Okay, I'm doing it!

Here it is!  My very first ever blog post.....

Where to start.... hmmmmm...  I guess I will start by saying thank you to all of you who have requested and supported this blog.  And then apologize for it taking so long to come to fruition...

I am writing with the purpose of documenting our lives here in the Albright family.  I have no real agenda and the concept is still a work in progress, but I figure I have to start somewhere.  Thanks for being part of the chaos while this process unfolds itself!  As time goes on I may feel the need to describe myself and my family, but for now I do not.  I figure that most people who will read this are already intimately aware of who we are, so I am skipping any unnecessary introductions.

On to the aforementioned documentation:

This weekend the boys and I spent some time creating haunted houses.  We first painted the background, let it dry, and then glued on pre-cut construction paper cutouts.  The boys LOVED this project!  One, because they got to paint (read, make a mess!) and two, because it involved Halloween!  They are SO looking forward to Halloween!  As a side note, I will say that I have (quite purposefully) created holiday enthusiasts!  We adore fall and the upcoming festivities, which you should see lots of right here!  
Back to  the project.... I love crafting and want to encourage a love of art and crafting with my children (even though, and especially because, they are boys).  I try to come up with things they can do with little help from me (the goal is only having me demonstrate), but still look incredible when we are finished.  Even small children can tell when they create something beautiful and are very proud of the accomplishment!  (Darn, I feel like I am sounding a little preachy, not my intention, just want to let everyone know where I am coming from!) So, yes, I did demonstrate our project, and I also used my Silhouette Cameo to cut the shapes of the trees, fence, ghosts and bats, but the placement, painting and gluing was done by the boys! (I did help Kurtis with his moon painting and window placement)  They turned out amazingly well!

Happy October everyone!  And welcome to the craziness that is my life with three incredible boys!