Summer is drawing to a close and I have to admit I am dreading it like never before. Easy breezy simple summer days will end soon and I'll have three children in three different schools. Then before I can blink my eyes we'll have two major birthdays back to back... my husband is turning 50 (uh huh) and my Anne is turning 16. Then there's my birthday (waa! make it stop!) and all those expensive holidays (that I love, in fact, it's just that I need to win the lottery).
{ lunch at Johnny Rockets }
{ gatherings from our nature walk }
I am still running around town getting the kids shots and health records together for school. Shopping for cooler weather clothes is nearly complete. I pretty much got everything from Old Navy, Target, H&M, and Gap (cute + affordable, thank you)... I'm just a little jealous of Livi's growing sweater collection.
By the way, according to the shops, it's time for Halloween already. Isn't that frightening? Well, after seeing Amanda's quilt I was reminded of all the Halloween fabric I picked up last year. Last year, I had fallen in love with a placemat on the Superbuzzy blog, designed by Ever Kelly. So cute, right?
Well, just a warning. Kelly's placemats are awesome and mine are not. But the kids love 'em. What I wouldn't give for some of that orange striped binding, ooh... I had to wing it with what I had on hand.
If I hadn't had Kelly's design in my head all this time, I don't suppose I would have dared to go this bold. If you like the fabrics and want to make a few for your kiddos I've put a few small Halloween fabric bundles in my shop. Don't be scared... your kids will love it ;)
xo amy