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November 1, 2015November 1, 2015

The Sweet Spot: Halloween 2015

On October 1, the countdown began- only 30 more days till Halloween!

Somehow, we made it through the month, and then the glorious day was upon us. On October 30, thekids were happy to get ready for bed – because “when we wake up, it will be Halloween!”

Saturday afternoon Meg & I got our Pinterest on, making these adorable pudding cups. Clearly, the Pinterest project had a stylist. But ours were cute enough & Meg was pleased. We loaded them up & headed out to a much anticipated Halloween party. All of us had a blast- the kids had fun playing some Halloween games, and even the parents danced to the Halloween party soundtrack.

We got home just in time for Trick or Treating, and the kids went straight out. LKM & I tag teamed, and after about 90 mins, their buckets were full & their feet were tired.

We wrapped up the eve king snacking on candy & watching Catch Me If You Can. They stayed up a smidge late, but went right to sleep.And then in a move I’ve never seen before- they both slept past 0:dark thirty, despite the time change!

We are in the sweet spot, indeed.

October 26, 2015October 26, 2015

Happy Birthday to You, You’re a Hundred and Two

Everyone knows that song, right? Have you ever sung it for real though? To someone who is 102 years old? We did this weekend. I kid you not.

This past Saturday, my Grandma turned 102. My parents and brother went to her assisted living center for lunch, and watched her receive guests as the all wished her well and thanked her for the cake. Sunday, our whole family celebrated with her with a lunch in her honor at my parents house. She sang songs, she told stories, we watched YouTube videos featuring “the Peabody” dance. She’s decided she was so thin back then because the dance is really fast and she must have burned a lot of calories dancing.

Megan re-wrote the birthday song, because she didn’t want to insult her great grandma. I think I like her version better:

Happy birthday to you,

You’re one hundred and two,

You smell like a FLOWER,

AND YOU LOOK LIKE ONE TOO!

Smart kid.

Anyway, it was full day of celebrating, complete with ice cream cake. And she wasn’t about to take any help when it came to blowing out the candles!

October 19, 2015October 19, 2015

Smile for the Camera and Say, “Trick or Treat!”

2011-10-23_SMMC_Trunk_Or_Treet-10 — TinkerBell & Thomas

Warning: Adorable photos of the Kahuna Kids ahead. Need to add to your own adorable collection of your kids in costume? Chekc out the free event happening at Portrait Innovations (more details below)

Three Cheers for October mini-skit:

Location: My home

Date: October 1, 2015

Conversation:

Meg: “Mom, what day is it? ”

Me: “October 1.”

Meg: “Hooray! Only 30 more days until Halloween!”

We love Halloween around these parts. The kids love to plan their costumes, and well, I admit it, we all love candy. We decorate with pumpkins, we burn some pumpkin spice candles, and we can’t wait to trick or treat in our new neighborhood!

My kids were costume ready by about October 2nd this year. Meg’s going to Maleficent and soooo excited. Andrew’s going to be “the ghost reaper” which may or may not be a real thing, but he’s pretty excited about his mask and the new sword he got for the occasion. We will probably do a trunk or treat event somewhere, and then be in costume most of Halloween day. We might even find some other excuses (Not that you really need one! It’s October!) to wear the costumes out and about.

Portrait Innovation Free Event & Contest – If you are looking for a reason to let your kids out in public wearing their costumes AND you wouldn’t mind be entered to win $5000, plan on swinging by a Portrait Innovations studio next Monday. They’ll have fun for the kids, a chance to enter the Halloween Portrait Contest, and everyone will
go home with a free Halloween portrait. How fun is that?

What: Free Halloween Portraits and a chance to enter the Halloween Boo-tiful Portrait Contest

Who: Kids in costume and their parents

When: Monday, October 26 from 4-6pm

Where: Portrait Innovations, with locations in Carmel, Muncie, Plainfield, and Greenwood

Free costume portraits will be taken at all Portrait Innovations studios (including the 4 central Indiana locations). You’ll receive a free 5×7 portrait of the kiddos in costume, plus 3 digital images. The kids in costume will receive free candy! You’ll also be eligible to enter your free portrait in the Halloween Boo-tiful Portrait contest, where there prize is $5000!! That buys a lot of everyone’s favorite candy!

For more details on how the contest, see the details here: http://www.portraitinnovations.com/Halloween.

Disclosure: Thanks to Portrait Innovations for sponsoring this post and this trip down the lane of “Halloween’s Past”