It's that time of year when all the good and bad boys and ghouls come out to knock on doors and spread spooky cheer. What better way to get into the Haunting mood than to send a Happy Halloween card?This is just a little something I whipped up in the corral this morning. Trying to get my Halloween kicked into gear now that Breck's birthday is behind us. We try not to break out with the Halloween decor until after her birthday so that we keep her day special.
Speaking of her day...did you see the invitations that we made for her party? 
They turned out pretty neat, if I do say so myself. Although these were a tad more labor intensive than I had anticipated or really wanted them to be...but...it was for a GREAT cause, right?!
They turned out pretty neat, if I do say so myself. Although these were a tad more labor intensive than I had anticipated or really wanted them to be...but...it was for a GREAT cause, right?! We had such a great party for her birthday. It was Western themed and I even broke out of the gate with a cowboy boot cake! I know, can you believe it? 
It must've tasted okay because by the time we got done dishing up cake for the day, there were only three small pieces left. I did another first for this party, which was to cook up a big pot of ranch style pinto beans. Now that was an adventure! Somehow between the recipe I found online and when I finally started soaking the beans I ended up with thinking that I needed to prepare 8 cups of pinto beans...well, if you've ever made beans you know that I GROSSLY overestimated the amount of beans to cook!!! The moment I had to call my mom in a panic because the beans were growing in size and swelling out of the huge pan I had them in was when I knew there was something rotten in Denmark. But I got it under control and the beans were DELICIOUS! Here's a shot of the happy little 7 year old cowgirl to prove that the day was a success! 
It must've tasted okay because by the time we got done dishing up cake for the day, there were only three small pieces left. I did another first for this party, which was to cook up a big pot of ranch style pinto beans. Now that was an adventure! Somehow between the recipe I found online and when I finally started soaking the beans I ended up with thinking that I needed to prepare 8 cups of pinto beans...well, if you've ever made beans you know that I GROSSLY overestimated the amount of beans to cook!!! The moment I had to call my mom in a panic because the beans were growing in size and swelling out of the huge pan I had them in was when I knew there was something rotten in Denmark. But I got it under control and the beans were DELICIOUS! Here's a shot of the happy little 7 year old cowgirl to prove that the day was a success! 
such a cute layout! I'm a country girl too but I like to create in so many different styles. I saw your link on scrapbook trends..face book!
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