Halloween 2012

Let me start by by giving you a disclaimer... There are A LOT of pictures on this post.

We went to 2 different pumpkin patches this year. We went to Sauvie Island and Roloff Farms. Yes, the same Roloff Farms that was featured on Little People Big World :) As for decorating, My mom and I found these sets at Target and let me tell you it is the way to go. Don't get me wrong. I love carving pumpkins, but once you finish one, you don't want to have to carve more for your kids. This worked out perfectly.

Fun with Aunt Melinda

Hay ride out to the pumpkins

 

Don't mind the massive amounts of drool 

This year I decided to make the girls' Halloween costumes. This sounds so much more crafty than it actually was. There was the cutest (in my opinion) little girl costume on etsy, but they wanted $44.50! I don't know about you, but I am not willing to spend that much on a costume you are just going to wear for 1 night. Upon further looking, I thought maybe just maybe I can duplicate it. So I did :) Well, my version of the same costume. I made Marley's skirt, and bought Khloe's at a garage sale. Added faces to the tops and embellished with bows. No sewing required. Pretty easy.

This was the original costume I saw online


This is my version, may not be as cute, but I am happy with how they turned out



We started the day off with Halloween pancakes. I just made regular pancakes and used cookie cutters to make them more festive. Khloe was beyond happy that I gave her chocolate chips with her breakfast



Late that afternoon, Jeff and headed to my friend Marnie's house for a Halloween dinner and trick or treating with Charlotte. We had yummy mummy dogs and mac and cheese. It was very festive, and I am so sad I didn't take a picture of the cute mummy dogs.

Then we went trick or treating. Khloe did not fully catch on right away. First when people would open their doors, Khloe would try to walk inside their homes. Then when people would take a piece of candy to give to her, she would just try to grab it out of their hands. However by the end she learned that you had to say "trick-or-treat" then you would get the goods. It was kind of funny. Now I don't know about you, but as a child the ultimate score on Halloween was a full sized candy bar. Growing up I never did luck out enough to get one, but on Marnie's cul-de-sac, Khloe scored not one, not two, but THREE full sized candy bars! We proceeded around the neighborhood and Khloe got more candy than any 2 year old needs.

Happy Halloween!

Some Of This And A Little Of That

This summer has gone by so fast. Here are a few highlights.

Hanging out at my parents house while Jeff went fishing with my dad

Khloe fishing with grandpa using her pink pole grandpa gave her

 Working on a few crafting projects, this is the start of Marley's Halloween costume

Earrings that I made (I totally feel crafty after making these)

 Hanging out enjoying the sun ( the rain starts again tomorrow)

Taking pictures of my two cute girls

This is Marley's latest favorite thing to do

Not that exciting of an update, but I figured it had been a while :)

How does she do it?

Khloe falls asleep in some of the strangest positions...

Her recent favorite spot

While I was composing this post, Jeff called me upstairs. This is what I saw

She brought all of her blankets, pillows, and books with her

Happy Father's Day!

I am pretty sure Jeff does not read my blog, and he would probably hate me for posting pictures of him, but it is father's day and I wanted to share with everybody what a great dad Jeff is. I am not going to write a bunch, but instead share just a couple of pictures :)

Jeff's Father's Day present 

PS I was going to share my birth story, but to some it might be an over share, and I am really to lazy to type it out, so if you really want to hear it, call me, if not I am sparing you the details... You are welcome :)