pumpking carving tradition... oh and happy halloween.

where does the time go,

i ask?

the girls

6,8,6

2004

 one of the many 

driveway pumpkin carving 

events

ala the brookes fam

 this was always hubs gig

in keeping with tradition,

knew we had to continue the trend.

threw out a few invites to the local peeps

and low and behold, 

they showed up.

.

i know you've heard a lot about

how great i think our neighborhood is.

well, they did not disappoint

we had 7 families

with a total of 14 kids.

it truly was a great time

had by all.

 tons of food,

not to  mention a humungo pot of chili,

rice, fritos and all the fixin's. 

now that's fine american cuisine.

 

 hot cider and mint hot chocolate.

ooh and the desserts.

forget about it.

hard to believe,

5 of the 7 women here

have husbands over seas doing big strong military 

stuff for our country.

i know.

talk about fellow women with 

understanding and support.

i've got it all.

and here we have our one and only husband 

representing his kind.

scott.  

you did a great job as the only one with all the guy duties.

my garage is spotless thanks to you.

erin, thanks for sharing him.

he's a keeper, this one.

 honored to stand among 

this crowd.

truly.

 final pumpkin products

the artists behind them

all in all great night.

but i have to say,

when i recapped with the girls,

all three said fave part was playing 

 team man hunt

in the hood, 

afterhours.
hands down.

 love it.

same time next year?

who's in?

tell me about your halloween traditions.

as always,

fall porch...evolved

remember this post?

yeah.

the non-fall, fall porch

well, take a look at the new evolution.

(notice the new orange added...)

yes. 

the girls won out.

thoughts?

opinions?

"told you so's"?

the girls won out...fall dining room table.

that's right.

the girls won out.

they got their orange...red, yellow.

whatever.

i can't be a mean mom

after all.

 so what do you think?

i'd say it's pretty true to me,

barring the sprig of orange, but 

i figure.

i can't let the girls have a warped childhood, right?

yeah.

that's what i was thinking...

help me out here.

did i pull it off?

hope so.

so that's the dining room. 

tell me about yours...

fall porch: fayetteville style

out here in the south,

come fall,

peeps decorate.  

simple fact.

no pressure.

really.

so did i spend 2 hours in hobby lobby

scouring the aisles for 

non-fall fall decor?

i know.

misnomer.  

tend to decorate in whites,

blacks and greens.

(see visual above)

much to my children's chagrin,

they are still complaining,

that they got jipped.

i guess jipped they are.

still.

i trudge on.

no matter the season,

i tend to stick with the same palette.

i guess i need to get out of my comfort zone,

yet still i sit.

in my comfort zone.

 just like to keep it simple:

black burlap,

green gords,

white and metallic pumpkins.

non-fall fall.

 guess i'm not the typical fall

decor zhusher.

tell me how you spruce up the place?

would love to hear about it.