Christmas time on Tura Road

I could not help myself...I have been trying oh so hard to hold off, but then Arick took me to the Fireside theatre for their Christmas show. Oh boy...all the Christmas songs, lights, and beautiful Christmas scenery. I came home and the next morning I was in the basement bringing bins up.
Here are some of the things I put up!

                                        I found this at Target this year in the $1.00 section! SCORE

                              My card tree I got last year at Pier1...it will be oh so pretty once
                                                the fantastic Christmas cards start pouring in!

                                  My Christmas catch all bucket that hangs by the garage door.

                                    This picture really does no justice to these beautiful boxes

                                                      Next will be the outside!

Keep Calm and Print On!

Thanks to Jessica over at Craftily Ever After I have been getting som SUPER cute Halloween and now Thanksgiving FREE printables! You read that right FREE! Well besides the charge to print and frame but seriously super duper close to FREE! Here is 1 of my Halloween prints that I modge podged on a canvase that I already had at the house.

She recently posted 3 Thanksgiving prints. I only have one of them, and let me tell ya it is now my favorite Thanksgiving decoration. This picture does not really show how cute it is!

                                                                LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Too bad it wont be up for long, because Christmas decorating is coming and I have the bug BAD...really BAD!

Go check out Jessica's blog!

The Entringer Wedding!

My best friends little brother got married on 10-10-10. What an easy date to remember huh?! You know now that I think if it I bet a lot of people got married on that date. huh...Gosh I can be so slow sometimes.
OK anyway, the wedding was nice and fantastic weather! Good thing too because the wedding was outside on a beach. I was all ready to be wearing a coat and as it turns out I was sort of hot. Hard to believe that was only a 25 days ago. As I type this the wind is just howling outside and there is a real chill in the air.
Happy Day Kyle and Kellie Entringer!! We had a great time, and everything was just beautiful.

                                                      Arick and I had a GREAT time dancing!

                                                               Mr. and Mrs. Entringer

                                          Mr. and Mrs. Motl, better known as our great friends!

                                                         Also Mr. and Mrs. Entringer!                                           

                                          My Godson Isaac...look at those eyes! I am pretty sure
                                                 I will have to give him whatever he asks for.

                              Phil and Lisa dancing the night away with their Granddaughter Amelia

                                                        Amelia and Mom dancing together!

                                                        OK, seriously check out these pumpkins!

                             Lindsay and Lisa made them, and oh WOWZA did they turn our great!

                                    It was a great night, and again CONGRATS Kyle and Kelly!

Too soon for FALL decor?

TRUE or FALSE? I really want to know your opinion.

I said FALSE, but Arick is on team TRUE. He is in the denial stage and does not want to see FALL decor around the house. I have attempted to ease him into it by asking him to hang up our Home Sweet Home mini flag that belongs in our rock garden. It has beautiful FALL colors of orange and yellow with an adorable little pumpkin.
Well that flag is still perfectly folded up sitting on the counter by the garage door. This is the designated "to do" spot in our house. It is just an unspoken rule to us. Anytime he has something for me or I have something for him. We set it there and we whomever needs to takes care of it.

Anyway, this flag has not moved sense Monday. I know that does not seem like that long of a wait right? Totally our of character for Arick. I know Arick and he is dragging his feet on this small project on purpose. Hardly ever will he leave a project unfinished and if he does he has a really good reason for it.
When I ask Arick for a favor he will always say, "Not a problem beautiful", but this time his response was, "I will get to it."

I guess the reality of cold weather is something he is not ready to face.
So I am going to help him out and it comes from a place of love...

Tomorrow morning before Jacob and I leave we are going to put the flag up.
I am going to call it Mission TOUGH LOVE!

I have also promised a date night with 2 fantastic rubbermaid bins labeled FALL for tomorrow night.

So ready or not...here it comes!


My question is are you Team True or Team False?

Peacocks

My friends know how much I LOVE PEACOCKS! Such beautiful birds, so I was pretty happy when I came home from vacation with a few of the feathers myself. The resort we just stayed at have these wonderful birds roaming free all around. You will see them up on the roof tops or just walking right next to you. They are so use to people and its so cool to get so close.

One of my favorite things to do at Scharenberg's is to look for these beautiful feathers that have fallen from the birds. They are now the stars of my kitchen table centerpiece!

Did you know that you can buy a peacock online for only $30?

Did you know that if you provide them with heated shelter and food they will stay near your property?

Hmmmmmm????

How cool would it be to have peacocks in my very own backyard?

I wonder how cool Arick and our neighbors would think that was. I am guessing we would have to agree to disagree.

OH Happy SUN!

This is so random, but I feel the need to share. Jacob has the cutest ceiling light in his room and I think you need to see it. Its a SUN and we purchased it from IKEA. Our friends Lindsay and Travis bought this light 3 years ago when they were expecting their daughter and I was super excited that IKEA was still carrying it when it was my turn to create a nursery.

It has turned into something more then a light for Jacob. He enjoys to lay on the ground and just look up, babble and giggle. To be honest its probably one of my most favorite purchases for his room thus far.

Its always a SUNNY day in Jacob's room!

OK not ALWAYS a Sunny day! I know its so mean to take a picture of my crying son who did NOT want to go to bed. Is it weird that I find something adorable about our son's crying face? I mean his crinkled up face and his tiny tears. Do I have to mention that his PJ's are a Sheriff's outfit which made me smile even more thinking about my crying sheriff. Rain or shine this kid cracks me up!