Most of you know how much I love Halloween. I think it’s such a fun holiday and a chance to feel like a kid again.

I just want to be very clear, though, that it is not my favorite holiday. Christmas will always be my favorite, but Halloween comes in at the top three right along with Thanksgiving.

It’s fun for one day, or a few times that month, at parties to be able to dress up as someone else for that day — a chance to be someone completely different and have fun. I really don’t think there’s ever been a Halloween when I haven’t dressed up as something.

When I was younger, I dressed up as Lily Munster at least twice. I always loved her. Just the past few years, I was Elvira and Morticia. That’s as dark as I go, but there is something about playing these dark-spirited, beautiful women that I love. The long black nails, long black hair, and black dresses that I love being in for a day. That’s as far as I go. I’m just not into bloody Halloween. I like fun Halloween! Please don’t pop out and scare me either. (Especially now! Haha! I could get zapped!)

I like to make Halloween fun. I don’t want people to drive by our house with their kids and have their kids be scared. I want them to be excited and enchanted by all the glowing pumpkins and orange and purple lights up our 60-foot fence. This year, we don’t have quite as much out, but it’s still enough.

When I found out I could be having surgery on October 24th, I knew I couldn’t go crazy but still wanted to do something. Especially our two skeletons, Bonnie and Clyde. These crazy critters, every year, you never know what they could be up to on their fun, spooky adventures!

The first year, they were gathered around an orange glowing campfire, roasting marshmallows. Last year, they were rocking out in a cemetery. I shared the photo of them last Halloween and said I would continue to share each Halloween with what they are up to. Clyde was rippin’ on guitar and Bonnie was singing. This year, they decided to take my son Tyler’s boat out and go fishing! Bonnie always finds Clyde a “great catch,” but you should see what they both caught. Their faces say it all. I love that I can share it with you all, and that others look forward to driving by to see what they are up to and what the house looks like. Towards the end of September, I ran into my neighbors who live a mile up the road. They asked me if I was decorating our house for Halloween this year. I explained to them what had been going on with my heart and why the house wasn’t decorated yet, but that I planned to decorate it that weekend with Kenzy. They said how much they enjoy driving by and seeing everything each year. They would look forward to driving by that weekend to check things out. That meant so much to me! I want people to be excited to drive by and see what’s new each year. I want to be the “fun” Halloween house. A house that brings joy to children and adults. A place they can drive by and feel like a kid again at Halloween. I think we are doing that, and it makes my heart so happy. Happy Halloween, everyone!

Halloween Lunch

Fun Halloween lunch for your kiddos!

I’ve been doing this since my kids were knee high. Kenzy’s teachers go crazy over it each year.

It’s so fun! (Ty grew out of it, but I think I’ll be doing it for Kenzy until she moves out, haha!)

Last year, I just made simple peanut butter and jelly, cut them into squares, and put them on a straw I used as a skewer. Candy eyeballs you can find at Wegmans and place on with a dab of peanut butter. Added a teeny spider for that extra haunted touch.

I stuck Halloween toothpicks through Cheez-Its, then added cute touches like a finger in a Halloween cupcake and a spooky piece of candy/yogurt.