we finally got to carving our pumpkins at 5:00 on halloween.
better late then never.
craig was cleaning the gutters….
halloween costumes were figured out last minute again this year…like always.
annie was the classic lion (circa 1999). talby scored a costume from the thrift shop.
sean repeated his skeleton from last year.
he wants to be scary & i keep saying no..this is as scary as i can handle – a skeleton tee & face paint.
we hit the streets to trick or treat.
the neighbors were just coming out…so much fun to watch the kids see each other all dressed up.
our block had 3 witches, a cowboy, yoda, tinkerbell, a lion, a giraffe and the skeleton dude.
seven pumpkins…so messy…but so worth it when you see them all lit up together….love it!
where did october go?
how is halloween already over?
our house is now bursting with candy like everyone else.
just before bed annie said "mom…i'm gonna save this and eat it ALL tomorrow after church"
oh my.
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Christina - I love the crooked smile pumpkin. 🙂
My kids wanted to carve pumpkins this year so badly, but I just never carved out the time to do it. Maybe next year…
It seems like a weird phenomenon in which all people everywhere are wondering where October went! I have heard this so many times in the last two days.
pam - i especially like craig’s costume. the leaf blower guy was in a horror movie or something, right? what was YOUR costume? 😉 the kids look so happy and fun!
jimaie.marie - i LOVE the picture of all the pumpkins together!!! Your family makes me smile Meg <3
linda@LimeintheCoconut - All I know is that I have had a full compliment of stolen dots and almond Joy and red licorice…so now November feels about right!
LOVE that gaggle of pumpkins!
And that teensy giraffe…be still my heart!
akmichelle.blogspot.com - Adorable pumpkins! Next year I am going to carve more than one… you’re right, they are just so perfect all together like that!
KELLY - ONE Q FOR YOU, HOW IS IT THAT YOU CELEBRATE THAT HOLIDAY, WELL FOR ONE YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN RIGHT? DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT YOUR CELEBRATING? WOW MEG I WAS A REAL FOLLOWER OF YOUR BLOG BUT THIS HAS ME THINKIN, WHAT ARE WE NOW A CHRISTIAN CHURCH GOING GOD BELIEVING PEOPLE, WITH ALL THE WORLDLY HOLIDAYS, SAD BECAUSE AS A BELIEVER IN OUR JESUS, HOW IS IT THAT WE CAN ADORE OR WORSHIP THE OTHER SO CALLED god OF THIS WORLD.
Gratsia - Hope halloween was fun …awwww what a cute little giraffe
jerilyn - wow – you really go all out – love the Halloween picts!
Rach - Ooo, I can’t wait for Halloween next year when we can go trick or treating with out little one ! Looks like you guys had a blast. Great costumes on the kids too.
Patti - i must confess…our pumpkins are still sitting on the porch – unscathed. i can’t believe i forgot about carving them. i’m a bad mom…bad i tell ya! very cute costumes, by the way! happy november!
Sarah@Clover Lane - So cute…love the costumes!
Beth - I know. Can’t believe Oct. is gone. We put off pumpkins until Sat. PM too and then had a crisis finding pumpkins locally!!! Newton was OUT OF PUMPKINS. Imagine that. We got some in Hesston, though! Last minute costumes are the best . . . I put together a pilgrim hat at 7:15 on Friday morning 🙂
Renee - A week from today I will turn 39. Where did October go??? I still can’t believe I’m married with a house and three kids! Does anyone else ever feel this way? Awesome pictures as usual, Meg. xoxo
Tracy - LOVE it – the pumpkins and the costumes! Everyone looked SO CUTE! :O)
elizabeth - why does it get so difficult, year after year, to think up and execute the costumes? maybe it’s our (at least mine) ever-increasing age. your costumes and pumpkins looked perfectly sweet and a tiny bit scary! thanks for the wonderful post, as always.
