Taylor Made designs

Halloween 2009

The kids had a great time this Halloween. They have so much candy, they can have a piece from now till Christmas. But by the end of the week I'll hid the candy and they will forget all about it :) As you can see, William was Indiana Jones {again} and Davis switched it up this year – instead of being Cinderella she was Belle. My sister Renée and Nicole stopped by for the evening. Renée did Davis's hair. She truly looked like a pretty little princess. Happy Monday everyone!

Happy Halloween

We're getting ready for the huge "sugar inducing" high that is Halloween :) We've put out the decorations, the pumpkins are ready to be carved, and the candy is out (and taste tested...yum).  I'll post the kids in their costumes tomorrow. Yesterday the kids wore their adorable MiteTees to school. Coach Neal passed out some treats to his soccer team. I designed Halloween tags and bagged the candy up for him. Candy + kids = thrilled.
Happy Halloween. Be safe and – I dare ya –  try not to eat too much candy.

Tag it - Holiday Tags are here!

Tag it Holiday tags have arrived :) I don't want to freak you out, BUT, Christmas is only 64 days away. Last year I sold out early, so get your orders in now! This weekend, (ok,  by Monday at the latest) I will upload the 12 designs available. Just email me with which tags you are interested in and I will send you a paypal invoice. Then you will receive a delightful package from me. You can check out my Etsy store for additional holiday ribbon, journals + bookplates. As always, thanks for all your support!

{oh, The above photo shows how I set up my table for shows. I designed the display racks for my tags and Neal built them for me. I'm really happy with how they came out!}

Perfect Gifts

Who doesn't want to be a rockstar at gift giving? Or have their child have the best, and most unique things to wear. I know I do :) I'll be honest... I hate having what everyone else has or gives. I always go out of my way to find something that is uniquely different. {That's how many of my Taylor Made design products have started.} Anywho, my friend Cindy gave Davis this t-shirt the other day. Cute, no? She wore it out while we were grocery shopping and so many people stopped us and asked her where she got it. To say that Davis felt special is a bit of an understatement.

"My mum's friend made it – she made it for ME! It's my favorite shirt." declared Davis. Seriously, she was beaming. It's cute + clever with an edge. Love it.

I just love her stuff. You can personalize all her products. {which wins major points from me}  I just know that if Cindy received the exposure she should have, she'd make it BIG. I am talking Oprah big :) So do me a little favor, when you have a chance, check out her site + products at Mitetees.com. She has stuff for newborn babies, toddlers and young kids. Right now she is going to design a t-shirt for William – a skeleton head with an Indiana Jones hat on it. (she knows he LOVES Indiana Jones + pirates) He is going to be so excited to wear it. And really, isn't that what it's all about?

How do you like them apples?

Yeah for fall! This past weekend we went apple picking – a family tradition. It was a beautiful day. We were up early for a 8:15 soccer game for William. (his team won!) Then we headed home, changed, got back into the car and drove up to Carlson's Orchard in Harvard, Ma.  This year we picked Honeycrisp, Cortland + Gala apples. Perfect for yummy apple crisp.

Storyland

I totally forgot to post my photos from Storyland. I uploaded my photos to my flickr account and my facebook account but not here. The highlight for Davis was meeting Cinderella. Which was also the highlight for me as well. Oh -  she was so excited to see her. When we got to her castle Davis threw up her arms and squealed. It was so adorable. I was so happy for her.

I have a couple of shows coming up so I have been busy preparing for them. Hopefully I will start posting more. I just need to get my mojo back :)

1st day of school

Monday was the first day of school for the kids. Crazy huh? Who would have thought they'd go to school before Labour Day?

William is entering the first grade, and Davis Kindergarten. (full day! break my heart!) What a big day for me, I mean THEM :) We got up early, had a good breakfast and took photos. We got to school on time and got them settled. I didn't want to leave + kept going from classroom to classroom making sure they were all set. I didn't cry when I left :) When I picked them up they both came running up to me saying how awesome school was. God love'em. I hope it lasts :) 

Rain Rain Go Away...

Davis + William at the end of the day at Storyland.

Despite the horrible weather (rain, thunder, lighting + even more rain) we had a great time up north last week. We put off Storyland theme park for a day, which turned out to be a good decision, because the next day was nice. No rain, just hot + humid :)

It's funny, growing up we use to summer at Mount Washington.  And because my family owned townhouses right on the mountain at Bretton Woods we were able to use all the facilities over at the Mt. Washington Resort. Looking back, I don't think we ever really appreciated how lucky we were. It's so beautiful there, and there is so much to do. But we never went to Storyland as a family. And now, I know why. In my opinion, it's really for kids seven and under. I'm glad we went this year. By next year William would have been bored and thought it a bit hokey. As it was, he was not interested in a lot of the "storyland" areas. He just wanted to go on the rides. Davis was the perfect age for the park, loving every single minute we were there. When Davis got to ride in the pumpkin to visit Cinderella, I had to remind her to breath :)

I'll post photos this week. I need to cull through the hundreds of photos we {meaning will + davis} took!

Happy Birthday to Me

Tonight, because it was:

1. hot

2. summer

3. yummy

4. my birthday on Thursday

we went to Far Far's for ice cream. I had chocolate chip. Heaven. So creamy. So good. For those of you who are familiar with weight watchers... it's a good 14 points! Seriously. But worth it. I hate the fact that I am getting old. But as they say, "it sure beats the alternative, dying young." So happy birthday to me. I hope it's a good year :) 

Write it down

I'm a total list girl. I have an itouch which I have used for lists making. But nothing beats writing it down on paper. {And then crossing it off my list.} I find it so tedious to type my list in. And from the amount of books I sell, I am thinking I am not alone. I much prefer to use a nice pen and a favorite notebook than some electronic gadget. Am I alone on this? Maybe I really am getting old!