I'll keep this post short and sweet.  We've all got Halloween things to do. Jason's work schedule this past weekend caused us to alter our plans slightly.  Instead of two fun days of events, we did it all in one day.  On Saturday we headed to the city for Trunk or Treat at my brother's church.  Katherine transformed into Princess Elena of Avalor and...

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Even though I love Halloween, and it's also my birthday, I don't always actually dress up on Halloween.  Each year is hit or miss with costumes for me.  Some years I've gone all out with a costume, and some years I just don't.  Last year's costume was epic, both visually and creatively.  I'm still exhausted from pulling that one off, so this year Katherine...

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We've made crazy bark (recipe here) a lot in the past, and it's always a good time for me and Katherine.  We decided to make Halloween crazy bark this week, but I was having trouble finding the chocolate graham crackers required for the recipe.  (Which is weird because I used to be able to find them everywhere, but after going to five different stores.....nothing.)...

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We've been weekending pretty hard over here lately.  On Friday, we attended our neighborhood block party.  It was so nice to finally meet everyone, and it was the perfect fall night for a party.  Katherine stuffed her face all night and partied with her new friends.  There was a movie projected onto the garage for the kids and a fire pit (and drinks) for the...

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We're in full Halloween mode over here.  It's no surprise, really.  We all love Halloween, especially me since it's also my birthday.  We've got our costume picked out, and I spent most of last week getting the house ready.  It's exciting to have a new house to decorate this year. I'm loving the new fall scents at Bath and Body Works, so over...

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