Halloween Recap

Has everyone recovered from their sugar high yet??

Our Halloween fun began this past Sunday at our neighborhood parade!
Here's a little recap of (unedited) pictures from that!

 :: she wanted no part in pre-parade pictures ::

 :: but then she came around ::

:: yes, daddy had to wear his hideous wig and glasses ::

:: lills with her friends emma and stokes ::

:: we had about a two second window for this shot before another meltdown ::

:: had to come back for a photo shoot with the pupster ::

Last night we had an entertaining Halloween night as usual, this year that entertainment was brought to you by a banana, a ladybug, an indian princess, a bunny rabbit and Cinderella!!

OH- and how can I forget about the hot dog...

Do not ask me why but I love Halloween! Always have! My mom use to have parties at our house for my friends...we would dress up, bob for apples, set up haunted houses and trick-or-treats...it was ghouls of fun!! 

And while I always complain that we never have many trick-or-treaters, this year was a different story because I actually ran out of candy. We officially became "that house" that had to resort to peanut butter crackers and juice boxes. It was embarrassing, yet hysterical because we had a couple kids that opted for nothing when they heard we had no candy. Seriously?!

(disclaimer : I may or may not have eaten half of the candy over the past week contributing to this unfortunate situation. I'm not even going to deny that I've hit my 6 month pregnancy mark and well those that have been there know what that means!)

I whipped up my usual "Sweet Chili" recipe that is a classic of my mother's, who so kindly showed me how to make it years ago when we started this tradition. I'm going to be honest, it's delicious!! I'm not shy about sharing the recipe because it really is THAT good thanks to this one secret special ingredient. 

However, I thought I shared it here before to link up, but now can't locate it, so will post later on when I have more time. 

I also fixed this delicious Fall Crunch Mix (sadly there is a little bit left today, which I'm sure will be gone tomorrow!), The Great White Pumpkin Ball, Chili served with noodles & scoops and Pumpkin Bread with chocolate chips to top it all off!!! 

*I'm drooling again just thinking about it all

** 2011 Halloween / Chili + Chimnea Night

Happy Halloween

from my little Indian Princess!! 

We'll be hosting our annual Chili + Chimnea night and I'm thrilled that this year we can actually sit outside and use the "chimnea" since it is quite chilly here!

Recipes and pictures to come tomorrow!!! 

Hope everyone has a fun night!

Monday Musings

It's Monday.

It's Cold.

It's not even 8am yet and I can already tell it's going to be one of those days.

Maybe we'll make it to the gym.....maybe we won't.

Maybe we'll get out of our jammies.....maybe we won't.

So since it is that kind of day, enjoy today's random talk.

 :: we had a very fall-esque kind of weekend. i highly recommend you slice up an apple + orange, throw a couple cinnamon stix in, a few shakes of whole cloves, and some water...put that baby on the stove to simmer and you'll never want to leave your kitchen. promise!! ::

:: this little cutie was having a rough few days, so we took her to the park...and while she currently looks happy here...when it was time to go, that was a whole different story...and we were back at square one :: 

:: there will be more to come, but here's a sneak peak of baby girl's new big girl room. we've been busy over here making the big switch, and i'm just waiting on the last few things to arrive and it will soon be complete. we moved her last week out of the crib and it went awesome...thank goodness!!! :: 

:: recognize this picture at all? i saw it a while back all over pinterest and loved! finally i decided to take a gander at this girl's blog and she has got some serious chill style- i love!! i'd kind of like to be her friend and dip into her closet every day, and maybe have her style my hair too! 

go check out Happily Grey

Let's talk about this guy, shall we...

:: while he may look all handsome, i'm about to disown him. he's five and you'd never know it. this dog has more energy than i would even know what to do with. homeboy's world is about to be rocked come february so he better get his you know what together! 

And last but not least, saying a big prayer to all of those in the northeast...especially our family and friends who are prepping for "Frankenstorm" (aka Sandy's) arrival.

