Halloween- Then and Now

Last year she slept through pumpkin carving...

 

 

This year was much more lively!

 

 

 

 

Last year she was a cupcake. I wasn't going to dress her up but I found her costume for real cheap on Halloween day... 

 

 

 

This year I made her peacock costume.

(And not that I want to toot my own horn but I think it turned out pretty great!)

 

 

 

Maysie isn't old enough yet to really know what was going on but she definitely had fun and was excited about everything.

She loved her Halloween inspired snack. And just like her daddy she ate the chocolate first!

 

 

We took her trick or treating and she was quite the trooper. We only did a few blocks (more for her just to get the experience than the candy) and she walked almost the entire time. At first she would willingly walk up to the door but after encountering her first scary Halloween mask mommy and daddy had to take the candy for her!

 

Then to wrap up the night we gave her a Halloween present to replace all of the candy that she couldn't eat. And of course she loved her Magna-Doodle.

 

 

 



day four...

I am thankful for Cheerwine.

It's a little bit of heaven inside of a can!

 

 

Thankful- Day 3

Today I am thankful for lazy Sundays spent at home.

Having breakfast together as a family.

Chasing a giggling toddler around the house.

Catching up on laundry,

While we watch football,

And cheer on the Carolina Panthers as they actually get another win.

Another win means my football team is playing better than my husband's favorite team.

And what could be better than spending the rest of a lazy Sunday rubbing that fact in?!

Thankfully- Day 2

For myself, as well as for Mayson, I'm thankful that she has a daddy who is very hands on and active in  her life. 

A dad who has never hesitated to change a diaper.

Give a bottle.

Play princesses with her.

Let mommy sleep in some mornings.

Or get her dressed...

 Even if that does mean she ends up playing outside with her socks and boots put on like this!!

Thirty Days of Thankfulness

Guess I'll jump on the bandwagon!

Today I am thankful for second chances. 

If we didn't live in a world that offered people a do-over (or two!) I wouldn't get to share my life with these guys...

Florida-like fall

Quick!

It's only 70 degrees. 

Grab your long sleeves.

Slip on your boots.

And don't forget your pink ball.

Let's go outside and pretend it feels like fall!

 

 



"Noodles" of fun!

$4 worth of spaghetti

$2 bag of plastic spiders

-equals-

 

 

hours of entertainment for a toddler!!!

(fyi- in toddler time that's pretty close to eternity!!)

 

 

And, as an added bonus, it also equaled snack time for one very understanding and patient dog.