Pinkalicious and Other Fall Happenings

M's absolute favourite story these days is Pinkalicious, followed closely by the sequel, Purplicious. The girl in the story also loves pink and also has straight brown hair with bangs and M really relates to the character. Well, a few weeks ago, S was asking if she could bake something sweet (she loves to bake, her specialties are chocolate chip cookies and brownies) and M asked if she would bake pink cupcakes, just like in her story, Pinkalicious. S agreed and she even made them from scratch since I didn't have a mix, and they decided that M should dress up as a princess to eat her delicious pink cupcakes. Here are a few pictures from their pink and purple princess pinkalicious cupcake party:

M was so excited to start a new year of playschool. Fixing her hair that morning was a joint effort: she insisted that the turquoise clip on the side was absolutely essential to her outfit...

M carrying her new inside shoes:

Some of the beautiful fall colours in our backyard:

This one isn't from our backyard, this is Family Home Evening at the playground:

As H has gotten older, he's turned into a really great sleeper. If you tuck him in and give him a few stories to read, he's happy to go to sleep.

Where's your nose?

And one morning, when I went into his room to get him up, he was still asleep and this is what he looked like (and yes, he sleeps with a pink blanket - it's one of the hazards of having older sisters):

We decided to buy a 3 month attractions pass at the mall so we've been going there at least twice a week to try and get our money's worth! Here are some pictures from Galaxyland, as well as C at the sea lion show:

We just celebrated Thanksgiving with a delicious dinner at my mom's house and after we were done eating, the kids got into the dressups and Jess got this picture of C impersonating Batman:

Finally, here are a few of the projects I've been working on in September:

I bought this vinyl decal from my cousin Carisa's etsy shop and applied it to a board of wood that I painted a linen colour with black on the edges:

I also pulled out my Grandma White's punch needle embroidery tools and made this sign (although I was really bummed that the glass cracked when I was putting the finished product into the frame - it's an unusual size so it would be hard to find another frame, I'm going to have to get a piece of glass cut for it):

I also sewed this coat for M. I absolutely LOVE this pattern, it's hard to see all the nice details in this picture but it's a fully lined swing style coat. I've already bought fabric to make another one for her but instead of corduroy, I found a good quality thick red wool so it will be warm enough for winter.

And, this is a hat I crocheted - for M, I made it with wool and made it too big and then felted it so it would be nice and snug for the winter. H's is just acrylic and will be good for fall (he really didn't want to model it for me...):