Hello, October. Goodbye, October. You are my favorite.
273 / 365: Hello, October! We’ve been waiting for you!
274 / 365: Post-preschool pumpkin treats with a sweet friend always makes Cricket smile. ;)
275 / 365: The neighborhood BOOing has begun!
276 / 365: NOT her Halloween costume, and {probably} not the message the creators of Rae were hoping to send, haha!
277 / 365: We baked pumpkin muffins today to continue the fall season kick-off.
278 / 365: Well, we had macaroni for dinner, in case you were wondering.
279 / 365: Our annual family visit to Burt’s Pumpkin Patch (complete with a hayride).
280 / 365: The make-over phase of sisterhood has officially begun.
281 / 365: Deep thoughts + cocoa this morning.
282 / 365: One of our weirdo family traditions is making “boo pops” every Halloween.
283 / 365: Messy, messy.
284 / 365: Cricket’s nails are all done up for our trip to DISNEY tomorrow!
285 / 365: HIYA MICKEY!
286 / 365: Cricket and E.V. became pirates at the Magic Kingdom’s Pirate’s League boutique.
287 / 365: Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, here we come — even though E.V.’s costume wasn’t her first choice. Cricket’s was. Clearly. :)
288 / 365: Swimming at the resort’s Nemo-themed pool is magical.
289 / 365: I spy someone enjoying the Halloween decor!
290 / 365: Ballet day.
291 / 365: (If only she’d eat them, too.)
292 / 365: Cricket and I watch “Hocus Pocus” together for the first time while Emma Vance hides in the other room (poor thing).
293 / 365: Stomach. Bug. (+ no school)
294 / 365: Coloring in a portrait of herself with makeup? Yeah, that sounds like Cricket.
295 / 365: Our very last preschool pumpkin patch day. Sigh.
296 / 365: Finally old enough to skateboard down a hill (the ultimate neighborhood childhood pastime).
297 / 365: Trunk or Treat (with a bat and the “life of Frankenstein on a date”).
298 / 365: Attempting to make slime with chalk + bubble solution. (Good luck.)
299 / 365: Tea time!
300 / 365: Made her own bed, and now she’s going to lie in it.
301 / 365: Mega Awesome Costume Party at church (with a librarian and an apparently very angry witch).
302 / 365: Mommy + Cricket make Frankensmoothies at pre-K.
303 / 365: Pumpkin carving (and two grossed-out girls, haha!)
304 / 365: Oh, no big deal, just over here making Cricket’s pink hair dreams come true.
305 / 365: Miss Frizzle graces the ICSAtlanta Book Character Parade.
306 / 365: The Greatest Showman! (And Anne Wheeler, the greatest trapeze artist, of course.) HAPPY HALLOWEEN!