October Favorite

I promise you this was taken in October
October 6th to be exact
Here in Florida, we can usually beach it until November
Although this week has been pretty chilly so we will have to pack away our beach umbrellas and towels until Spring.

Halloween Photo Challenge

The photo challenge over at The Paper Mama this week is Halloween
I'd love to post a picture of Aubs in her costume but I didn't get any that are photo challenge worthy
Lots that are cute but they have too much noise in the background

What's the next best thing to costumes on Halloween?
Pumpkins!!!







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Weekend Recap

Our weekend was pretty uneventful, quite different from the last two weekends. It's nice to slow down a bit but sometime I hate just hanging around. I used to like it before the baby because I could do whatever I wanted. Now that we have the little one I would rather be out doing something than stuck in the house all day.

The most exciting part of our weekend was that we bought a new couch! Our old one is so stained up that it is embarrassing. Microfiber and toddlers don't mix. We got a leather one so we can just wipe it down when it gets attacked by sticky little fingers. It gets delivered on Thursday and we are beyond pumped. Oh the joys of being an adult!

On Saturday night we decided to take Aubs to an event at our local park called Spooktacular. Basically it was a mini carnival with tons of inflatables, food venders, an entertainment stage and trick or treating. We mainly hung out in the field, listened to music and played on the playground. Aubs is becoming a pro at going down slides, even the really big ones. I didn't put her in her costume because it was a little chilly but I stuck some Minnie Mouse ears on her that Aunt Tamie brought back from Disney World.

I hope everyone has a safe and happy Halloween. We are going to my Mother In-laws tonight for some dinner and trick or treating. I made Joe and I sea themed costumes to match Aub's fishy costume. My costume turned out pret-ty amazing, if I do say so myself. I will definitely be posting pictures tomorrow or Wednesday.












Linking up with Breena at Life as this Mommy Knows it
because this is my favorite shot of the week






The ready to leave face


Once again- Happy Halloween!!!!!

Pumpkin Painting Fail

My friend Kristen and I thought it would be fun to have our kids paint pumpkins
We thought wrong
They are 15 and 19 months
Clearly not the age interested in painting pumpkins
Aubs did a little bit of drive by action
But Kingston was more entranced by lizards
Oh well, we will try again next year




"Hmmm this might be fun"


"Nope. nevermind. I'm with Kingston. A playset that is too small for us is way better than pumpkins"




Kristen and I tried our hardest but they still weren't having it
This is just Aubs on another on of her drive bys




Finished products- mostly by Mamas

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The Paper Mama, Baby Baby Lemon, and the, she {snapped} and Project Alicia


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Doodle Style: Autumn Edition

It's finally a crisp 65 degrees in our neck of the woods
These days are far and few between so we have to take advantage when we can
I and wearing a sweater today, it's super loose knit so you can barely call it a sweater
I also kept my flip flops on
But Aubs is a different story
Last year at this time she wasn't walking so I wasn't able to take full advantage of autumn wear
She has on boots, leggings and long sleeves
Hopefully it will stay like this for a few days



Dress: Old Navy
Leggings: Baby Works
Boots: Target




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The Great Pumpkin Drop

How do you entertain your toddler for 10 minutes?
Let them pick up and drop a pumpkin
Over and over and over again




I'm entering this one in to Faith's LOL Challenge- stop by and check it out.











Linking up with my usual lovely wordless Wednesday ladies
The Paper Mama, Baby Baby Lemon, and the, she {snapped} and Project Alicia

Pumpkin Festival

On Saturday we went to Hunsader Farms in Bradenton for their annual Pumpkin Festival
It took a little over an hour to get there but it was worth the drive
They had it all
corn maze, pumpkin patch, hayrides, games, trick planes and the list goes on
You name it, they had it
In retrospect we should of stayed longer and done the hayride but we're always worried about Aubs
I think we need to start trusting her a little bit more






The "I don't want to be in my stroller" face


That's better


These huge spiders were in almost every tree- they didn't bother anyone but they were still super creepy.








Corn Maze


Baby Maze













We will definitively be making this a tradition.

Lil' Pumpkin

In honor of heading off to the pumpkin patch this weekend,
I thought that I would share a few pictures of Aubs with the pumpkins last year
I didn't take her to a real pumpkin patch, just the church down the street
She couldn't walk yet so I just plopped her down and took pictures
I think that this year she will enjoy herself much more
It will be harder for this Mama to take pictures though









When we got home I set up a little photo shoot in the yard
This wasn't her Halloween costume
I found it at Babies R Us for $3 and thought it would be cute for photos
I was right






I am hoping to make this pumpkin patch thing a fall tradition
I don't really remember going when I was little
but I grew up in the Poconos so all you had to do was look out the window to get into the fall mood
Does your family have any Autumn tradition?