Me Want Cookie.

I started thinking about Halloween pretty early this year. Our school puts on a costume parade each fall and I always try to think of an outfit that will be a) recognizable to 5-year-olds, b) comfortable enough to work in throughout the day, and c) kind of cute.

This year, I dressed up as everyone's favorite, cookie obsessed, Sesame Street monster and I convinced my co-teacher and our assistant to join in on the neighborhood fun by being Elmo and Oscar the Grouch! The kids were really excited to see us this morning and we got lots of compliments on our little costume trio. Not too shabby for a $10 DIY!

I bought a blue t-shirt for $3, two blue feather boas, two styrofoam balls to create the eyes, and some felt to cut out the cookies. I safety pinned the cookies and boa to a skirt I already have and love to wear to work, and hot glued part of the boa and the eyes to a cheap headband. 

Glad to retire my go-to Minnie Mouse outfit this year for something fresh and new. 

Plus, I got to eat as many cookies as I wanted during our class party. ;)

The cookie nails were a hit too. I didn't even think the kids would notice but they pointed them out right when I walked in! So funny what they notice! 

Here's the rest of the crew. ;)

What are you dressing up as this weekend?

Have a fun and safe Halloween!

Halloween.

Scary Movie Night has been a long carried-out tradition in our family. As a child, I remember sitting upstairs with Nolan, watching Ghost Busters or Casper, while much more terrifying scenes played out on the living room TV for the grown-ups.

In recent years, we've taken to hosting a small scary movie night around Halloween in our backyard.
Since the holiday fell on a Friday this year, we decided to wear costumes and enjoyed passing out candy to neighborhood trick-or-treaters in between our dinner and festivities.

I dressed as Megan Draper from her Zou Bisou, Bisou scene in Mad Men.
The necklace I wore actually belonged to my grandma back in the 50s! Loved getting to wear it all night.
"Un, deux, trois, quatre!" ;)

We started watching Psycho in our backyard just as some rain started to sprinkle down from the dark, cloudy sky. It actually made the night feel even more cozy and festive! We scrunched together under the patio awning and some umbrellas until the rain finally started falling too hard and we had to get the projector inside. We finished watching the movie in our living room, eating brownies (or in my case, gluten-free pumpkin pizookies, thanks to Weston's mom!) and even though we were warm and toasty inside, I still got chills at the end of that creepy film. Loved it!

Happy Halloween!

jack-o-lanterns.

tonight, jessica, sami and i went to the pumpkin patch.
we payed $2 each for those little beauties, then brought them home, carved them, and gave them little personalities. stina even surprised us and showed up during our carving for some girl talk!

and even though my pumpkin looks like the pringles guy, i quite like him and his cute mustache.

p.s. points for anyone who accurately guesses what sami's pumpkin is supposed to be (on the right) hahaha
* hint : it is supposedly not a thumb. *

A Gothic Halloween

Taryn, Shelley and I have joked about starting a business. A party planning business. Combining all of our creative abilities to form a powerhouse team of event designers. Last night we threw our first party together. It took weeks of thrifting, days of decorating, and lots of hours spent over hot glue guns and bottles of black spray paint to perfect our gothic halloween theme but when all was said and done, I think we all agree that it was a fun process and definitely worth all the effort. :)

I didn't have time to get many pictures throughout the day but here were a few that I snapped in between final touches on the decorations, and getting myself made-up for the party.

Once the party started, I guess I didn't find much time for pictures either... so here are three pictures from various iphones. Haha. You can kind of see my dress ($4 at the thrift store!) and some of the awesome outfits my friends were wearing! 

Spooky chic, wouldn't you say?

Shelley and Taryn are amazingly creative. (Taryn made all those desserts! So cute and delicious!) I had so much fun planning this little party with them. Can't wait for our next event!