Monthly Archives: October 2017

We have been enjoying all the October Vibes and especially the beautiful weather we have been having here lately. We are on our final push before Halloween to get everything set up for our Haunted House. We also will be celebrating our sweet Jordan’s 3rd Birthday. We are just having a party at the house this year, but he will wake up to a few balloons Jonathan and I hung up after he went to sleep. Jonathan insisted on throwing streamers on the balloons 😉 

The boys had a great afternoon gathering leaves in our backyard and jumping and throwing them around. It truly is magical to hear children laugh and play! It’s the little things that I hope my kiddos will always enjoy! 

We will be celebrating, decorating, and enjoying the last few days of October this weekend. Hope you have a wonderful weekend! 

October has us feeling all the Fall Vibes. The morning sunrises have been so beautiful here. I absolutely love our October skies and crisp mornings!  The leaves are falling off the trees and are the most beautiful colors. The evenings are splendid as well. 

With Halloween fast approaching we have a ton of work still to complete with finalizing our Haunted garage (Butcher Shop Theme) and still adding decorations outside. In the meantime though Jordan and I whipped up some cupcakes, AKA as Happy Cakes per Jordan. 

Kitchen Linen and Small plate old from Crate & Barrel. 

Also, our sweet little Jazzy girl is three months old today! I can’t get over how quickly the past three months have gone by. She is the sweetest baby ever! She smiles constantly, loves to watch her big brothers, and is very content. We are still up two-three times per night for feedings and changing of diapers. I can’t wait to introduce her to solid foods in the next month once we get the okay from her pediatrician. We love you to pieces sweet Jasmine!! 

We kicked off the weekend heading to Jonathan’s Fall Festival at his School. It is always a super fun event that the kids love going to. We walked around his entire school playing different games at each of the classrooms. They also had two bounce houses for the kids to bounce in. The kids were allowed to wear their costumes to the event as well. Jonathan dressed up as a swamp zombie and Jordan as Iron Man. 

Saturday Jonathan played his last soccer game of the season. His team went undeafeated!!! Jonathan scored two goals and had an assist. He has decided that he wants to explore Hip Hop and breakdancing so I will be reasearching what’s offered in our area. 

Sunday rolled around so quick, but we completed some more decorating outside and carved a pumpkin. We are testing the bleach and water mixture to see if it will last until Halloween night. If not it will give us an excuse to carve some more. The boys had a great time and we plan on roasting the pumpkin seeds one evening this week. 

I hope you have a wonderful week! 

So I wanted to share a few pictures of our Halloween decorating so far this year. We are mostly done decorating the inside of our home, but will continue to put decorations outside until the night of Halloween when we put EVERYTHING out! I say everything because it literally takes us all day to stage, prep the Haunted garage, and make sure everything is turned on before the trick-or-treaters arrive. My husband will start putting decorations out October 1st and he tries to put one new decoration out per day. I will post an outdoor Halloween decor post later.

Growing up I remember a set of Halloween pumpkins my mother would put out each year and I looked forward to seeing them every year. I hope that our decorating and traditions will stick with our kiddos and they will share the same experiences with their future families. 

Owl and Bat Luminary old from Pottery Barn Kids / Lights 

Candles, Skull Luminay, Boo candy holders all old from Pottery Barn Kids 

All Pumpkins and Candles old from Pottery Barn Kids/ Pom Pom Garland made by myself 

Halloween Countdown Calendar and Placemats old from Pottery Barn Kids / Bats 

Haunted Houses and Witch Garland old from Pottery Barn Kids 

Happy Halloween Garland and Accordian Halloween Decor old from Pottery Barn Kids 

I hope you have a wonderful Week and Happy decorating!!! 

Jonathan had the past week off from school since it was his School’s Fall Break. We had such beautiful Fall weather! The boys helped their Dad decorate outside, we picked leaves, and picked up some more pumpkins for the front of the house. Jordan absolutely loves having his big brother around. They have been wearing their costumes all day and playing outside together.

Boys shirts from Carters

We also made one of Jonathan’s favorite meals, Hoppin John. It is so simple and tasty! There are many recipes and ways to make your Hoppin John based upon your preferences. However, I rinse a bag of black eyed peas and put in the crockpot, adding about three cups of water. Then add about 5 beef bullion cubes. I let cook until black eyed peas are soft (also, I will add more water as needed). Then brown Italian sausage and add to crockpot. I make white rice in my rice cooker and serve the Hoppin John over white rice. It’s so yummy and a nice Fall meal. You can make with cornbread as well!

Kitchen linen old from Crate and Barrel / Soup Bowl 

Well we are heading into Sunday trying to soak up Jonathan’s last day before he is heading back to school. We will be doing lots of lounging, laundry, and preparing for the busy week ahead. Here is a picture of our little Jazzy girl that we just can’t get enough of!

Headband / Booties from Carter’s

With October in full swing, we have put away our Fall Books and updated to our Fav Halloween Books. With each changing season and Holiday I try to update the kiddos books to keep them excited about what’s to come. Jonathan has required reading he has to complete for school each night so while he is doing his homework it is nice to grab a book and read to Jordan and Jasmine. Jonathan will always come and join in after he completes his work. These are currently what the boys have on their shelves. 

Top Ledge Book 1/ Book 2/ Book 3

Bottom Ledge Book 1/ Book 2/ Book 3 

Top Ledge Book 1/ Book 2/ Book 3

Bottom Ledge Book 1/ Book 2/ Book 3 

We try to begin and end our day with a few stories. If we don’t start our day off we will definitely at some point of the day when I notice the boys need some down and quiet time read a few stories. Jordan is at a fun age where he has a few stories that he really enjoys and he will ask me to read them over and over. As much as I enjoy it, it is nice to ask him if he would like to hear a story from his shelf that we haven’t read in awhile by changing the book themes with the changing seasons and Holidays. 

My overall hope is to instill a love for reading in my kiddos. What are your kiddos favorite Halloween books? 

October is one of our favorite Months of the year! It is such a busy Month for us since we always have a themed Haunted House in our garage the night of Trick-or-Treat, decorate the inside and outside of our house, and most importantly our Jordan will be turning 3 at the end of the Month. 

Last week I picked up some pumpkins and we will start our decorating right away! Jonathan is on Fall Break this week which allows  us to plan a lot of fun and festive activities. We will be heading to the park a lot, gathering some of the beautiful changing leafs for a fun art project (still to be determined), and getting to sleep in spooky pajamas! 

Jordan and Jonathan’s pajamas are from the Gap last year and Jasmine’s pajamas you can find here. 

The boys are always so excited for October 1st because they know all the decorations will be coming out and they love to give their input on what should go where. They especially love to help their Dad decorate (which my husband is slightly obsessed with Halloween)! I will be posting a house tour of all the decorations (both inside and out) once we get everything finalized. Until then, we have a few decorations out! 



Eat, Drink & Be Scary Candle / Paper Straws  

I would love to hear how you and your kiddos like to decorate for Fall and Halloween. Have a great week!