Halloween 2011

It seems like it's been years since we had a Halloween at home. I think it has been, so this year I decided we were going to stay at home. It was a nice Halloween. We, or should I say I, carved pumpkins in the morning and then went to the honey's work parade where the boys always get a ton of candy. I love it because then it means we don't have to do that much trick-or-treating. My niece and nephew came with us this year trick-or-treating and then we had Broccoli Cheese Chowder for dinner. The best part of the night was that we were in bed by 9:30!! I hope you all had a great Halloween!

Teague went to the pumpkin patch today with his pre-school and brought home the most adorable perfect pumpkin I've ever seen! I love the long stem! Now if only I could get him to look at the camera when I take a picture...

Khaki

I love this dog, but he is quite literally my shadow. He follows me EVERYWHERE! The biggest annoyance I have with him is that when he wants attention, he purposely comes up to my hands and pushes his cold, wet nose right to them. EWWWW!!!! The good thing is that I've never seen a dog so good with kids. He's had kids pull on his ears and climb right on top of him. He doesn't even move and inch. He's a good dog, sometimes I just wish he would leave me alone for 10 minutes.

Fall Decor

I decided this year to try to put some things up above on my ledge. My good friend Amy does this and I think it looks sooo good! I'm hoping maybe to get some Christmas stuff up there too.

I love my new tree. They've had them at Hobby Lobby for the last couple years and I've always been attracted to them, but never knew what I would do with them. When I decided to put stuff up on my ledge, it clicked and I was so happy they still had them this year.




I've been wanting one of these lanterns for such a long time and thought it would be perfect to use for Halloween. I will probably put in my kitchen somewhere afterwards, because for me, I want it out all year long. Unlike so many wonderful people I admire, I'm not really that great of a bargain shopper. I really wish I was so that I could save more money, but it's definitely something I struggle with. I think I'm getting better, but this was something I should have waited to go on sale. I didn't.
I really LOVE my floral arrangement. It was another idea I got from my wonderful friend Amy. I realize it may not be everyone's taste, but it seriously makes me sooo happy!This is actually not my favorite area of decoration this year. I haven't been the happiest with it, but I don't have anything else to put there. However, when I took this picture, I was amazed at how gorgeous the colors turned out together. It seriously doesn't look this great to me in person. I love the challenge of moving things around every year and not having things look exactly the same as they did the year before. It's so much fun to decorate, I LOVE it.

Teague's 4th Birthday!

I'm a little slow in posting this, but that's just because I've been sulking about the fact that my baby is now 4. Just kidding. He is such a special addition to our family, and I'm so extremely blessed to have him as part of it. I joke a lot about how hard he was when he was a baby and a toddler, which was true, but he's really starting to chill out a little as he gets older. I love that I'm getting to know just him a little bit more while Aidan is in school. He's so sweet and loves to cuddle. Several times a day he'll just say out of the blue, "Mommy, I love you." He's very affectionate and very physical, which can sometimes get him into trouble. When he's in a good mood he wants to give loves, when he's frustrated he wants to hit, etc, etc. He's so giving to his older brother. I think the second child has to succumb to a lot of manipulation from the oldest. ;) He's truly an extremely wonderful blessing in my life and I love him sooo much! The wonderful cake that is posted is from his aunt and uncle Chase and Stacee. Thanks guys for all the effort you put into this.