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    Halloween Party 2024 & a Gender Reveal!

    November 1, 2024 - By 

    Here we are for my post about Drew & Caitlyn’s 2nd Annual Halloween Party. This one was extra special because it was also their baby’s gender reveal! I’ll cut straight to the news we were all dying to know. The parents to be actually already knew, but shared with us in the cutest way. The party’s theme was “A Baby Is Brewing” Watch my video to see before scrolling down. The boys getting the fire going. Costumes Drew is the Holiday Armadillo and Caitlyn is Pregnant Rachel; both from different Friends episodes. Rob couldn’t make it to the party, as…

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    Halloween Party 2023

    November 2, 2023 - By 

    Drew and Caitlyn threw Halloween Party the Friday before Halloween. I did kind of a bad job taking pictures, like I didn’t even get a picture of them together. Oh well… Anyway, the party was great! Good punch Every detail thought of…If you can’t tell these are their wedding photos that Caitlyn put a filter on to make people look like zombies. All gluten free food Fun games…Corn hole and Washers Pumpkin carving contest…We brought pumpkins already carved and everyone voted. Drew’s Sailor Aubie Rob’s step dad won with this eagle cut out. Good costumes Both sets of grandparents went…

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    September Monthly Musings-Fall & Halloween

    September 25, 2020 - By 

    Today I’m sharing Monthly Musings for September. My favorite Fall tradition? My favorite things about fall is decorating as well as all the fall candles. And of course cheering on our Auburn Tigers. My favorite Halloween tradition? I am just not a big fan of Halloween itself. My kids always enjoyed dressing up and really enjoyed giving out candy more than trick or treating itself. I was a Pinterest mom before there was Pinterest! LOL! What will Halloween look like for this year for you and your family? If trick or treating is allowed, I’m sure Alex will put a…

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    Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

    October 9, 2015 - By 

    It’s the time of year when pumpkin patches are visited, jack-o-lanterns are carved, and pumpkin seeds are toasted. My kids always enjoy collecting the seeds from the pumpkin, getting all that ooey-gooey inards off the seeds, and toasting them. These always turn out great. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour Ingredients: Pumpkin seeds Cooking spray, olive oil, or butter Optional: Salt, garlic powder, onion powder, seasoned salt, or other seasoning of choice Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 250 F. Line a baking sheet with non-stick foil. 2. Rinse pumpkin seeds. Remove all the pulp. Drain pumpkin seeds and…

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    Halloween Party 2011

    October 28, 2011 - By 

    Some really good friends of ours, J & R, have a big Halloween party every year where each of their kids gets to invite 5 kids each, so there was about 25-30 kids. Needless to say they needed our help. Rob and R have become great friends over the past couple of years. R’s boys are in our cub scout pack and R is one of the Assistant cub masters. Although our kids are varying in age, you would never know. We’ve been over to their house a few times in the last couple months and we don’t hear a…

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    Halloween Festivities 2009

    November 2, 2009 - By 

    Here’s a pic of the boys on our Trick or Treating night, which was moved to Thursday due to football. Yah, Football reigns here, so much they move Halloween to a school night! Friday night we went to campus for the Annual Pumpkin Carving

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    Halloween Costumes Through the Years

    October 30, 2009 - By 

    For Kelly’s Show Us Your Life entry, I’m posting my kids’ pictures. I would at some point like to go through all my old pics and see if I can find pictures from my childhood Halloweens and scan them in. Maybe I’ll have that done by next Halloween… 2009 2008 – Didn’t get pictures! Alex was a giraffe again (I think) and Drew decided he was too old! 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 School-made costume 2000 School-made costume 1999 – I’m not sure what happened this year. I can’t find pictures and I’m thinking I don’t have any.…

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    Mummy Magnet {Halloween craft}

    October 28, 2009 - By 

    This mummy magnet is so easy, but still fun for kids of all ages. As a former teacher, I understand when you need a little something to fill time, whether it be in the classroom, at a party, or just at home one rainy afternoon. Having these few materials on hand, could be a life saver! It makes for a cute little magnet on the fridge to bring back those fun fall memories. Makes: 1 Making Time: 10-20 minutes depending on age Materials: Wooden ice cream spoon White glue 2 googly eyes 1 magnet (or instead of making a magnet…

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    Candy Scarecrows {Halloween}

    October 27, 2009 - By 

    I made these back in 2005 for Drew’s class at day care. They’re really cute, fun, and easy to make. Great little treat to send to school, have your family make for fun, or do with your class. Makes: 1 Scarecrow Materials: White glue 2 googly eyes 1 small box of Junior Mints 2 short Tootsie rolls 2 smarties stick packages or long Tootsie rolls 1 sucker (I used Tootsie Pops or Blow Pops) 1 three to four inch piece of Raffi 1 five to six inch piece of Raffi 1 permanent marker Instructions: 1. Glue arms (short tootsie rolls)…

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    Halloween 2006 Recap

    November 1, 2006 - By 

    I took the boys trick ‘r treating. They had fun. Drew got tired before Alex did. I was shocked. Drew was hot from his mask that kept shifting where he couldn’t see. Alex was having so much fun saying hi to everyone and looking in their house and seeing their dogs or whatever. They got a TON of candy this year along with some Dorito’s and chocolate covered apples.