Halloween snuck up on me this year. After a promising start to making Halloween costume accessories a couple weeks early, I stalled out and was hot gluing and safety pinning 20 minutes before trick-or-treating. Even Sairshe wasn’t keeping track of the days like she usually does leading up to a special event and was totally [...]
We went to breakfast on Saturday at one of our favorite restaurants. Breakfast is my favorite meal to go out for. The kids are usually happy and excited for pancakes, they get up early enough that we can get there before the weekend brunch crowds and I often get a few minutes of quiet(ish) time [...]
Posted in Celebrate, Children, Family, Halloween, Holidays, Places, Portland on Nov 2nd, 2008
Mike and I didn’t really get into Halloween this year. Oh sure, we dressed sesame up as a batbaby and went to the Kennedy School where she got some candy and we got beer and then ate her candy.’ We didn’t put up decorations or even carve pumpkins and I usually love pumpkin carving! If [...]
Posted in Autumn, Children, Family, For Babies & Kids, Halloween, Holidays, knitting, Seasons on Oct 30th, 2008
We had a great time at The Pumpkin Patch last weekend and partied with some parent friends. Square dancing, all-you-can-eat barbecued corn and toddlers in face paint. It was a really good time and after much deliberation, we even came home with some pumpkins. Back at home, the evidence that seseme is now a toddler [...]
I hope you’re all having a great Halloween! We grew pumpkins this year and were very excited about it but we didn’t get a chance to carve any of them! Between having the baby to deal with, I mean take care of, and being out of town last weekend, there just wasn’t any time. …
Posted in Celebrate, Halloween, Holidays, pets on Nov 1st, 2005
Socktoberfest is officially over and I have 1 sock to show for it! Being my very first sock ever (a knitting milestone!) I am pretty happy. I actually didn’t finish sewing the toe until today but that’s close enough for me. Here is sock #1. It’s a little loose around my …
