Happy Halloween

-
Happy Halloween Everyone.. ours was a rocky one with a few highs and a ton of lows.. we started Halloween on Friday with a parade in D's school. D was so excited.. H on the other hand has been teething, he's getting his molars and has been super clingy, lots of crying and screaming and not much fun :( 



H wore his costume just long enough for us to get a picture on Friday.. 

We started Halloween day with some baking.. with the sleep deprivation, cranky H and the endless questions hurled at by by D the cookies didn't turn out quite right. I missed something and the cookies were not quite edible.. trust me, we tried. 


Next M helped the boys carve our first ever pumpkin! 





We headed out for trick or treating late in the afternoon, D excited H sans costume clinging to me.



By the time we were done it was dark, we had accumulated a years worth of candy and we ready for November. In fact we almost forgot to take a picture!


Even with all the fails it was a pretty good Halloween. Looking back puts things in a lot of perspective. 2011 we had a freak snowstorm and had sever power outages. 2012 Hurricane Sandy wrecked havoc and once again we were in the dark for days.. 2013 we were finally able to celebrate D's first Halloween here. Last year it overlapped with our lunar calendar on a religiously significant day.. hence no Halloween. And so here we are... 2015 my minion and I. :)


                  Etsy           Instagram           Twitter           Bloglovin  

Comments

  1. s11/02/2015

    what a fun halloween and those cookies look so yuumm! xO!
    www.thehautecookie.com

    -Facebook-
    www.facebook.com/TheHauteCookie
    -Twitter-
    www.twitter.com/thehautecookie
    -Instagram-
    www.statigr.am/thehautecookie

    ReplyDelete
  2. Stefanie11/02/2015

    Fun. Halloween is so full of spirit and excitement for kids and somewhat for adults. I like his minion costume and the pumpkin came out great. I need to carve pumpkins w/my girls next year. I always forget. My dad used to buy one and have me carve with.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Your Invisible Crown11/02/2015

    Your pumpkin did come out really cool, I hope your next batch of cookies will be delicious :-)

    ReplyDelete
  4. footnotes and finds11/02/2015

    Halloween is always one of those days when sometimes it doesnt matter if everything went right or wrong because it just feels like a special day anyways! The kids had great costumes though!!

    http://www.footnotesandfinds.com/

    ReplyDelete
  5. marilovesgr33n11/02/2015

    this is so much fun. Halloween parties for kids are the best
    xxx
    mari
    www.ilovegreeninspiration.com

    ReplyDelete
  6. Memories for Life11/02/2015

    Even with the ups and downs, it sounds like a pretty great weekend. Glad you got to spend it with your family :)

    ReplyDelete
  7. Midnight Cowgirl11/02/2015

    The costumes are adorable!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Emmylou11/02/2015

    Aaaaaw...love the costumes:) And teething sucks:(

    ReplyDelete
  9. dreneewilson11/02/2015

    I'm glad you finally got to have a good time. And even if you couldn't eat them, those cookie look great! <3

    ReplyDelete
  10. Courtney [Sweet Turtle Soup]11/02/2015

    Bummer about the teething and the cookies, l mean they look good! Too bad not tasty. I'm always ready for the next phase of holidays by the time halloween rolls around, esp since we go a little nutty all month.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Pumpkin Delight (Kimberly)11/02/2015

    Oh, looks like a great day indeed. The kids are darling in their costumes. Love your bat headband! :)
    The jack o' lantern looks perfect. I have fond memories of carving the pumpkin with my dad. So much fun!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Anvilcloud11/03/2015

    Glad you had a good one. We pretty well wait until dark, or at least dusk, before we start t or t around here.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Veronica Lee11/03/2015

    Love how your pumpkin turned out. Those cookies look great!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Elle Sees11/03/2015

    how cute are you both?? thanks for sharing your halloween recap with us.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Frannie Pantz11/03/2015

    Such fun photos! The cookies look yummy and the boys and the pumpkins look so cute! Reilly is teething too right now so I totally sympathize!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Alexandra S11/03/2015

    Love the pumpkin! And I'm glad to hear even with some lows that this year was better than the other year's that mother nature decided to be not so accommodating!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Susannah11/03/2015

    Sounds like a great Halloween even with the teething! Caleb's trying to push our four teeth right now so he's a crank too.

