izzy's costume

so i gave in and made izzy's costume. this thing was a beast to find materials for. utah has a lot of fabric/craft stores, but they are so shopped over or dinky that it was really hard for me to find most of what i needed in one place. i think i might have made 10 trips to 10 different stores just trying to find stuff. plus, i happened to choose a costume that (had i followed the exact material list) would have cost $70. *super gasp! i know, right?!

so with much patience and a good eye for thrifty alternatives, i figured out a way to make this:


look like this:




although mine is much shoddier, because i am a horrible hand sewer (and still had to use crappy material alternatives), i think this costume came out looking super cute. she's gotten lots of comments on it, which is nice and makes me feel better about making the decision to make her costume rather than purchasing it pre-made.

well...happy halloween! faleschini out.

p.s. this was a martha stewart costume. gotta remember to give props.

been a while

so i got a "complaint" that we have been neglecting our blog. i didn't realize that many of you even read our blog anymore. maybe you do and do not comment. if so, then i fault you!

kidding. i just have been sort of out of it with my blogging lately. we've been keeping busy, and i've had some other projects that i've been working on (i.e. organizing past photos, gathering materials for izzy's halloween costume, lots and lots of cooking, etc.). i will try to do at least a blog a week going forward, just to make ryan...i mean, everyone happy.

so here is what we've been doing:


seeing beautiful views from our balcony


visiting with old but best-est friends


watching old but good bands reunite for a show


tried out some oversized rocking chair for the mansion we will someday own


izzy tested a pumpkin at cornbellys to see how pumpkin-y it was


izzy is really into puppets (thankfully, not the marionette kind) and enjoyed this show


izzy tried on some new glasses


izzy also started driving. hasn't your kid?


here, she shows me how to sit properly on playground stairs


my first pumpkin carving ever


pete's best pumpkin carving ever


i made spicy pumpkin soup the other day. someone told me you can't use the stringy stuff in pumpkin for food, and here i prove them wrong.