Jen@thecottagenest - I feel the same way about October! I think mine passed in a frenzy of Silver Bella prep! I look forward to seeing you there!
sarah - I woke up today and thought the same thing… How is it already the 2nd of November?! Where did October go. So Crazy!
We didn’t even get to carve pumpkins or go to a pumpkin patch this year. I’m very sad about that. And this year Kenzie would have really enjoyed it. Oh well. Hawaii was what got in the way, so I guess we’ll live 😉
Your kids costumes were so cute. I love that you found one at a thrift store. I wish that was possible here, maybe it is and i just don’t know where to look….
Laura Phelps - ya know what MY Annie said?
After the FIRST door we trick or treated at, she looked up at me and asked, “So, mom? Next is Christmas, right???”
love that. should go and post that one on my own blog, really.
Heather @ Cookie Mondays - Hey, that’s when we carved pumpkins too! What a cute little lion. Based on our visit and the popsicles, Annie’s church sugar challenges scare me! Did she do it?!
Sharri - Here’s a tip: Cut the pumpkin hole at the bottom of the pumpkin not the top. It is easier to lift the pumpkin up by the stem and place it over a candle vs sticking your hand inside the pumpkin.
I agree where did October go?
Love your blog.
Sharri
misty - I agree~ October went by in a FLASH! Thanks to your post last year about being creative with the costumes, I made my daughters lady bug costume and grabbed a lion costume for a $1 at a garage sale in case it was freezing halloween night~ It was so fun making her costume, I am going to do it every year! thanks for being an inspiration! and I LOVE all of the cute things annie says =)
Sara - I had to laugh at your hubby cleaning the gutters. Mine does the same thing. He blows off the driveway too. It is my opinion that it calms him. Every time it gets crazy around here, he dissapears and you will hear the blower. LOL
susie whyte - craig is so funny. i guess you’d have to get up there with the leaf blower. you probably get a load of leaves in your gutters and on the roof. 🙂
october is gone, sista!! i got the a-ok to get out some christmas stuff from the hubby. i think he was too busy sulking about turning 30 to care. ha ha. 🙂
glad you guys had fun!
Sarah - Great documentation of the day!
pve - Last year my son was carving the pumpkin and nearly cut his finger off. After the trip to the ER, I said, next year we will light up the house with torches and black lights and that is what we did….we went to get a pumpkin and they were sold out. I took it as a sign, an omen of sorts.
love your tricksters…..what a treat!
pve
se7en - Your day looks so fun and the pumpkins turned out brilliantly – love them!!!
Erin Johnson - I ADORE those orange and black tights. So cute!
Cate O'Malley - Love Halloween pics! We had a soccer playing vampire here, along with Raggedy Ann. Raggedy Ann has mastered the art of finding trick-or-treat stash that I have hidden, along with unwrapping lollipops. The fun begins!
Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - Oh those are so good. I am anti-mess, anti carved pumpkins…but when I see yours all lit up I feel like reconsidering for next year:)
Ashley - Annie’s costume was SO cute! And Talby’s was the best witch costume. The thrift store is awesome. Sean’s face makeup looked good and creepy 🙂 And gosh, I love jack-o-lanterns… who did which? Did you save any of the seeds to bake? Baked pumpkin seeds are excellent.
And I just noticed… 14 popcicles? Really? Sounds like me when I was little… 🙂
adrienneK - so fun!!october flew by for me! we had so many pumpkin, halloween ,related things going on it made my head spin ha! im ready for christmas!!
Amanda - and after 14 popsicles one day, I totally believe that she WOULD eat it ALL after church. Good luck with that!
Scrappy Girl - I can’t believe October is gone either…we are in New Orleans for the first weekend in Nov. and that is going to make November fly too.
Darby - Meg, What fun! I love all the festive pictures! Especially those creative jack-o-lanterns! Glad you all had a wonderful weekend!!
Nancy - Baby Yoda… perfect. I think babies naturally look like yoda sometimes. My husband is IN LOVE with his leaf blower. He would jump at the chance to get on the roof for a new adventure. Happy November!