halllloween pumpkins!

when your best friend comes to town for about 58 hours, you have to celebrate.

and since it was halloween weekend, we thought that being festive was a crucial part of this celebration.

so we grabbed a few friends, and they planned this awesome/creative/halloween-y activity. 

we drank hot cocoa, caramel'd apples, carved pumpkins, & then launched them on campus (don't worry, we cleaned up the mess after...)

and our pumpkins were so awesome, we decided it was imperative to document our pumpkin posterity with embarrassing, awkward family photos.

but really, aren't they cute?

how have you been celebrating halloween weekend?

happy halloween!

this weekend has been a little bit wild.

between the various halloween get togethers and the various work projects and the homeworking, i've been pretty busy.

i pulled out the infamous six-sizes-too-big mom pants and rocked the #1 mom outfit (as is tradition), complete with keds, a super cool shirt, and a fanny pack (stuffed with goodies for my ten children).

the evidence:

(i don't know why this photo is awkwardly blurry... no, i did not take it).

we celebrated today by churching, eating a little extra chocolate, and having a celebratory dinner.

we were determined to make everything we ate coordinate with the orange-and-gold color scheme.

thus, we ate burgers with sweet potato fries, carrots, and puppy chow. delicious.

by the way, fanny packs make the most excellent cell-phone holders at dance parties. just a little tip...