Fall Family Photos

Getting out to take some family photos this fall was tough.  Michael has been extremely busy and then got pneumonia, and then Hurricane Sandy brought the beautiful fall leaves whirling down around us faster then I would've liked.  Needless say, we were able to squeeze some in one afternoon...here are my favs.  Which one(s) do you like best?

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(Trying to throw the leaves in the air)

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If you had to guess what Dominic was thinking, what would it be?

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Shooting family photos on self-timer proved to be more challenging then I anticipated. Turns out it's tough to predict what kind of face your 10-month old will be making at the end of the 10 seconds.  Not to mention, it's hard to keep his attention on the camera when there is nothing happening.  Needless to say, I thought this one turned out pretty good!  Note to self--invest in a wireless camera remote :)

Hope you have all had a lovely fall!

DIY project-Car Caddy

I found this cute idea for a car caddy online so I decided to make one for my friend's son for his birthday.  The project looked easy and fast at first glance, but somehow I ended taking much longer than anticipated to finish it.  I was so proud of myself for finding all the materials laying around my house.

Here is the original:

http://homemadebyjill.blogspot.com/2009/12/cozy-car-caddy-tutorial.html

So, here are the supplies I wrestled up from the basement: 1 denim skirt.  1 snowman wall hanging.  1 black leather belt.  and 1 toddler button-up shirt.

And many days later...

TA-DAH!

  The green piece was originally the snowman wall hanging--I just painted it with acrylic paint.
And I opted to stencil his name instead of using numbers

When it's all folded up!

I have enough materials to make one for Dominic...however it may be a while before I can get to it! :)