Halloween Nails

I saw an idea on Pinterest for some Halloween nails, and just had to try it.  I think they turned out cute, even though a few of my nails are too short for the detail to really pop.  Imperfections and all (especially on my right hand, since I had to do that with my left hand - not easy for me since I'm right-handed), they make me smile every time I look at my hands.  So much fun.

Fall Photo Shoot

I love taking pictures of my family.  Especially in the Fall.  It's so fun being outside and enjoying the weather and the colors, but then I get to focus (ha, no pun intended!) on my two favorite people.  It just doesn't get much better than that.  So last weekend we decided to go to a nearby park and wander around snapping some shots.  This post is mostly going to be pictures, and a lot of them!  And this doesn't even come close to representing all the pictures that I took that day!  Eric always makes fun of me because I'm always saying how much I love digital (you know, as if it's still something so new instead of something that's been around for 15 years or so) because you don't have to worry about how many pictures you take - you can always delete some later, but then I never delete any!  I just can't though.  I love each and every one.  And I have a hard time choosing favorites.  It's like they're some weird breed of children - you just can't get rid of any or play favorites with them!  Oh well.  Enjoy some of my favorites from last weekend.

So typically Emma!

Not quite sure what pose this is...

And just so we didn't forget who we were dealing with, Emma needed to be very crazy for a moment before we found our next spot.

These next few are some of my FAVORITES (even though I don't play favorites, remember?).  As you can tell, the lighting wasn't very good, and we hadn't quite started taking our real pictures here.  But these two were just talking and Eric said something (I wish I remembered what!!) that totally grossed Emma out.  Her facial expressions of disgust and his smirk of self satisfaction with having disgusted her made me laugh.  I just couldn't stop snapping shots, even though the light was crappy.

She did recover from whatever it was he said though!

We did make sure to take some time and just play at the playground too.  You can't go to a park without just relaxing and having some fun!

Emma's School Door

Last week I decorated Emma's classroom door.  I saw a super cute idea online that looked really easy, so I copied it. I didn't have my camera with me at her school, but here is the picture I saw online.  It turned out exactly the same (except her classroom door isn't red, so I used red paper).  Love it!

Rivalry

Emma and Eric are deep in the throws of a rivalry.  It's her Green Bay Packers vs his Denver Broncos.  The smack talk is thick at the Meadows household.  Only time will tell who will win, but for now, the dirty glances are cracking me up.  Emma even drew her vision of the outcome of today's game.  Too funny!

** Editor's Note:  Okay, the verdict is in.  The Packers won 49 to 23.  Eric and Emma had a wager too.  The loser had to give the winner a back scratch.  The last photo on this post is Eric paying up.  Emma REALLY enjoyed that back scratch!

I love how Emma included fans in the stands, the goal post, and that the Bronco players are frowning while the Packers are smiling.  So funny!