Let Us Pretend You Still Care About Halloween
The Halloween festivities went on and on. Just the way I like a holiday.
I am completely sold on having children because it means there is dressing up. And it doesn’t have to be me. Win-win. Indulge me while I share ten trillion pictures of my baby as an owl:
We had a big church party on Saturday evening, complete with a chili cookoff, carnival games, and Trunk or Treating. Which, hilariously, I was in charge of. Let me tell you, there were no centerpieces and no decorations. But there was plenty of food and excellent company. So I count it a success.
And I made nearly 200 mini cupcakes for the cake walk. I used it as an excuse to buy myself one of these things, which has improved my quality of life 1000%.
The problem with being in charge, is that people come and ask you questions and you have to make up an answer really fast and pretend you have put great thought into it. I haven’t yet mastered doing that without making a concerned face:
We went to Ralphie’s for Halloween dinner on Sunday, where I ate way too much stew and I made these pumpkin scones. I’d made them before and they were divine. This time, they didn’t cook all the way through, so they were kind of more like pumpkin muffins, rather than scones, which I’m totally over (that is such a ridiculous lie – I am still mega-disappointed. I hate it when things don’t turn out. The banana bread that was a horrendous flop five years ago? I’m still peeved about). Both times I made them without the glaze and without the butterscotch chips.
Also, I wore orange shoes:
I mean, when else can you wear orange shoes?
How is she sitting up? It looks like she's unassisted…is she a prodigy baby that is sitting by herself at 3 months???
And I love the costume, even though it still looks sort of like an Amelia Earhart costume with those goggles 🙂
That costume is awesome! And of course Ella is perfect. Way to go with the church party and I have those same shoes, only in grey. They aren't nearly as cool as the orange. 🙂
CUTIE BABY OWL PUP, CUTIE SHOES, and ruined food is NOT CUTIE.
That is the best costume! What a cute little owl. 🙂
That is a darling owl costume with an even more darling baby in it. Where did you get it? I also love the shoes. I am glad you had a good Halloween.I feel the same way when I am in charge of parties. Everyone asks me questions and only sometimes do I know the answer. I just say, I don't know, let me think about that for a minute. Oh Well!
She makes a wonderful owl! Also, I'm so making that costume when I have a baby one day.
She is ADORABLE! What a great idea!
That tiny owl just melted every corner of my heart! CUTE!
I love the orange shoes…as in I may sneak down to Texas and steal them when you aren't looking. Because, you know, I'm like a ninja that way.BEST OWL EVER. Seriously so cute.
Ohhh…let's keep the Halloween pictures coming!! Your little owl?! So adorable. And those orange shoes? WANT!
Ohhh…let's keep the Halloween pictures coming!! Your little owl?! So adorable.
And those orange shoes? WANT!
Really? My goodness, that is darling. Did you make it?And hooray for successful events that don't require decorations or centerpieces!!
Very cute! I love the owl costume! I've gotten pretty good at acting like I know what I'm doing at activities like that! I love the icing tool…although I wouldn't have the slightest idea what to do with it. Cute mini cupcakes! Where did you find the mini cupcake pan?
I love the ten trillion pictures of your baby as an owl. I didn't get to see her mask at the trunk-or-treat, and I LOVE it! That was an ultra-cute costume. Not as cute as Roman's boxes of course, but definitely cute. Thanks to you and the committee for putting on the trunk-or-treat. It was great.
My cousin made the owl costume for her 18-month son! How adorable! The party looked like fun and the cupcakes looked yummy!
sheesh – you are SO dang popular. And the owl costume, cupcakes and orange shoes totally cancel out the not-quite-perfect scones. Oh and the cute baby too.
Love your little owl. (This year, there have been the cutest costumes ever.) It is a good thing those orange shoes wouldn't fit me, because they would mysteriously disappear from your house. (JK, of course, and that would be quite a feat, since I have no idea where you live.)
I love the owl and the orange shoes. I think they are appropriate for any time of year. But that's just me.
Most adorable owl in the WORLD!
That costume is ridiculously cute! Where did you get your cute shoes?