to be and how not to be. 

I am grateful I have a job to go to tomorrow. So I can help support my family and to give my son everything it is that he may need. 

I am grateful for the roof over my head. That i am warm and comfortable at night. 

I am grateful for Sundays. A day to put last week in the past and prepare  my self to start fresh again tomorrow. A day to reflect. A day to be productive. A day to be lazy. The best day of the week. 

Here's to hoping for many more days like today. And to a successful, productive, easy week to come. I am ready to conquer the world. I am ready to take on tomorrow and the next day and the day after that. I look forward to all of the many exciting things that my life has in store for me and I am grateful for all of it. 

Crafting is Dangerous

So beware of the glue gun..
It will attack!

I was only crafting a bday present and my glue gun turned on me - the jerk! Was he distressed? Was he over worked? Was he running low on energy glue sticks?! I never was able to pin it down. He should be lucky he's alive after what he did to me. Only reason he is, is because I still have work to do. We will see if he acts up again. Better not, or he's out!

;0)

Ok I was tired. And maybe i wasn't paying attention and accidentally hit my arm with the tip of the glue gun.. Should have taken a picture then!.. Ouch!!

But, not to worry, I will survive. I will be ok. I persevered through the pain and continued my project, just like I will continue with my project tonight and until I get it done. Because I'm tough like that.. ;0)

Sunday is the Best Day

Today has been the best day. A day to be thankful for. A day filled with so many great things.

Reason No. 1: Hot air balloons
It is the last day of the balloon fiesta, and sadly that means this Turri family missed out. We were going to try and make it there earlier in the week but the weather turned for the worse and decided to rain for three days so we decided.. maybe next year? Our luck has it though, as I was putting Vincent's clothes away this morning I could hear the burners of a hot air balloon making its way RIGHT by our house!  I ran to peak out the window, naturally, and there it was!! Going right into the neighbors front yard! Vincent was just waking up so Jay and I grabbed him and ran out side... This is what we saw...

Perfect photo op! 

Here's the balloon in relation to our house.. 

I guess this was God's way of telling us that He didn't want Vincent to miss out on his first balloon fiesta. It literally came to us this year. It was perfect!

Reason No. 2: McCall's Pumpkin Patch.  

I LOVE that place. I've been there once before but this year I was able to experience it as a mom. No, Vincent wasn't able to run around and do all the things his bigger cousins were able to do, but I could see in his eyes the excitement for the whole thing. The yearning to be big enough to run right along with them. Next year baby, next year.

  

                      

 

Please Excuse the Mess

Jay and I are putting our house on the market next year. So, now that the weather is turning cold and we are going to be spending way more time in doors, there is no better time than now to start the process of vamping up the inside in preparation to sell.

First on the endless list of things to do.. Patching cracks.

Next is painting. For now, we are focusing on the kitchen. So, we are saying bye bye to the two different shades of baige that existed when we bought our house and to the gold-ish wall that I painted when we moved in..

In their places I am painting the color "Aged Parchment", or in more descriptive words, off white. I figure most people who buy themselves a new house will want to paint the colors they want, so why waste my time doing something I like when they are probably going to change it anyway. Besides, as I make my way around the room "cutting" all the edges I am finding that I am loving how crisp and clean everything looks. It's a nice change to what was there before..

I cant wait to see it all finished but as you can tell (or maybe you can't) I haven't gotten very far. lucky for me though, I have a three day weekend so I have plenty of time to get it all done. What a great way to spend a holiday right?? ;0)

Sleepy Boy

Oh my gosh, have you ever seen anything so dang cute?!

Everything about the way he is positioned just screams cuteness to me!

How his legs are all snuggled up under him and how they are criss crossed like that..

How his little booty is stickin way up in the air..

Man, he must be comfy! Makes you want to crawl in there and cuddle up to him. If only he weren't in his crib
ZzZzzz....