Mackay Madness: Halloween Porch Project

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Halloween Porch Project

This year I needed a little change on the front porch, so I decided to make these cute pumpkin topiaries. I think they turned out super fun, and they were really cheap. I bought the pots at home depot on clearance for $14 bucks, the pumpkins were super cheap, two dowels for the center to hold it together, and black spray paint for the middle pumpkin...and voila!

Halloween is my favorite! Hopefully my little monsters will be instilled with my great love of this super awesome holiday and pass it on to my Grandmonsters someday?? If not, I will just throw them all into my witches brew! ba ha ha ha ha..."i say with a witchy cackle."

8 comments:

Natali Thompson said...: Super, super cute! I am with you on this! So far my kids love it as much as I do! :); October 11, 2011 at 8:59 PM
Goddard Family said...: For Real? How the crap do you do that? Please tell me you'll come help me decorate my house?....well once I have a house? Darling...I LOVE those cute stick things in your yard? LOVE IT ALL! You amze me! xoxo; October 11, 2011 at 10:42 PM
THE WILLIAMS FAMILY said...: DARL... MISS SPOOKY!!!; October 12, 2011 at 8:36 AM
Bell Family said...: I was thinking about you while I was decorating this yea (had to put up just a little)r. My pumpkin spice candle was burning, my house was clean and cozy. Such a Liz moment. Your porch is as darling as you are!!; October 12, 2011 at 8:55 PM
Amy said...: I have had you on my mind this week. My kids are out of school this week for fall break. This is the week that I came up to Utah last year. It's been a year since I was at your house. Mine time flies! Hope you have a great Halloween. Can't wait to read all about it on your blog!; October 13, 2011 at 3:55 PM
Jennifer said...: You are so clever! Too cute!; October 15, 2011 at 10:03 AM
jenn said...: Did you take a pictures of the dead pumpkins (may they rest in peace), because you should totally post those!

Again...you and your domestic skills!!!!; October 23, 2011 at 1:50 PM
margo said...: I agree with Jenn... I want to see the dead colapsed pumpkins. ha ha ha. YOu are wayyyyyy to cute...I wish a little would rub off on me some day.; October 25, 2011 at 1:38 PM

From the mouths of "our babes":

*Our doorbell rang. Chance ran to get it. No one was there. He said, "oh darn,it must have been a knocker-ditcher." (Otherwise known as a doorbell ditcher.)

*Chance climbed in the back of the car this afternoon, and said "ewww mom, the back of your car smells gross...it smells like fries and poo all mixed together."

There was a little boy acting very naughty in Chances primary class...he turned and told the boy that he was an "ANGRY ELF." The teacher told me that it made her whole day and she nearly peed her pants laughing. (We were visiting at a different ward, which makes it even funnier because he didn't even know the boy.)

*Chance's kindergarten teacher's name is Mrs. Rasband, he came home and told Brandon that her name is Mrs. Wristband! Close enough

*As we were driving through the farmlands, Addie blurts out from the backseat, "it's cool how HAY grows, it just randomly pops up in perfect little blocks!" (She was DEAD serious)

*We came home from camping and Addie turns to me and says, "Mom, it feels so good to be home and walk on the grass and have a cup of milk!"

*We ate at a "Thai" restaurant tonight. Addie was so sick of peanuts on all of the food. She finally looked at me and said, "what the heck, do they have a peanut tree in that kitchen or what?"

*Chance asked me, "Mom, why Jesus make me so fast?" (Basically asking why he is such a fast runner)

*Chance was looking through the neighbors fence at their dog and he came running back across the street and said " oh sick, that dog just bless you'd all over my face!" Apparently, that means the dog sneezed on him!

*Chance calls "Walkie Talkies"... "Hickey Tickies"

*Hannah told me that we are going to give her "arthritis" because we are making her camp in a tent this year. (We sold our big fifth wheel last year.) Poor kids!

*We went thru the drive-up at Wendy's and they were out of Frosty's. As we pulled away, Chance murmurs to himself: "damn, damn, damn!" (I will take full responsibility for that one!) Needless to say, we had a little chat!

*Chance says that "chocolate milk" is his favorite taste!

*Chance was picking the seat of his pants today, and I said "what's wrong son, do you have a snuggy?" And he said, "no mom, I don't have a snuggly, my bums are just stuck together.

*Tonight at dinner, Addie told us that her favorite solid food is BUTTER and her favorite liquid food is SPRAY BUTTER!

*Chance told me today that his brain was making him scared to go to school. (He just kept holding his head in his hands)

*We had a "chick" die this weekend. Of course the kids made us do a burial. Apparently it freaked Chance out, and he wouldn't sleep in his bed because he just knew there were dead chicks in the sheets, and his feet could feel the feathers!

Easton "Such a Big Miracle, in such a Little Boy"

For those that don't know, our little boy nearly drowned in a bathtub accident when he was just 7 months old. I had run a bath for myself and left Easton (who could barely crawl) in his room on the floor. I ran out to the kitchen to clean up a glass my daughter had broken. When I returned to the bath... Easton had pulled himself into the bathroom and was floating face down in the water. He had his feet pajama's on which helped him slip over the side. He was under for about two - four minutes and it took four minutes of CPR from his daddy before he took his first breath. He was taken by ambulance to "Primary's" where he stayed in the ICU overnight. He had a full recovery. We are so, so lucky! He is ONE YEAR OLD now and we're so happy that our heavenly father decided that we could keep him!!! He brings so much SUNSHINE into our lives. "We love you Eastie". I put this on my blog for my own journal, but also for people to always be aware of your kids around water...they are capable of sooo much more than you may think!