Category Archives: Holiday Time

Oct 25

Fantastic Fall

The sunshine has made a return, and we are thrilled to see it. Today we are going to be busy outdoors all day. There are so many Halloween activities going on this weekend, and the boy’s and I are going to go to as many as we can.

This morning we are going to do Creepy Crawly Crafts at the Community Center. There will be face painting, crafts, and maybe even a snack or too. Thade already wants to get a spider painted on his face.

This afternoon we are meeting Shaunna and Sheldon downtown for a mini-parade of Halloween costumes and Trick-or-Treating at local businesses. Dylan will be a little Tiger, and Thade will be our fearless Iron Man.

We are baking a batch of Spooky Halloween Cupcakes this afternoon, and making a few batches of Sweet Tea too. My Mother in law and Sister in law are visiting today too. I can’t wait to give Jill a big hug!

This evening, we have a super fun local tradition to go to. This evening we will be riding the “Haunted Trolley”, and taking a local Ghost Tour. We went 2 years ago, and it is so much fun, and not too scary.

Do you have a lot of Fun Fall activities planned this weekend too?

Oct 21

The Decorating is Complete

Yesterday, I finally finished decorating the house for Halloween! I’ve hung one more Spider decoration in the living room, and I finally got the inflatable pumpkin and ghosts out on the front lawn.

The boys were excited to see the new decoration on the lawn, and we went out to get a few pictures, once the sun went down.

Thade loved giving the pumpkin a big hug, and Dylan wasn’t scared a bit of our newest Halloween decoration.

Have you finished decorating for Halloween?

Oct 1

Just a Little Decorating… so far

You’ll find a few Halloween touches around our house, so far. I’ve painted our Front Porch chair a bright Autumn Orange, and I love displaying my favorite Black Cat Pot Holder in the kitchen.

There is a “scary” pumkin hanging in the Foyer window. Thade and Dylan picked out Super-cute Pumpkin Pie Pumpkins to display in the Dining Room. I have a feeling we won’t be carving these for Jack-O-Lanterns…

Thade loves the “scary” spider on the front door, I just hope it doesn’t scare Dylan too much… I hope to decorate the outdoors too. My Mom picked us up a Halloween Outdoor Display, and we still need to get two large pumpkins for the front porch. I am also leaning towards purchasing a few Fall Mums too, maybe.

Have you been decorating your home for Halloween?

Sep 12

To Decorate or Not

I’ve been noticing Halloween decorations popping up in the stores, and all over town. I wonder if it is too early to start decorating? Part of me thinks that the First Day of October is a great day to start decorating for Halloween, but when I see itty bitty cute pumpkins, I just can’t wait!

When do you start decorating for the holidays? Do you start early or wait till the last minute?

On a side note: I’ve just returned from running the Morning errands, and Dollar General already has Christmas decorations out! So maybe its not too early to start decorating.

Sep 8

Happy Grandparent’s Day

I had a super secret surprise planned for Grandma and Nana to celebrate Grandparent’s Day. I made them each an album filled with photos from special days and trips to Grandma’s and Nana’s. I left a little bit of room in each of the albums to add in future pictures. I think they were both happy with their gifts.

I made a big dinner to say thanks for all that they have done for us. The boy’s are very lucky to have such amazing Grandmas! We all had a fun day filled with lots of hugs from Grandma and Nana!

I also want to wish all of the Grandma’s and Grandpa’s a very Happy Grandparent’s Day!