october 31st preparations

we've been getting ready for halloween around here.....

buying goodies...



picking out pumpkins...

and making cute little crafty stuff... this cute little guy was super easy to make. i found this halloween night paper craft kit here, printed it out and gave it a shot. i was a little intimidated at first so i just decided to make the skeleton/zombie guy, but i totally think i can do the whole scene - it was that easy! all you need is a good pair of craft scissors and some adhesive. give it a try!

october means fall

earlier this evening michael proclaimed that fall had finally arrived at our house because he finally found the "first fallen leaf of the season" right in our own front yard. he went on to declare that this was "quite unbelievable" and said that we really needed to put out our halloween decorations as soon as possible....we agreed that this weekend would probably be soon enough.

indeed it is true...fall has arrived and the month of october is in full swing. it's also been a week since i published my first blog post where i listed ten things i hope to gain from my blogging experience. in honor of that first post and the excitement of fall, i'd like to post ten things i love about the month of october....

1. michael has a birthday

2. blake has a birthday

3. pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins

4. visits to the pumpkin patch

5. the state fair

6. halloween decorations

7. mums, haystacks, and scarecrows

8. colors of fall leaves

9. cooler weather

10. trick or treating

what do you like about october??