Halloween-d

Another great year of Trick-or-Treating. Here are our pumpkins welcoming some neighbors:


Having friends over always makes the evening more special:


Adults should have fun too:


A neighborhood around the corner went full out and had haunted houses, spooky mazes, and a full Area 51 set up. Thank goodness we listened to Andrew when he suggested to turn left out of our neighborhood. The kids had a blast and little Ellyse (the ladybug) was the one with the most spunk by the end of the night. She had a little purse and would open it right up and look to the candy giver to fill her up.

Gone

The mullet is gone. Again, due to the pressure of the world (about 99.9% of humanity was in agreement on this issue) I cut my son's hair for the first time. It pained me to cut his mullet. I miss the mullet. I mourn the mullet. Letting go can be really hard sometimes.

Proof:


People always mistake Reade for a girl, but now I think he looks even more like a girl. Watch, someone will say, "Wow, she really looks like Mia Farrow from Rosemary's Baby.":


Or, "Your little girl reminds me of Emma Watson's pixie cut.":

Workers

Preschool Halloween Sing

Preschool is definitely a rite of passage as children are dressed up, shoved into a group, and asked to parrot seasonal songs. My child passed through the threshold of childhood while I smiled that special smile that mothers experience in moments like this:



Blake's teacher says these boys are like the three amigos. We didn't mean to match his best friend. They were both so excited to be the same Transformer. Here they are parading around the front circle after their concert:

Need Ideas?

Just in case you haven't found that perfect Halloween costume:

Iphone baby:


Yip Yips:


Slug:

Lesson

My take on the English language is not one that should be emulated. I visited my Nana up in Sacramento this last weekend and always learn a thing or two about what my generation is doing with words.

Say this:

Did you pronounce it sher-beRt or sher-bit? The correct way to pronounce it is [shur-bit]. I asked Andrew the same question and smiled when he added the "r" in his response. I tried to blame 31 Flavors for the mistake, but there aren't any misspellings on their part. I only have myself to blame. So go on readers, let's right our wrongs (I have a long way to go).

Stuff

Some more estate sale/thrifting fun.

$2.50 for a set of mushroom bowls:


$1.00 for this retro backyard chair:


This rivals my couch obsession. I bought the table on the left at a garage sale for $5.00. There was another at the estate sale for $2.50 so I bought it too. I figure I can put these tables out when we have parties:


I found these chairs at another estate sale for $10/each. The table was found at a rummage sale for $10 also. I just need to spray paint it off-white to match the chairs:


This mid-century hunt has been super fun. I wonder how long it will last and what the next big craze will be.