Happy Halloween

Thursday was a fun day in our family! We bought some newspapers and to our surprise Mae was on the front page!! No joke! It made me so happy to see my little sweetheart all dressed up in her costume three times in the newspaper! Above is the picture that was featured in the paper. They brought her into the photo studio for a professional photo shoot. She was a complete natural, and they kept asking..."Has she done this before?" "She's like a little model!". Very cute!

That same day we were scheduled to appear on Good Morning Texas for the costume contest. We traveled to Dallas and had a fun morning at the WFAA studio. Mae did wonderful and was a lot of fun. There were five other contest winners and they were all pretty cute. Of course I think Mae was the best. It was a good time and I hope Mae

has fond memories of it when she gets older.

On the Set of Good Morning Texas

In the green room

Getting ready

A Second time in the Winner's Circle

I got the email yesterday that Mae was chosen as a finalist for the Good Morning Texas costume contest…AGAIN! She was chosen last year when I made her cupcake costume. She was super cute in that costume! This year she is wearing a Cotton Candy costume. She’s a fluffy sea of pink! The contest is open to those who do homemade costumes for their children.

For me it’s a no brainer to make my daughter’s Halloween costume. We’ve been having Halloween Parties for quite some time, and every year Ashton and I have made our costumes. Before we had Mae I would even make my dog’s Halloween Costumes. I might be a little crazy, but I love making costumes. Growing up I don’t recall ever having a store bought costume. How boring is that!?! I love the idea of creating something that is all your own. I can only hope that Mae will always allow me to make her costumes rather than grab one off of the rack!

This week we are scheduled to take Mae to the Star – Telegram office for a photo shoot and interview and then next week Mae and I will appear on Good Morning Texas to model and explain her outfit. So, set your DVR or Tivo and check Miss Mae out on Thursday, October 29th. Good Morning Texas comes on Channel 8 at 9am. I will post a link to the broadcast some time after the show. Also, check out the October 29th addition of the Star-Telegram for her photo! Wish her luck!

More rain?...Seriously?!?

So, the rain continues, and so does feeling like a prisoner indoors. It’s been about a month since it started raining, and I’d say it’s high time that it knocks it off. This weekend we chose to not let the damp weather put a damper on our plans. Friday night Ashton and I decided to have a date night. We went out to Six Flags for some fun. To our surprise and excitement, there were hardly any people at Six Flags. That equals…no lines!! Woo-hoo! We went and rode every ride we wanted, as many times as we wanted with no lines! I felt like a kid running from ride to ride. Ashton is an adrenaline junky, but when it comes to rides and roller coasters not so much. He’s pretty much a light weight. He will ride everything, but there is some complaining afterwards. It took us less than an hour and a half to ride everything. It was a lot of fun. We go to Six Flags quite a bit, but it’s always with Miss Mae, and we don’t ride many rides. Of course we make it all about her when we go! It’s always fun.
Saturday we woke up with the plan of going to a farm near us to pick out a pumpkin. We geared Mae up with rain boots and headed out. It was cold and drizzly, but we had a great time. We got some good photo ops which I always enjoy! We ended up with a giant pumpkin that I’m sure we will carve up at a later date. Sunday there was a break in the rain and Ashton was able to put of the rest of the walls for Mae’s Fort. That afternoon we gathered materials for her roof and he was able to get it on just in time for it to start raining again! Her fort is made of recycled wood from a deck we use to have. The roof shingles are leftover from some roofing my parent’s did on their house. The only material we’ve purchased so far is the plywood to make the roof. Not too shabby! I’d have to say this is a very green building! We plan on painting the door and any trim we add to the building. The interior will also be painted. After that, the fort will be done. Mae is already enjoying her fort! It’s a good place to go to get out of the rain and still be outside! Good times!

Rain, rain Go AWAY!

I probably love the rain more than the average person, but enough is enough already! We have been getting soaked over the last month, and it’s really putting a damper on our weekends! This past weekend Ashton was able to get some major chores done in our backyard just in time for it to start raining. This left no time to do the fun outdoors stuff we wanted to do. We had about an hour to work on the fort we are building Mae in the backyard. Then the downpour began!

I’m not saying it wasn’t a nice and relaxing weekend. It was definitely relaxing, but it’s sad to keep a two year old cooped up in the house. Sunday morning Mae put on her new rain boots that Grandma got her and went out to splash in puddles with daddy. While they were outside I made some donuts. It seemed like the right kind of breakfast for the weather. That was about the extent of Mae’s outdoor fun for the weekend.

Normally on a rainy weekend we would take her to the mall to ride the horseys and to play on the playground. Over the last few weeks this option has become less desirable due to all of the flu outbreaks. I prefer to keep Mae in a little bubble for the time being!


This coming weekend we don’t have any plans so let’s home that we get lucky enough to have beautiful fall weather minus the rain!!