Happy Halloween!

I was so excited for our costumes this year. I basically picked them months before and have been trying to gather stuff for them since then, but of course, the night before our first Halloween party, I'm up late finishing up details. But you know what? I'd do it again in a heartbeat. The finishing details are always worth it!

2016 Primary Theme- Free Printables!

I was called to be our ward's primary secretary. I was put in charge of getting the binders put together for the upcoming year. They always have a binder cover, so I was tasked with finding a new one. The theme for this upcoming year in Primary is, "I know the scriptures are true." I looked online, but there was nothing to my liking, that was free at least. So I thought, I can design one myself! So I did. And now all of you can benefit from it as well!

I designed two different binder covers. The first is one that is more easily printed at home since there is a white border around it, whereas the second has a full bleed that you can print all the way to the edge. 

I've also included two smaller print sizes: 5x7 and 4x6

And lastly, I have included the shield logo to be used as needed/wanted.

Remember, these are all free for personal use. Enjoy!!

Download 2016 Primary Theme Binder Cover w/Border

Download 2016 Primary Theme Binder Cover w/Bleed

Download 2016 Primary Theme 5x7 Printable

Download 2016 Primary Theme 4x6 Printable

Download 2016 Primary Theme Logo

A chilly fall day

When October came around, I was ready for it to be fall. It was so warm, and I was aching to see how North Carolina would greet me with all of its trees turning beautiful shades of red, yellow, and green! I waited and waited. The only thing it greeted me with was rain, rain, and more rain. I assumed the leaves would be gone before they could even turn! Alas, a day without rain came, but it felt more like a brisk winter morning. But we had way too many days inside that we had to get out, cold or not!

I love living in a cul-de-sac. Our circle, that's what we called them, was where I played. There was hardly any traffic, which meant we could play anything from tennis, to kickball, riding bikes, to roller blading. I love that Nixon get that's same chance to run and play in our circle now.

Broken glass

Remember how I mentioned that Nixon is a bit of a handful? Well, the other day I was making dinner. Nixon was having a hard day, and I was trying to stay as patient as possible. He was getting in to one cabinet after another and it was driving me crazy! I finally heard him getting into the cabinet on the other side of the island where I couldn't see him. I realized he had gotten one of the cups out and was on his way out. I didn't want to chase after him because I didn't want him to run, so I walked up behind him calmly, he started trotting and I asked him to stop. I put my hand out and asked him to hand the glass to me. Just as I was about to grab it from his hands, he raised it up and smashed it on the ground! My blood went from normal to boiling in 1.5 seconds and I grabbed him and put him on the couch. How I kept from yelling is beyond me, but I remained calm and explained what he did and why it was wrong. I told him I loved him and gave him a hug (him still crying), and then he reached for Grammy. Of course.. I don't know if I should consider this a parenting win or a fail, but as least there were no stitches from the broken glass!