It's beginning to look a lot like...Halloween.

The kids (okay, Rory) are all about decorating for Halloween this year.  I don't have a lot of Halloween decorations.  I tend to make things for Halloween that don't really last, like a few years ago when we made old school paper chains.

2009

So far, we've added a purple yard spider web, brilliantly thought up by Dana at Made.

Still needs spiders.

two embroidered pillows (designs from Urban Threads),

Rory calls this one "Elvis Bones" and then always adds, "Thank you very much."

and a garland with wax paper/melted crayon (remember doing that in 1989?  No?  Just me?) pumpkins and bats.

Yep, still positive that mustaches are funny/awesome.

We're getting there.  Hopefully I'll figure out something for the front porch before Halloween night.

Wookies and Birthdays (But not Wookie's birthdays.)

Rory was looking over my shoulder when I was scrolling through my craft blog list and this hopelessly adorable Chewbacca Softie pattern caught her eye.  She bothered me about making her one for the better part of two days until I found myself buying plastic noses and stuffing.  We used Jack's crib skirt (that he is finished with now...how did that happen so quickly?) for the brown corduroy.  Rory wanted hers to be a girl (she named her Wanda), so we added eyelashes and a little bow.  Jack's wookie got a mustache, as his father pointed out that it would make it more authentic.  We don't skimp on our Star Wars references around this house.

October is the Month of Family birthdays for us and it kicked off with the parents.  Happy birthday Margaret (white cupcakes with buttercream frosting!), Mom [Karen] (Shiloh bag that I forgot to get a picture of...oops.) and Dad [Eddie] (German chocolate cake).