You guys, it’s the middle of September and I have not yet decorated my house for fall! And I’m thinking I might just skip the fall decor all together and move straight to Halloween! This weekend we are headed down to Stake Conference, and I am so excited to go to real craft stores that…
Did you know that Harry Potter is turning 34 years old this week? No? Well, trust me, he is. I am excited to be participating in a Happy Harry Potter Series with Marissa at Rae Gun Ramblings to celebrate this momentous occasion! What could be better than a bunch of bloggers who love Harry Potter…
Last night we had the beginning of our Halloween celebrations for the year: Trick-or-treating downtown at Treat Street. I always say that I get crappy pictures from Treat Street, but this year took the cake. It was dark and ominous weather, and we got there a lot later than we usually do, so the light…
Never fear, my children did not attend church today in their Halloween costumes. As far as good photos of all the children go, I realized Halloween night was probably not going to be a good night for photos with the craziness of school and homework thrown into the mix. So I had the brilliant idea…
I love Halloween. And I love decorating for Halloween almost more than I love the holiday itself! I especially love to have a fun Halloween wreath on the front door, but I haven’t had a good one in a while. I have become so bored of my Halloween decorations this year. I even left a…
Free printable for Halloween “I love you more than candy corn.” So I’m on a diet. Which means I need to be RESISTING candy corn. Which is really hard because it is my favorite candy on earth. And now we have candy corn flavored M&Ms to resist, as well. Fortunately, they are not quite as…
My girls wanted to do a family Halloween theme again this year and they chose Harry Potter. My oldest daughter was going to be Hermione, my middle daughter was going to be Harry, my youngest was going to be Hedwig, my husband was going to be Dumbledore and I was going to be Professor Trelawney….
One of my goals in 2010 was to become a better birthday party mom. I have always been the type of mom who throws things together at the last minute, and my children’s birthday parties were never planned out very well. I’d send out invitations according to whatever theme my child chose, then on the…
I did not make my two younger daughters their costumes this year. I was at high stress levels, and I had spent a ton of time making my oldest’s vampire costume with a pretty complicated sewing pattern. While talking on the phone with my mom, she wisely told me I needed to simplify and she…
I am finally posting the vampiress Halloween costume that I made for my ten-year-old daughter. The one that took about 16 yards of fabric to make and probably weighs 10 pounds. Poor girl had to play her violin wearing the thing for the Halloween recital (and might I add that she played splendidly?). I will…
I didn’t dress up for the Friday night Treat Street thing. But I did dress up on Saturday for actual Halloween. Too bad hardly anyone saw my costume to appreciate all the work I did on my hair. It may have been easier to buy a wig. After the lovely Friday night weather, Saturday was…
My oldest daughter (age 9) has wanted to be Ginormica for Halloween for months. Monsters vs. Aliens has been her favorite movie ever since we saw it in the theaters this past spring. What with the big move and all, I just had a hard time with the whole Halloween costume prep (which is why…