October! Halloween! Fall!

Three of the things I love best: October, Halloween, and fall.


It being October 1st, I pulled all the Halloween and fall decorations out, and the kids and I went beserk. It was really fun. We have wildly different ideas on decorating, but I keep reminding myself that a month of crazy decor that the kids did themselves is an okay thing. Hopefully they'll get some good memories out of it.

My touch - I got these cool wood and iron spiders in Connecticut years ago

The kids did the front porch - the two lanterns light up at night

With all the fun Jack has been lately, I find this one to be appropriate

And it's Halloween - there's no right and wrong about it! It's just fun. Personally, I love the little LED flickering tea lights. I've inserted them into the kid's old trick-or-treating lanterns, which are on the "dust" wall between the dining room and the front room. When the lights are out, it's a really cool (and slightly spooky) effect.

Daytime - on the cheesy side

Nighttime - more of a spooky vibe