Hooo Hoooo! {Halloween 2012}

HOOOO HOOOOOOO!

 

Again with the HOO HOOO-ing.

Happy Halloween a week late! It's only taken me this long to upload and attempt to edit some pictures. Our Halloween this year was the best ever. There is just nothing like celebrating a holiday with an itty bitty child. 

So yes, I made Evie's owl costume. I was so glad it actually turned out!  I just never know with half the things I attempt. :) Basically I cut out little "feathers" from 4 different fabrics and sewed them (by rows) onto a black t-shirt from Walmart. I went up a few sizes so that it would be long on her, like a dress. I ended up cutting the sleeves off as well. The cape/wings part is a big semi-circle of fabric with more feathers sewn on. It was really way easier than it sounds! I made her mask the day before our first party, so I'm thankful it turned out and she wore it. I made it out of black felt, fabric and elastic. She got lots of compliments at the Halloween parties/festivals we attended Sunday, which made me happy. But then, with her sparkling personality, sister gets noticed and compliments no matter what she's wearing. :) 

I was so glad we decided to trick-or-treat with her cousins this year. Being with the big kids made it so much more fun for her, and she loves observing everything they do. The oldest girl, Ashlynn (not related to us- our cousin's cousin!) was so sweet to her. She held her hand and walked so slow with her from house to house while the other kids raced along. All the adults were trailing, taking a million pictures and shouting "thank you! Say thank you!!"

She caught on pretty quickly to the whole thing. My favorite part of the night was watching her fully walk right past the person answering the door, trying to go in their house! She did it twice! It was hilarious. She was also so sweet and giving with her candy. I don't let her eat sweets yet, so thankfully she didn't really know what she was getting. At one point she tried to hand it all out to us! "One for daddy. Mama want one? Ere ya go." So adorable. And I didn't see it, but my MIL said she saw her try to give a piece of candy to some homeowners when they opened the door. Little lovie.

Project 52:44 {cousins}

thankful for...

cousins

We spent Halloween night with our cousins this year. Our second (or third or whatever!) cousins, to be exact. 

Evie is the first and only grandchild on both sides of our family, so it's fun that she has these two big cousins to hang out with. I never had any cousins my age growing up, and was always jealous of my friends who did. They were like extra friends! So I hope we spend many more Halloweens trick-or-treating together. She absolutely loved hanging with the big kids and I hope these little traditions become sweet memories down the road.

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Pumpkin Patch 2012

 

Fall wouldn't be complete without a trip to the Pumpkin Patch! We saw more gourds than you can imagine and tried to lift the heaviest of them. The farm animals with their greedy little noses sticking through the fence were just icing on the cake. Evie was especially taken with a billy goat, who cracked her up for some reason. She would laugh and say "Oh sheepie! Ohhhh, sheepie!" It was beyond adorable. And I took advantage of the huge pumpkin scale by sticking my girl on it to see what she's weighing in at these days. A whopping 23lbs. :) All in all, the pumpkin patch was a huge success. As soon as we were in the car driving away she said "So much fun, a pumpkin patch!" :)

Project 52:43 {coming home}

thankful for...

coming home

Blurry but beyond precious pics of Daddy arriving home from work.

There is something so sweet about coming home. Whether it's been just an hour or a number of days. 

When we got back in town from Chicago, Evie was napping. When she finally woke up, we both went in to her room to get her. She saw us in the doorway of her dark room and gasped "It's mommy!? There's daddy!" And then she let out a huge giggle and stomped her feet. It was beyond precious and melted our hearts. 

We make a point to say 'mommy and daddy always come back' and 'mommy will be back soon!' when we leave. I really think it's helped her feel confident and sure that we will always come back, as she frequently repeats those phrases throughout the day or when we're gone. I think we would both be content to never leave her, but then.. coming home wouldn't be quite so sweet.

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Friday Morning Thoughts

A little throwback for your Friday morning...

I am SO behind on blogging. And just feeling absent. But really, I'm okay with that. There are so many other things to focus on right now. I do, however, miss catching up on some of my favorite blogs to read. Some day when I'm lying on the beach somewhere, I'll get all caught up, right??

My job has changed/expanded a bit from simply writing for our clients to also writing DIY tutorials each week. I had mixed thoughts about this, initially, but it's been fun. And I've actually completed more Pinterest projects in the past month than the past year! Not all are projects I would normally have done on my own, but maybe some time I'll share some of them here.

Evie is going to be an owl for Halloween! She totally has the "Hooo hooo" part down. :) I made her costume and still need to figure out some sort of mask/headgear for her to wear. More pictures to come!

I am loving and craving coffee and warm drinks all.day.long. I had given it up for a while, but while in Chicago and with this cooler weather, I got sucked right back in. If a salted caramel latte is wrong, I don't want to be right.

I am up to my eyeballs in last minute projects and finishing details for Vintage Market Days: A Holiday Affair, which is in 2 short weeks! We are beyond excited about it. It's going to be so much bigger and better than the June event (which was awesome but brutally hot). I can't wait! I've even started setting my alarm to try to get up early and get a few things done in the morning before Evie gets up. If you know me at all (and how much I love my sleep), that should say something. I hope to see some of you there! It won't disappoint.

And because of all my last-minute painting, sewing, etc.. this is why I don't ever bother with manicures. Super cute, eh?

Groupon is offering a great deal right now- $10 for an 8x8 Shutterfly book. I haven't made any photo books lately, but I love to do them as Christmas gifts.

I've been itching to knit or crochet something for a while now. I'm thinking Evie will need some new, cute winter hats! I did finally give in and start crocheting some baby booties after seeing little Hattie sporting some. I've had to tweak my pattern a bit and still need to find cute buttons. But I'm hoping to get a few pairs done to sell at VMD!  

I am so seriously behind on planning Evie's birthday party, which is just a month away! We finally settled on the date and I HAVE to start planning. I don't think I'm going to do anything elaborate, but my girl loves her some Mickey Mouse, so I think I'll have to incorporate that somehow. I'm just not huge on themes, so I'll have to figure it out. When my brother turned 2, he had a Mickey Mouse party, complete with a Mickey head pinata that my mom made herself! I just remember some picture of his tiny little self swinging a bat at Mickey's head in the backyard. We briefly talked about doing that, but something seems a little off to me about bashing Mickey's head in. I don't think my sensitive girl would be on board for that. :)

We went to the pumpkin patch, oh, two weeks ago, and I just edited some of the pics. So I'll be sharing those soon! Evie was hilarious and loved every minute of it.

I just saw this little knit cowl on Pinterest. GAH! I'm dying of the cuteness! See!? This is why I need to knit! Evie must have one!

Happy Friday!