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Halloween is my all time FAVORITE holiday. Hands down. Ever since I was a wee little one, we always made a big deal out of dressing up, playing games, decorations and trick-or-treating. In fact, if you have been following me for awhile you know just how into the festivities I can be. For twenty plus years, my family has a traditional party where we offer awards for best costumes, eat buckets of chili and chicken noodle soup, make homemade root beer and watch scary movies all night long. The costume part is everyone's favorite because we start planning about a year in advance and keep it a secret until the day of. I could go on and on with stories from every year since I was six, but I'm sure you'll hear about a lot of them in other posts. This year, I thought I'd share a few of the quickest {and silliest} costumes that are super easy to throw together and are a big hit at the parties. So here are my top FIVE easy Halloween costumes ideas: Number one: Brangelina EDIT: Th...

My family will jump at any opportunity to throw a party, especially one where we can get a tad messy, ok A LOT messy. For example, growing up we LOVED the movie, Hook {I mean obviously...} and being the creative woman that she is, my mom thought it would be awesome to throw my brother a Hook themed birthday party. We had kids dressed up as lost boys, fairies, pirates, etc. "Captain Hook" came and we fought him off for his map and marched around town looking for a special birthday treasure. She made a cake THREE cakes and put them together to look like a crocodile and placed dry ice around him to look like he was swimming. {Can you see where I get my drive for being creative?} Then, the cherry on top was the big food fight we had. If you aren't familiar with the movie, the lost boys have a game to help Peter remember who he is. This game turns into the most epic food fights you've ever seen. Of course this was always one of our favorite scenes. My mom slaved alway all...

We've been feeling a little blue these days... But in a good way! We are so THRILLED to be welcoming a new little man in our lives this April. Poppy is especially excited to see her baby brother. She thought she'd teach Posey a thing or two... You know, since she's a pro.

Oh how I love this little family of mine. A year ago this little one was just a twinkle in our eye and now here she is, in all her glory. Toddler days can be rough, but oh so much fun! I am so grateful to be her mama and to be the lady at this handsome guys side.