Well,

Since I failed that cross-stitch (I still haven't even looked at it since I found the mistake. I'm going to just have to rip out the messed up side), I thought I would post a craft I feel was a success.

I decided that we needed something for our porch. So, between the Saturday conference sessions a few weeks ago our little family went and bought some pumpkins. It was such a blast. Brad, of course, got the biggest one they had. I got 4 little baby ones, and 3 that are in graduated sizes.

That is where my craft comes in. I had seen people do these really cute topiary with fake pumpkins. I wasn't about to go buy 3 fake ones when we just bought a plethora of real ones for the price of one fake one so I decided to risk it with the real ones.

I pulled out my handy white spray paint and painted the middle sized pumpkin white, then a put a gold glaze on all three. I finished it off with a cute little fall sprig on top and stacked them in a flower pot. They aren't attached to each other in anyway so I find myself checking on them every morning and night to make sure they're still whole.

I was pretty happy with it...until today. I checked it this morning and decided something was missing. So I got out my gold paint and free-handed an H on there. I love monograms and I think it looks so much better. How bout you?

And since I know you all just check this blog to see Abbi here's a little picture. She tried to get herself dressed yesterday while I was eating breakfast. She's a total girl. Whenever she chooses her clothes it's always a dress.