Travel Tales

Today begins baby girl and I's travels this fall. We have a few lengthy trips on our schedule and this mama has been busy mentally preparing herself. 

This afternoon we are heading north for the week and I'm looking forward to a little r&r! 

*just say a little prayer as i am 22 weeks pregnant and flying with a 2 year old, solo-NO THANK YOU!!*

A Stella and Dot trunk show, Girls Night Out, fabric shopping and apple picking on a farm are just a few of the fun things we've got on tap. 

Hope everyone has a lovely week / weekend!!

life lately :: weekend edition

How is it already Monday? The past few days have flown by, but maybe because my Mom and I have been busy little bees since Thursday! 

We started by taking baby girl on a marathon shopping spree (like 4+ hours at the mall) and she surprisingly did really well, except for wanting to be out of the stroller before we could even leave the first store. She had a blast roaming around, and we just kept feeding her food to keep her happy! (don't judge)

And in case you were wondering how we made out in the pant department...

pretty well! 

1 :: These pants!! 

Mama is about two seconds from ordering these! I've always had a little love affair with camo and these were such a perfect fit and style that they are almost too good to pass up. 

2 :: (A must share!) Ya'll, I get that these shoes are SO not what I should be wearing now that I'm in the last half of my pregnancy BUT c'mon, aren't they pretty fab?! 

It took all I had not to walk out of the store with these bad boys in my bag. They have very quickly surpassed my other bootie obsessions and now I'm currently on the hunt to find them somewhere on sale or scour for a coupon code! 

3 & 4 :: Got both of these (and in additional colors)...pretty sure I just found my new uniform. 

Also scooped up these goodies for baby girl at Baby Gap, she was/is still in need of a few fall essentials and they were having a great 40% off sale (hurry up moms, it's still going on and right now they are offering 30% off all online purchases with "GAPCOLOR").

Moving on,

We managed to get all of baby girls closet moved into her new big girl room one, and we unpacked all of the baby bins and got those sweet little newborn outfits hung and the essentials all set up in the nursery! It feels so good having made some progress. Hubs and I also decided to start rearranging the room...major work in progress so ignore, but we are loving the new set-up.

Didn't really snap any pics, except this gives you an idea of what we started with last weekend...

UGH!!

Saturday night we scooted out for a family dinner along with my cousin and his girlfriend. We dined here and had a great time! 

And last but not least, we took a trip to the farmers market to pick up our pumpkins and mums

Thank goodness for it being cold and overcast out because I've got a busy monograming day ahead of me! 

Gummy (aka "Yummy" as baby girl calls her) come back soon...we miss you!! 

Oh, October

Today begins one of my most favorite months of the year. 

OCTOBER 

It is so nice to finally see you.

We have lots in store for you while you are here.

I've been waiting

Happy 1st of October folks! 

Pumpkin Obsession

There is no doubt I've talked a time or two about how much I love fall...

and anything PUMPKIN flavored! 

After being away at the beach this past week (update + pics to come soon), our house was in desperate need of a reload in the food department. 

So while stocking up, I couldn't help but pass up a few of my favorite fall treats!! 

Do me a favor, go out and indulge yourself

NOW! 

:: have heard fab things about this mix, so i plan on making homemade pancakes this weekend :: 

:: this is my go-to bread every fall- it's so delicious! ::

 :: so of course TJ would put these babies right at the check-out aisle. i mean, i could've devoured the whole box before i even got home. hungry pregnant lady at the grocery = bad news ::

:: while antibacterial soap is a MUST in our house, i almost always have a few bottles of my favorite 

mrs. meyers laying around ::

 :: duh- this is an obvious one! i made a pit-stop this morning post preschool drop off to get my fix :: 

:: i have yet to spot this at the store, however when i do, watch out because i will be buying in bulk :: 

:: something about pumpkin spice creamer just makes me smile. i love smelling that sweet scent in my coffee while waking up :: 

Any other pumpkin lovers out there have some other treats they think are worth sharing?