Happy Halloween!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE! I wish all of you a wonderful evening full of fun and fall festivities! Here are some great pictures from our Neighborhood Halloween Party last Saturday and some cute costume ideas.

Unfortunately, I've been sitting on the couch with a fever for the past day. Boooooooo! Not fun. Danny and I are planning on staying in, so that I can get rid of this bug. We wanted to rent a Halloween movie (maybe Nightmare Before Christmas or Frankenstein), drink some apple cider and pass out candy to  trick-or-treaters.  Sounds like a pretty good night, despite feeling so blaaaaahhh.

Have a fun Halloween you crazy kids!

Our dessert table! 

 Me and Shanny

Love Thy Neighbor

King Danny

Pat flew down from Oregon just for the party!

Guy Fieri on the dance floor

Kara, Shanny, me and Dan

Aunties

Greg, Uncle Chris, Aunt Cherie and Lisa

Mo and Jay

Stella (my future Mama in-law), Danny, Me, Aunt Gita and Uncle Phillip

Baby Bee <3

Aj and Christina

Here are some more cute Halloween costumes for the kiddies...I couldn't resist.

Cabbage Patch Kid

Oompa Loompa

Nacho Libre Baby

Hahahahaha too funny.

DIY: Adorable Scarf

This scarf is adorable!!! I love the mustard yellow color for fall and the delicate pattern is so gorgeous. Here is the free knitting pattern if you dare! I think I'll run this one by Stella (Danny's Mama/ my future Mama in-law) to see if she can give me a few pointers. Stella is a phenomenal knitter! Hopefully I'll be able to figure it out with her help. Wish me luck! And I wish you luck too!

DIY: Frame Your Special Memories

This couple had the cute idea of framing the keys to their first apartment. Too cute. What else would you want to frame?

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Rococo Gold Leaf Lacquer

Rococo Gold Leaf Lacquer. A glossy, fast drying topcoat formula with 24ct Gold Leaf.

So lovely!I tried using gold glitter to achieve the same look -- it just doesn't cut it. Looks like I'll be needing a bottle of my own.

Brush it over bare nails for to create an ethereal, gold-flecked manicure, or layer it over any solid colored polish to create an editorial-style effect. Warning: People will demand to know where you got it done. -- spacenk

Robert Sabuda Pop-Up Books For Your Lovebugs

Being a full time nanny, I read an astronomical amount of Children's books! Robert Sabuda pop-ups are my favorite. His attention to detail is amazing; you can even see furniture inside the pop-up house of Alice in Wonderland! And the Emerald City Castle in The Wizard of Oz, comes with 3D glasses! Each page is a work of art. These books will blow you away!


PaperEngineer Robert Sabuda is a pioneer in the field of Children’s Pop-Up Books.Since 1994, when he published his first title “The Christmas Alphabet,” Sabudahas not only been pushing the envelope and raising the bar in pop-uppublishing, but he has virtually created his own genre. Though there arecertainly other pop-up books being published, very few can compete with thesophisticated engineering of Sabuda’s work.

-RobertSabuda Project

The kids LOVE them!

 

Citation Du Jour

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Spear Fishing: Fish Tacos

Danny and I have been watching the Yule kids (not so much kids anymore) for the past two weeks. Austin (16) is a spear fishing master. Here's what he came home with the other day...

What!!!!? No WAY!

Austin said this one was hard to get. The fish pulled him around underwater before it tired-out and he was able to swim to the surface!

Don't tell me that! You crazy kid! No drowning allowed please...

So we made fish tacos!

Fall: A Walk, A Leaf & Caramel Apples

Dan and I took Holly and Daisy for a evening walk.

and we found some great Fall leaves!

 When we got back we made caramel apples with white chocolate and cinnamon sugar.

Chocolate Kiss Pretzel Sandwiches

So I've been trying to think of desserts that are fun and simple for Donovan this week. This one is so great! Danny, Donovan andI made chocolate pretzel sandwiches! They are so easy to makeand extremely tasty!
Here’s what you’ll need.

- One bag of “bracket/window shaped” butter pretzels

- One bag of white and  milk chocolate swirled Hershey Kisses (a.k.a. Hugs)

- Place a sheet of wax paper on a cookie sheet and lay out your pretzels.

- Place one chocolate on each pretzel.

-Place in the oven for 5 min at 250degrees or until the kisses are melted (but still hold their shape). * Tip: be careful not to spill the pretzles when moving the sheet into the oven -- they slide around!

-Take the melted kisses out of the oven and place another pretzelon top of each kiss.

-Place the finished sandwiches in the freezer for 20 minutes oruntil the chocolate has hardened.

So GOOD!