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Author: Heather L

I'm proudly married to my best friend, an active duty US Marine. I'm happily taking care of our homestead and our ever growing entourage of animals. I enjoy writing, reading, cooking, crafting, diy projects, and various outdoor activities. It's all about enjoying the journey of life with my family.

All Dressed Up…

Posted in Family, and Holidays

After reading the Sarah book series, Munchkin decided that she wanted to be Sarah for the fall festival at church. In her mind, she had an idea of what she thought Sarah’s outfit would look like. We looked at a few different patterns and fabrics, and I made her an outfit. I pulled out an old costume that I had made for myself several years ago and transformed it to work for this time period. I added a bonnet to go with Munchkin’s bonnet and we were set. We decided to head out to get a fun family picture. I’ll…

Pumpkin Carving

Posted in Holidays, and Homemaking

Here are our pumpkin carvings for this year.  As has become our usual, I went with a military theme and Munchkin went with an animal theme.   Munchkin is so proud of the fact that she can do a whole pumpkin on her own now.  She’s eagerly looking forward to the roasted pumpkin seeds that we’ll be having thanks to these carvings.