Fall Fun

We've had amazing weather here in Oregon. Beautiful sunny, crisp days, lovely trees in every color and did I mention sunny days?

I've been enjoying mornings/early afternoons with the girls. Here are a few pictures that capture our Fall fun...

Found these on our porch...sneaky neighbors ;)

Halloween is in one week from today! Are you ready? I'm about 1/3 ready...eeek!

Weddings and Birthdays

October is whizzing by! Yesterday was my hubby's birthday. We went out to dinner at our local Mexican place, but in our family we celebrate a birthday WEEK, so the celebrations will continue into the weekend :) Football, wings and other manly stuff! Happy Birthday Babe!

Last weekend we welcomed a new addition to our family...Auntie Kate!!

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Aren't they the cutest?

She and my brother got hitched this weekend and it was a blast of a wedding. I was honored to be their wedding coordinator and had a lot of fun planning (with the help of my mom and aunt) all the fun details of their "industrial chic" wedding. Here are a few photos:

fluffing LOTS of pom poms

I wrote on the chalkboards using this technique. Super simple!

Photobooth props purchased here

Photo collage by Meghan Donnelly

It was such a fun day! Their friends are all amazing, talented people and an army of them made it all happen. Not to mention my aunt, uncle and cousins who were a critical piece to the puzzle. So many of the touches were personal and heart-felt. I was blessed to be a part of it. Congratulations Kate & Spencer! We love you!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

WOWZERS! It's definitely Fall in the Northwest. We've had lots of rain and gray skies, so I've been sticking around the house and baking! I'm sharing our families favorite Fall treat over at 30 days. Go get the recipe here and then make them today! YUM!

Pantry Makeover

Since we moved into our house in February, our pantry has been an unorganized mess with no real rhyme or reason. I finally got motivated and did a complete over-haul.

Breakfast Burritos

Sharing my recipe for some yummy breakfast burritos over at 30 Days today. I make these on a Sunday and freeze so that we have a quick and healthy breakfast for busy weekday mornings.

Go check it out here.

Back to School

Yesterday was The Boy's first day of 2nd grade!

Such a big kid.

He found his buddies and they picked up right where they left off, as if summer had never even happened. He also could've cared less if I was there...HA! 

And today was heart-jerker...our Sweet Pea started Kindergarten!

She was all smiles this morning as we were headed out the door, but as we got to school she started clutching my hand a little tighter and became really quiet.

I'm praying for her sweet heart today and anxiously awaiting the arrival of the bus.

Mug Swap Treasures

This year, I participated in Cuppa Kim's Mug Swap. Kim hosts this event for the anniversary of her blog and I think it is brilliant! You can read about it here and here, but it's basically like secret santa with mugs.

I hit the JACKPOT, because Melissa sent me the most awesome mug care package! She went way above and beyond my expectations!

Here is the cute mug I received...

LOVE it! And it is the perfect size for a mug cake...SCORE!

She also sent some adorable tea towels, assorted coffees, teas and cocoas. There was some chocolate too, but that was inhaled almost immediately.

Journals and pens

AND this beautiful craft apron!

WOWZERS! I felt so blessed and spoiled! Thank you Melissa!

The person I was given was Jenna. A sweet 20-something girl who loves to bake and loves vintage finds. I think we'd be real life friends if we got to meet in person. Here's the little care package I sent her way...

It included: a vintage mug, an assortment of coffee and tea, paper straws and a bookmark. I tied up the mug in fabric and some felt ball ornaments that were made in South Africa.

This was so much fun! I can't wait until next year! Thank you Kim for all the work you put into this each year!