Halloween Recap

Halloween was so fun this year, especially since we have a new baby in the mix!
I finally convinced my husband to do a family costume this year, even though him and I didn't go all our with our costumes. My oldest, Eric, has been heavily into Star Wars lately so with him as Darth Vader, Andrew as R2D2, Doug and I went out as a modern day Han Solo and Princess Leia.

It was a great night overall; the weather was fantastic, we had good company, and of course, Eric got a pillow case full of candy.
I may or may not have been eating some...or lots :)

It's Friday!

Well, it's Friday. Time to link up with Lauren!

Sorry for the lack of posts this week. With all the Halloween activities we've been doing, time just hasn't been on my side. But here's my top five for this week.


1. Halloween Storey Time. Now, we're not all that huge on Halloween, but we do have a lot of fun with it. Eric absolutely loves it and that's what does make it great for us. Aside from our pumpkin carving, my sister and I took Eric and my nephew Logan to a Halloween themed storey time at our favourite library. The boys absolutely loved it and they were able to wear their costumes. Eric was Thomas the Train and Logan was a Witch Doctor. At the storey time they sang, danced, read stories and did some small crafts. It was so fun to watch them participate.

2. I have a serious thing for cupcakes - and baking in general. Baking is a very good stress reliever for me and I really enjoy doing it; and to be honest a holiday isn't a holiday unless I bring in cupcakes to work - it's a tradition really. So I ended up baking chocolate cupcakes. They were very 'bewitching'; and oh so delicious.

3. Trick-or-Treating. Eric was beyond excited for trick-or-treating this year. I absolutely love watching his face light up every time we walked up to someone's front door. It's very cute to watch him inspect every piece of candy that gets put into his pumpkin basket. Aside from the wind and rain, it was a great night. 

4. This past weekend we had a babysitter on both Friday and Saturday Night. We typically don't do that, but it was lovely! I love Eric to pieces, but sometimes you just need a break, right? We tried a local restaurant on Friday night, which I mentioned in last weeks HF4F post, and it was pretty good. On Saturday night, we went bowling. I can't remember the last time I went bowling, but we had such a blast. It's so nice to go out every once in a while with no kids. I loved having the adult time.

5. I got my car detailed and it is fantastic! I took it to AutoHub, a local shop here in Hamilton. My car is absolutely spotless and I am trying really hard to keep it that way. They cleaned my entire interior; shampooed the seat, cleaned and vacuumed my trunk, wiped down the doors, dashboard, knobs, everything - it is wonderful. They were even able to get the milk stains out of my back seat! I honestly don't remember my car ever being this clean. Let's just hope I can keep it that way!

Enjoy your weekend!

Pumpkin Carving

Last night the family spent some time together carving our pumpkins so I thought I'd share some highlights. Believe it or not, this was actually our first time carving pumpkins since Eric was born (he's 3 now)! I know, I can't believe it either. We do buy pumpkins every year and take him trick-or-treating, but we have never carved them before. But, we had a lot of fun and will now keep up with this tradition.

Eric had a blast drawing a face on one of the smaller pumpkins, as well as colouring all over one with a permanent marker. He kept telling me he had to colour it "really really fast". He was just too cute.

Here's our night in pictures.

Getting ready for the fun!

After Mommy cut open the top, I'm ready to clear out the seeds.

But only with a spoon (he hates getting his hands dirty).

Drawing my pumpkin masterpiece.

Admiring his work.

Our grand pumpkin display.

Are you ready for Halloween?