weekly wrap-up // save the last dance for me

reading // the story girl by lucy maud montgomery // the scarlet letter //

crafting // t-shirt yarn // looped scarf // mossy hat // knotted headband //

listening // journey to the sky // save the last dance for me //

enjoyable blog posts // saturday morning tea // 3 tips to journaling // write a letter // to myself and maybe humanity //

enjoying // popcorn // field trips // long skirts // handknit scarves // downton abbey season 2 {i really cannot wait until january...} // leaves // tea //

golden hour munchkins

a few days ago, i babysat my little siblings. i really wanted to get some good photos of them since they're so adorable and the lighting was really good, but they wouldn't hold still. oh, well. i got a few cute ones. enjoy!

walking along the path to pick flowers.

holding hands and chatting.

more conversation...

she kept bending down to point at things on the ground.

they are pretty much the most adorable little girls ever.

{left to right: chloe, natalia, sadie}

stroller rides!

amazed by flowers that she dropped in about 30 seconds.

see? cute little munchkins and good lighting.

sliding down into an empty pool.

happy thursday, all!

First Day of October

Happy First Day of October, everyone!

Francesca is holding a photo contest and this week's theme is fall.

This photo means fall to me because of the leaves on the ground, but also because of the little red schoolhouse in the background.

(Oh, and the effect I used for this picture was Cross Process on Picnik. I love it!)

Another thing that means fall to me is baking.

This morning I baked with these cuties.

Aren't they just too cute?

We made chocolate chip cookies (sadly, from a mix. It was in the cupboard and was easier to make with little people than cookies from scratch).

Sadie and Chloe

 I made these muffins this morning, also. The recipe is the Create Your Own Muffins recipe from this post by  Royal Daughters of the King. For these muffins, I put a cup of strawberries in the batter.

They taste pretty good. :) I honestly had never had muffins with strawberries in them before, or at least not that I can remember.

Random List of Random Things

Random Things Today

1. I am wearing my favorite purple scarf.....

2. With my brand new Eeyore socks. :)

3. Today was the last day of my first full week of full time public school. (Before we had only had a four day week and before that a two day week).

4. The weather finally started cooling down today. Earlier this week it was 70-something degrees and today it's about 55 degrees. :)

5. In chorus at school we are singing this song and this song and I love them. I can't wait to perform them!

6. My little sisters are adorable. Enough said.

Sadie, Natalia, and Chloe. You may remember Chloe from my last post.

7. Note to self: I really should put up a page of just my siblings so if I reference them, you can go and see who they are.

8. We made smoothies at school today in a home ec. class. My group's smoothie still had little chunks of ice in it. Whoops!

9. I made these things called Cinnamon Balls the other day. Next time I make them I'll try and take pictures and put up the recipe. I got the recipe from a past issue of 

which is a great magazine for Christian girls that you should check out and subscribe to because it's really good.

So, that's my randomness for the day. :) 

Did you enjoy my ramblings?

Have a good day!