Halloween...blech!

I am totally admitting that Halloween is my least favorite holiday. It really makes no sense to me. I love candy and all, but hate the dressing up and acting silly and scary. Call me the grinch of Halloween, I don't care. I do get the kids dressed up and thanks to Aunt Lisa for two of the three costumes this year. Grey was a little out of sorts on the night of the event so this picture of him in his Cars pit crew outfit was actually from a week or so ago. He is totally in love with Cars lately so this was perfection! I wanted to draw a mustache on him, but he wouldn't let me. He would let me let HIM do something with the eyeliner I had available, but that wasn't going to happen. (Insert meltdown here before trying to do pictures before going to our Halloween party...and remembering the whole time that I really don't like Halloween in the first place). This was the best we could do with the three kids together...and there was bribery involved.


Elliot was the best of the three. She made a very cute dog too. And come to think of it, the Halloween tights came from Aunt Lisa too. So all three costumes had her involved. Kudos to you!

I love that Elliot's costume cost me all of about a buck or two and about 15 minutes to make- did you know they make sheets of felt with sticker backing?!? Pretty cool stuff for a non-sewer like me.

And finally my little chicken...All three kids have worn this outfit on their first halloween's. It is a good thing that Halloween came when it did because it was a little snug on old Trippster. But he was a good sport.

Here are the chickens from year's past:

Happy Halloween and stay away for another year!

Pumpkin Patch

Last week I got to go with Elliot's class on their first field trip to the pumpkin patch. It was a local plant farm that opens up every year with fun things like a hay ride, bouncy house, animal farm, and of course pumpkins to take home. We really lucked out with the weather this year. Rain would have been no fun at all.

Here is Ms. Getty's class (Elliot is in the center holding pumpkin at her chest in a purple sweatshirt):

This was my little group- Elliot, Mia, and Siorsea (I totally botched that spelling and feel bad but it is a really unique name that sounds like "sear-sha." Cute girl though and a friend of Elliot's):

Tripp 7 Months!

Last week, Tripp turned 7 months! I can't believe how fast it is going even though we have had some long, tough days with this kid. I always tell him it is a good thing he is so cute!


When he is happy, he is so happy and it is great!

Yet often he is has this puzzled "where am I going?" look on his face.

And thank goodness he LOVES food. I have been working more and more lately and since he refuses to take a bottle (yes, he goes ALL day without nursing when I am not home) it is a good thing that he likes just about any food we give him.

Before we know it, he will be walking circles all around us...but still will probably be sleeping with me. What's a mom to do?