Halloween 2017 Mario Cart Family

Our Mario Cart Family. Andy really wanted to be Mario, John has a knack for being Luigi with a mustache, I've always wanted a princess peach in that combo...so that left Jay and I to come up with costumes. I remembered I had a banana from last year that I got at Goodwill for $2, so I hot glued a face on it and he was set. (I did find a yellow undershirt and pants at goodwill for .99 each also). My costume game out of not wanting to be bowzer, and needing a good idea. Luckily...most of the kids at school had some clue who I actually was:) I found the rust yellow turtleneck at an estate sale where I also bought a white sheet and then attempted to sew a cloud. I had the Mario costume and Luigi hat in my collection, which fit Andy perfectly. I got sick for most of the 2 weeks before Halloween, so the 2 hours before our "Trunk or Treat" event, I was frantically hot gluing pieces together and figuring out my fishing pole. I did find a crown (at Target...my only splurge ($5)for the whole family's costumes!)that tied on Ellie's head kind of like a headband...which worked perfectly because she wore it on top of a hat most of the time. Ellie's costume was a peice-it-together type thing, but it was so cold out that all the layers looked fabulous. Even her babysitter Ami dressed like Mario and took Princess Peach trick-or-treating:)

Ellie had a blast practicing. Jay even built her a few cardboard box doors to knock on. She usually just went in for the candy or commented on the "goggies" (Doggies). Sometimes she said "Sucker" or "Candy, Please". She was good at saying "bye-bye" to everyone.

Also, she thinks "knocking" is also "knuckles" (as in a fist bump)...which I guess it kind of is:)

Pumpkin Patch Trips

Wow! I can't believe I haven't blogged in such a long time. Now...to get caught up. First, Pumpkin Patch trip to Miller Farms with school friends:

Then, we went to Anderson Farms with the Shaler side.

We all had a great time!

Lauren's Lil Pumpkin Baby Shower

We had a great time at Lauren's Lil Pumpkin Baby Shower!

We decided on a Lil Pumpkin theme because Lauren and Brian are very outdoorsy and they do not know the gender of the baby. Some of the Decorations:

The food that Kristie and friends pulled off was AMAZING!

Some highlights include the caramel apple dippers (although the caramel missing from this picture)

Delicious cheeseball in the shape of a pumpkin:

Fanciful Veggie Platter:

Pumpkin Chex Mix:

Fruit Salsa and Sweet potato chips:

Plus other great food like Pumpkin dump cake with homemade whipped cream, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip muffins, Almond Sugar cookie bites and more.

We had amazing Golden Apple Punch and played a game involving guessing how many pumpkins were in a jar.

She got many great gifts (of which I didn't take any pictures):

Plus, what baby shower would be complete without Babies and Puppies?

The invitation was super cute:

We played a fun scategories game too where we all tried to cheat and laughed plenty (will post soon).