    ReplyDelete
  18. Claire11/03/2015

    Cuties! Great photos!

    God bless,
    XO, Claire
    Http://www.littlemissfashionqueen.com

    ReplyDelete
  19. sonia // daring coco11/04/2015

    Oh no, that's no good. Hopefully next years will be uneventful. BTW I love your costumes, you guys are the cutest

    Sxx
    www.daringcoco.com

    ReplyDelete
  20. karen11/04/2015

    Love the costumes and what a bummer about the teething, I hope it's over sooner than later :)

    ReplyDelete
  21. Nina Robinson11/04/2015

    I hate molars! We've been going through them on and off for awhile now. Too bad about the cookies. They looked yummy. Love your guys' costumes, that bat headband is so cute.

    ReplyDelete
  22. June11/04/2015

    Aww your boy's outfits are so cute!!
    xx
    June Wants It All - Indian fashion and lifestyle blog

    ReplyDelete
  23. Place Under The Pine11/04/2015

    Glad you were able to do Halloween this year. Nice Minion costume (and bat headband too)!

    ReplyDelete
  24. Gabrielle11/05/2015

    Sorry to hear about the cookies, though if it's any consolation.. they look delicious! haha :)

    Gabrielle | A Glass Of Ice
    x

    ReplyDelete
  25. Jessica11/05/2015

    Everything looks great!

    If you would like to join our Christmas card exchange, stop by our blog and let us know.

    Jessica @ Sunny Days and Starry Nights

    ReplyDelete
  26. Laura Darling11/05/2015

    Aw it looks like you guys had a great little holiday! Love the pumpkin!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

I love love love all the comments, every single one brings a smile to my face. Make sure you're not a no-reply blogger so I can write back!

Popular posts from this blog

Kitchen and Family Room: New Flooring

-
Image
When the wall between our family room and kitchen see details here came down we had to deal with two different flooring, old carpet and newish laminate. The plan was to find the same laminate.. we found the box in the basement, how hard could it be? Harder than we thought.. that particular one had been discontinued.. and finding something similar was not an easy task..  Finding a flooring that was kind of close but not close enough would seem like a mistake.. so we decided to go different, this way it would seem like an intentional design choice.. I had always wanted a chocolaty dark floor.. The next thing to take into consideration was the transition between the two floors.. generally what is used it a T- Moulding, that strip you see in the above picture connecting the two floors together. Not the prettiest option. Pinterest to the rescue..  Adding tile to the mix would help to blend the two different brown together and there would be no awkward bump in the floori
Read more

D's Amazing Race Party

-
Image
Last weekend our eldest turned 9.. and we threw him an amazing race birthday party! As with all the boys other parties.. I bought a plain white cake from Wegmans and let D decorate it himself. We had a total of nine kids.. they picked bandanna's out of a bag to create 3 teams. First Task Not all the kids knew each other.. they were too amped up with the idea of winning that they couldn't manage to calm down and read the clue.. so we had to really guide them through it.. they made mistakes and we let it go.. it seemed a tad chaotic..  Second Task I had 33 little medicine cups filled with M&M's and Goldfish crackers.. 6 of them had stickers on the bottom. The first two teams found the sticker in the first try... what are the odds!? And the third team had to eat a lot of snacks before they finally found their sticker. Third Task I bought 48 piece puzzles from the Dollar Tree. The boys took their time making
Read more

Friday Photography

-
Image
Beacon Hill - In the beautiful Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston. Charming red brick buildings lining the streets. See more of our trip here You can buy this print  here . Get Free Shipping with code BLOGGER Prints also available in larger sizes.  Contact  for more information and special requests. I am open to wholesale and licensing opportunities. Get in touch for more information.                    Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Bloglovin   
Read more