Copper Penny Vintage

I have launched an Etsy Store: Copper Penny Vintage. I am absolutely tickled about vintage items...they make me very, very happy. My first weekend open and I was so honored to have my Vintage Polka Dot Glasses included as a Groovy Gal Find

We have had such little snow here that it is hard to believe that Christmas is only a few short weeks away. We had to do something to help us get in the holiday spirit so we went to a local Christmas lighting festival. Our friends told us about this event and we just had to go! They closed the street down and we waited for Santa to come down the street and light the lights. We had candles and hot cocoa and apple cider and lots of fun. The lights were amazing and just the thing I needed to remind myself that Christmas is surely coming. The only good part about it not snowing a bunch is that we had really great weather to be outside enjoying the lights.

I am so very excited for this Christmas. This is the first Christmas in two years that we are not welcoming in a new member of our family. In 2008, we left just a few days after Christmas to pick up Brecken from Ethiopia and last year, Quinn was born on December 22nd. Although we have been so hugely blessed by both of those Christmases, it is nice to have a quiet, non-life-changing Christmas this year!

Halloween 2010

We so love the town that we live in. The town hosts a bunch of events during the year and one of my favorites is the Halloween Chili Potluck. Everyone in town comes dressed in their Halloween costumes and we simply eat dinner together. Our Halloween was filled with...

Carved pumpkins ready to welcome Trick-Or-Treaters,

Mister Rodgers,

Two 50's gals,

A very serious farmer, and

Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Frosting and Halloween sprinkles....not to mention the gobs and gobs of candy we confiscated from our children.