Life Lately | Halloween Fun

We had a great time in our new home, trick or treating. Last year, we were eager to find a new place to call our home and we were so unsure if we should have looked into the city, or find a home in the suburbs. It was a tad stressful looking at homes and our first one at that. Coming from being a renter and dependent on someone else to do things for you, it can be a shock looking at something that is utterly all yours. Alot of projects and the sense of overwhelming and anxiety struck me a bit and besides a few minor headaches, we have had a great first year in our little gingerbread home. This is the first start to the holidays that I can truly get into the spirit of things around here and really eager to keep our home cozy and decorated to the hilt! We started off our Halloween morning with a little pumpkin paint art. Blake had so much fun painting on the paper and gushing the colors together in his hands. We pulled one of the mini pumpkins off the porch, where Blake could freely paint with it. I thought it would be great for each holiday, to try to have some fun creative outlet to make art and for him to play with and incorporate the associated colors with each season passing. It will be great to add to his childhood treasure box I keep for him. 

I just am in awe when I see how much Blake has changed and how amazing the growth and change in everything from his tiny hands to his little laugh. When I look back at last year, Blake and I went trick or treating without Justin due to an overload of projects but oh no! not this year! Justin was away on business in LA mon-thursday and he had taken off for Halloween so we could spend it together as a family. We went hand in hand and enjoyed the whole experience together. We snapped a few pictures quickly of our Lumberjack outfits. There was a lot of chasing around our little busy-body to get him into his outfit ( I am sure any of you with children know that one all too well) played some spooky and fun Halloween music. Yes, Monster Mash, Ghostbusters & Werewolves of London, sure made it in the mix! We snacked on sweets and watched our little lumberjack run around pulling his hat on and off. He now says 'hat' and want's to do it himself, whenever we are headed out the door. We walked around our neighborhood a bit and then drove into town to see if anyone was still out and about only to find the chill in the air and smell of a light frost sent us back to the car for warmth and hungry bellies eager for pizza. I hope you all had your very own spooktacular Halloween fun!