Friday Favorites-10.14.22

What a week! We’ve “moved”, had a sweet little Fall Break and are halfway finished with one of the shortest/longest weeks we’ve had this entire year. I was at Britt and Bowen’s elementary school yesterday and one of the teachers said, “Oh, I feel like it should be Tuesday”. I responded with, “Tuesday? I feel like we’re on our SECOND THURSDAY!” hahahaha! She assured me that was a normal “mom” feeling. 🙂

Anyone else feeling this way? Either way, it’s FRIDAY! WAHOO! Andrea and I are here to share some Friday Favorites with you. These are just some randoms from my week!

First FAVORITE, a quick Let’s Look shout out! Shay and I both completely forgot about our link-up this week. {Remember what I said about this weirdly long week?}. I’m so sorry to anyone who linked up on Wednesday! The theme was HALLOWEEN COSTUMES! And I LOVE a Halloween costume. Let’s take a little look at some costumes from the past…

2009-Sixth month old Ebby Lee dressed up like a goldfish for her very first Halloween.  I found it at a resale shop and thought it was super cute and in such great condition so I snagged it.  I think the costume was from Children’s Place though?

2010-For Nixon’s first Halloween, we dressed him up as a half football player/half football.  I bought the costume on Amazon.  Then I found an etsy shop that sold the cutest little tutus/shirt combos.  Ebby Lee went as a little cheerleader.  Her costume doubled as a “we’re cheering for the refs” later when we went to one of Tab’s games that season.

2011-Some friends had a big Halloween party and our family was supposed to dress up.  I borrowed these Flintsones’ costumes from a friend.  

2012-At this age Nixon was already obsessed with dogs so baby Nix wanted to be a dog and I found the cutest little clown costume on another etsy shop.

2013-Ebby Lee had officially hit the princess craze.  She dressed up like Rapunzel.  Nixon wanted to be Batman and by default sweet baby Bowen was forced to wear a Robin costume that his mama bought two sizes too small.

2014-I had a Belle on my hands (who was hanging with Mulan) and a slew of Ninja Turtles.

2015-Ebby Lee and Nixon agreed to be Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf.  And Bowen was all about dressing up like a dinosaur.

2016-The Mad Hatter and Alice in Wonderland trick-or-treated all night long with Lippy Lips (Shopkins), a tiger, and a Ninja Turtle.

2017-One of the Hocus Pocus witches, a candy fairy, Indiana Jones, Darth Vader and a panda bear all trick or treated together.

2018-Tab and I dressed up as Uncle Fester and Wednesday. We were joined by one of the Liv and Maddie’s twins, one of the Dumb and Dumber characters, Darth Vader {again because his other costume messed up}, and Olaf!

2019-Peanut Butter, Cindy Lou Who, a Baseball Player, Benny-the Jet-Rodriguez {from The Sandlot}, and Squints {also from the Sandlot} were all in attendance.

2020-Do you recognize Rip and Beth from Yellowstone? Patrick Mahomes, Anna, a hippie, and Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn were all there.

2021-Last year Halloween fell on a football night…womp womp…so Tab was MIA…Princess Tianna, Sandy from Rydell High, a baseball player, and a boxer joined me to trick or treat.

If you have some kiddos looking for a little inspiration, I hope this helps you a bit-especially in the boy department. Choosing costumes for boys can be a little tough.

If you joined us for the link-up, please add your blog so we can all get some great ideas! Thank you!

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Ceramic LED Ghosts | Ribbed Candle | Bat Stoneware | Mini Waffle Maker | Hanging Skelly | Ghost Wreath | Peanuts Side Plate | Jack O’ Lantern Mugs | Bat Stickers | Door Mat

If you’re looking for some fun new Halloween decor, I found some new FAVORITES you might want to check out!

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A FAVORITE Costume Party was had this weekend. Check out all these cuties who partied hard in my neighborhood on Sunday afternoon. One of my neighbors through a cute little party complete with a pinata, relay races, and decorating cupcakes. Can you spy my adorable mermaid in the front row?

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Let me strongly encourage you to get to your grocery store and grab a box of these for the weekend. These Pillsbury pre-cut sugar cookies are some of our FAVORITE seasonal treats. We just had them last night after all the sports and well, they’re as delicious as I remember.

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Some of my FAVORITE Halloween meal ideas are in this blog post. I love making the entire holiday week a little festive and that post has some good ideas!

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Another FAVORITE is COUNTERTOPS! They’re ALL IN! And I’m in love! Can’t wait to share some pics with you soon!

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Can I share a, “Honorable Mention” in the FAVE department?

I’m giving Virgin River Season 4 an honorable mention. Calling it a FAVORITE is a little much, but I do enjoy the show. I’m finally getting caught up on what’s happening over in Virgin River. I can’t help but think WHEN will Charmaine ever have those twins?!! Season 11 at this point?

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And that’s a wrap for my FAVES! Happy Weekend, Everyone! See you back here next week!

XO