Trick-or-Treat: Round #1

My office has a Trick-or-Treat event for employees to bring their children to the office for trick-or-treating (how AWESOME is that!) in the hallways of each floor topped off with cupcakes, cookies & juice boxes in our training room. The boys were beyond excited. Here are a few photos of how much fun they had on their first of several outings this Halloween!

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Cookies for the Cure

The boys' daycare is having a Breast Cancer Bake Sale today in honor of a sweet office worker that has been battling breast cancer. Ms. Kim is a very sweet, nurturing woman and to be honest, I did not even realize she was batting this disease until Ms. Gwen planned the Walk for the Cure and Bake Sale in her honor. I asked Ms. Gwen if we could contribute to the sale by making these and she was very happy with the suggestion (and the boys were SUPER excited to get to help in the kitchen)!

 With the help of their daddy, the boys mixed....

and flatted the cookie dough....

 

Daddy cut the dough into strips & shaped it into ribbons (I know, how AWESOME is he!!)....

 and I made them look pretty for the bake sale!

 After cooling overnight, I bagged into into plastic baggies and Macklin helped with the clean up! The kids are donating the proceeds from their bake sale to the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation in Ms. Kim's honor!!!!

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Container LOVE

I'm certain I've mentioned this before, but Halloween is one of my FAVORITE holidays! I love pumpkins, gourds, spiders, and all there is to do with decorating for Halloween (the candy isn't so bad either)!!! Sadly, I didn't do a lot of Halloween decorating this year--I may do a little more before the week is over in anticipation of all the trick-or-treader's, but I doubt it. So, in order to satisfy my need for all things Halloween, check out all the awesome containers I found....great ideas for next year!!

  

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Pumpkin LOVE

Pumpkins....my decorating heart rejoices at your beautiful sight!

  

 

 

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A Whole Lotta Pumpkin Goin' On

Yesterday, I was lucky enough to get to go with Macklin and his class to the Pumpkin Patch in Clanton, Alabama. I must admit that at first, I was not the most excited with this excursion. Don't get me wrong, I love the pumpkin patch and spending time with Macklin--he's a lot of fun. However, he is in a very clingy stage right now (our theme song is "Stuck Like Glue"--Sugarland) and I was sure that he would pitch a royal fit when it was time for me to say good-bye. Much to my surprise he was the best kid EVER! We had so much fun playing, running, looking at pumpkins, rolling in the hay, riding the covered wagon and we enjoyed a picnic lunch together. Isn't it great how just when you think you know your child, they surprise you; I'm so glad he did. I had an absolute BLAST and I have so many great pictures from our pumpkin patch trip that I had a hard time deciding which one's to use in this post--check out all the fun we had....

Macklin ran all over the place while waiting for his classmates.

 Macklin LOVED petting and feeding all the animals--especially the PIGS!!

Riding the pony was his FAVORITE activity of the day!

He loved all the beautiful pumpkins.

Enjoying our covered wagon ride down to the Pumpkin Patch!

 Taking in all the beautiful scenery!

 It was a fun, pumpkin filled day!!

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Let There Be Light

I bought these lamps over a year ago and FINALLY gave them new life so they could occupy their new home (no-one ever said I was prompt in delivery)! Actually, my mom found them in an antique dealers barn in Pickens County. They were the ickiest shade of pink and had HORRIBLE shades. I purchased two cans of turquoise spray paint at Hobby Lobby and got new drum shades at Wal-art and presto, the cutest turquoise lamps for my orange & turquoise dining room!

Here's the picture of the before.....

and here's the after....

Boy am I SO glad I finally gave these lamps some new life!!

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CRAZINESS....

the word currently used to describe our household and world! The last few months have been completely full of CRAZINESS at the Carle house. We've had our share of new beginnings (husband's new job), new projects (lamps, frames, jewelry holders, scarfs, etc.), new spaces (husband's new office), new sports (Jackson started soccer), and I could go on and on. I've attempted to blog so many times and gotten pulled away to do something else, but I promise to get back on the blog-wagon now. I have some many fun projects, stories and pictures to share. Being behind makes me crazy--like knowing we had an awesome trip to California in August and I haven't even shared that yet--it's OCTOBER!! I promise to get my act together and get back to blogging on a weekly basis.

And, no the photo I used for this post has nothing to do with my ramblings except that it was taken at Ray's new office, the boys favorite place these days so they can watch the trains! More to come.... Pin It