Halloween & SPT

do you celebrate Halloween? do you go all out with costumes, or do you prefer to lay low with the porch light turned off? did you enjoy Halloween as a child? what was your favorite costume? will you dress up this year, or leave it for the little ones?

So I will be honest, Halloween is not my thing. I like a few little decorations (more the "fall" look). I am content to hand out candy while my husband takes the kids around. I don't remember at what age I stopped wanting to dress up, but I don't really ever remember loving it. By my early 20s I recall dreading Halloween parties...I hated thinking of a creative, unique costume. I think I really dislike drawing attention to myself, and I admit I care too much what other people think (I am working on this). The weird thing is that my husband loves it all...and I think that as the kids get older, he'll get even more excited about their costumes.

SPT - Black & White

Is it really easier to see your "true colors" when the photo is black & white? what do you see?

Maybe this isn't the best B&W photo for this challenge....but it is the most recent. We were in Chicago visiting my sister & her family in over Labor Day weekend. We had a lot of photos done of all the cousins together for our parents.

We also did a few of individuals & families. This one up top is of Mere & I. I am much better in candids....especially when I am NOT looking at the camera...all sorts of weird things tend to happen with my face then....I might post later to illustrate....but I might not!

Rainy Day

So we are on day 6 of "Daddy Gone" week. And we're actually doing ok. This is the first morning that no one has gymnastics, tumbling or pre-school, so we are just relaxing. It is 9 am, and we all still have our jammies on. At this rate, I am not sure what we'll get done today....but that's ok with me! It is a rainy day.....a true rarity here in NC, so we need to find an indoor activity....but that trip to Costco that I have in mind might not be exactly what Mere wants to do.


She is working here in a workbook that we picked up at the teacher store last week. One of our favorite place to go...because it is such a great toy store. Mere isn't really interested in writing/identifying letters right now (unless of course it is her idea), so I picked up this pre-writing book. She enjoys outlining shapes, squiggles, and practicing pencil control. I thought it was a good start. And Daniel likes to color! He went to the cupboard to ask for the book & crayons this morning!!!

Daddy should be home tonight right about bedtime....keep your fingers crossed!