A Little Halloween Post

A little Halloween post before posting my sister's visit. 

First we had to draw the carving.

I carved.

I bought this pumpkin a week or so ago and it already was a bit mushy on the bottom so I made the opening on the back rather than bottom or top.  It was the only small one I had :(

Then it was time for the fun stuff...

and pose for the paparazzi

Then added the head to the rest of the pumpkin snowman.  Pretty cute I must say.

He joins the traditional elmo vampire pumpkin.

Not sure how long these will last...hopefully til Halloween or til a big moose comes by and decapitates our snowman :) vvvv

Might even have time to carve another that we have that is decorating the landscape.  Speaking of decorating...

I didn't do much of a post on our Halloween decorating ... which we did in September :),  as I said last year I would only post new additions, etc.  You can read about the years prior here, here and here.  I am pretty old school and love tradition which means it is pretty much the same.  Yet!  I added this Fall wreath to our door that will only be replaced after Thanksgiving with a Christmas one. 

I love it...and love it even more as it was 50% off at Target...Smith and Hawken outdoor decor line.

We also decorated our blackboard in the dining room.

Amelia drew the ghosts (seriously) and I did the rest ... inspired by a pinterest chalkboard design I found.

Lastly, it wouldn't be Halloween without some hauntingly delicious trail mix.  Yep, do this every year HOWEVER, this year I added popcorn so it qualifies as new!

Next...my sister's 5 day visit and all that was accomplished.