Happy Halloween!

Forty-three of Fifty-two

{alternate costume for dance practice}

{"reading" a recipe on his computer and juggling several simmering pans like mommy}

The Weekend

This year might be the most fun we've had with Halloween yet; despite Emberly's return to scaredy-cat-dom.  Last year she was really into "scary" Halloween and we thought she had grown out of it but this year she's back to having nightmares if she sees a fake spider :/
Anyway, we went to our neighborhood Fright Night, a cookie/cupcake decorating party and Treat Street at Tivoli village.  The kids had a lot of fun getting to wear their costumes all weekend.  I enjoyed decorating cookies and cupcakes way more than I probably was supposed to (it was for the kids!).
Last, I went with Damon and a friend to a trio of haunted houses.  The age limit was 7 and up for 2 of the 3, but the website said nothing about pregnant women.  So, we assumed it was like Disneyland and that I would be able to do the ones that younger kids could do.  Nope, we got there and they wouldn't let me into any of them.  Fine!

Pumpkin

I love fall.  I like moderate temperatures.  I like hot chocolate and salted caramel mocha.  I love the color orange and pumpkin pie spice.  But, I don't like pumpkin.  It's gross, sorry.

Cardigan, shorts: F21, Top: Martin + Osa (thrift), Belt: Target, Shoes: Bandolino

Forty-Two of Fifty-Two

The Weekend

I used this weekend to get on top of things!
I went through my shoes.  Some of them are tied to some really fun modeling memories or club nights but I let them go!
I cleaned our bathroom.  Just Damon and I use it so it doesn't end up getting the attention the powder room and guest/kid bathroom get.
I finally talked to our babysitter after she'd been gone all summer.  She came and watched the kids while we went on a date to see some friends from out of town.
I watched my profits add up at the consignment sale (I spent it all, but hey!  Bauer's got a mighty fine second-hand winter wardrobe!).
And most fun of all, I had a little photo-shoot with the kids!

{while her smile looks off, you can't really tell she has no front teeth lol}

Pears, please

For some reason, when I was contributing for my co-op basket a couple weeks ago, and I saw that they had an offering for 12lbs of assorted Oregon pears, I thought, "gee, that's a good deal!" and I bought them. Twelve. Pounds.
Emberly got a cut pear in her lunch ever day for two weeks, but the other way I love a pear is with goat cheese!  Either baked with butter and cinnamon (and the goat cheese mixed with honey and vanilla) or in a kale salad.  Bomb!