The annual Festival of Family Farms in our county happened this last weekend. We enjoyed six hours of pure fun on Sunday. We visited 5 family farms, ate great food, and enjoyed many free activities. About Festival of Family Farms The family farms of Skagit Valley welcome and open their barns and lifestyles to families for this one-of-a-kind event. On this weekend, you can have a hands-on-experience learning what it takes to run a farm, from growing crops to feeding animals. It is an … [Read more...]
Fall Fun: Owl Paper Bag Craft
So my daughter knows about Pinterest. She asked me this last week if we could go to that "place" and find a craft to do together. So we went to a board on my Pinterest that I call Thanksgiving/Autumn and found this Owl Paper Bag Puppet. Earlier that day we went through the Taco Bell/KFC drive-thru and my Princess got a corn on the cob. It came in a paper bag. So instead of recycling it we decided to try the craft. We pulled out her construction paper, scissors, tape and glue stick. She went out … [Read more...]
Fall Boots
Fall is here. My Princess got new fall boots from her auntie this week. She is overjoyed about the fact that they have small heels. Also, please vote for my sister-in-law Melanie in the Yahoo! Women Who Shine Contest. She has brain cancer and I know the winning prize will help with mounting medical bills! {Log in to Yahoo! and click Vote button.} … [Read more...]
Fall Festival Party Ideas
Growing up attending a private Christian school, we often had "alternative Halloween" parties. We called them Fall Festivals. We often dressed up for the event, but devils, witches, ghosts and scary costumes were forbidden. We always had great food and fun games. Fall Festival Party Ideas Food Ideas Cake Mix Pumpkin Spice Cookies Pumpkin Dump Cake Candy Corn Cupcakes Shortbread Candy Corn Brownies Homemade Apple Cider Homemade Sparkling Apple Cider Crafts … [Read more...]