Fall/Halloween Picture Book Recs

 This post grows year after year and it makes my heart SO HAPPY!

I don't think you ever really "outgrow" a great picture book and I love the idea of having this collection of books for years to come.

Check these out and add a few new ones to your collection or to your library wishlist!

Halloween in the Orchard is a new addition (I'm super picky) and I LOVE IT!!!  It's the same series as the gorgeous "Thanksgiving in the Woods" book and it's just everything.

Weekend Recap

 I did not mean to go dark on Friday but Thursday KICKED MY BUTT and I crashed before I hit publish on my post! Then Friday morning came bright and early and I hit the ground running and didn't even realize I hadn't finished my blog until Saturday afternoon. WHOOPSIES!!! 

Life has been FULL and fun and non-stop, y'all! 

Friday started off with some super cool temperatures (seriously... like in the low 50s which was NUTS!) and some crazy winds AND some extra fun middle school announcements featuring our House leaders in their outer space pep rally attire. G and her bestie, AJ, are both House leaders and they couldn't have looked cuter! They're both down for a theme which you know I love!

Tomato Cream Sausage Pasta

 This recipe comes together SO quick and easy and is a top 10 staple in my house. I love that I usually have all of these ingredients on hand and that it's creamy without being super heavy.

Halloween Touches

 

It's mid-way through October and I'm finally getting around to sharing the Halloween touches around our house!

First up - in the front entry I have this giant spider (it's wicker and I found it at Homegoods) and I love how it looks!

Gilmore Gift Guide ;)

 

Griffin recently watched the entire Gilmore Girls series with me adn to say she's obsessed wold be an understatement ;) I've been browsing GG merch to start stashing away for Christmas and wanted to share some of my best finds in case you have a Gilmore Girls lover on your shopping lists this year as well!

First up - are SO CUTE and would be a perfect stocking stuffer. 

Halloween Doodle Town

  Hey, friends!!!  Lots happening over here - Fall break for us and so I'm resharing one of my most popular and FAVORITE posts of all time - Halloween Doodle Towns!

Print them for your kiddos to color, staple them into a book format and have your kids write a story and use them as the illustration, print a set for yourself to color while you watch TV, make a stack of them for the littles to color post-trick-or-treating while you sort through their candy, etc.  

Friday Favorites

  Happy Friday, friends! Erika and I are so excited that lots of y'all are linking up with us every week.  Make sure that you're grabbing our graphic, linking back to us and sharing your own Friday Favorites post ;)

First up on my list was Luke being recognized this week for earning a National Merit Commended scholar award. This is really awesome accomplishment and we're so proud of him!

Chicken Pot Pie

Well... we've had a couple of 60 degree mornings around here which means I'm pulling out all my cozy fall recipes. This chicken pot pie recipe is my family's FAVORITE and the filling is TO DIE FOR!!! If you're not into a pie crust serve it over biscuits or just eat it straight out of the pot but TRUST ME just eat it!

13 Movies - Part 2

 A few weeks ago I shared 13 movies to watch with your 13-year-old in THIS POST and today I'm back with Part TWO! ;) 

We have had THE BEST time watching these together and I'll say that I've never missed the nineties more than I do now!

All things Hoco!

 

I'm back from a day of total hibernation/recovery and am ready to talk all things Homecoming!

A couple of weeks ago Mason asked his friend Claire to go with him with flowers and a weighted stuffed animal - he had some planning help from one of her friends and the whole thing was super sweet. I drove him and then hung out in the car until I got the go ahead for a pic and then ran straigh back to the car to wait. He surprised her during a cheer Bible study at Starbucks and it was precious!

Back Tomorrow

 Okay, y'all! Coming off of a SUPER busy week and weekend so I'll be back here tomorrow with all the details ;) 

Friday Favorites

  Happy Friday, friends! Erika and I are so excited that lots of y'all are linking up with us every week.  Make sure that you're grabbing our graphic, linking back to us and sharing your own Friday Favorites post ;)

Short and sweet today because I AM EXHAUSTED! hahaha WHAT A WEEK! ;) So here's a quick rundown of some of my FAVORITES from the week ;)

Golf practice is always a FAVORITE...