I've nearly been on my death bed {no pun intended} since Clay and I returned from Napa. I managed to get some nasty cold and have been nothing short of miserable.
It worked in Clay's favor because we weren't the FIRST to get our Halloween decorations up. He just can't stand that. I have to stalk the neighborhood and find another house decorated before we are allowed to do ours. I have a rule...October 1st and I'm good to go.
Somehow, I managed to peel myself out of bed here lately to finish up the pre-sick decor. The kids and I can't get enough of Halloween. I mean could this holiday get anymore fun?
This year I made a valiant effort to separate my "Fall" decorations from my "Halloween" ones. Jack got me thinking when he said our house "wasn't spooky enough". You know what? That kid was right. The monogram pumpkins will just have to wait until November to make their debut.
So this month it's all about a creepy and crawly Halloween...
This year, I added a door hanger that was more "halloween" instead of just pumpkins and found these fabulous witch hands at Target. They may be my favorite new addition. On top of that I almost broke my neck hanging that web, but we are all thrilled with the eerie touch it gives our front door.
The kids and I couldn't resist adding a few extra spiders too. Can't ever have too many spiders.
Our Maple tree outside has been the home to these Dollar Store skeletons for six years now. I think this just may be their last year. {not too bad for the Dollar Store} I also grabbed some tombstones to make a graveyard right underneath. Waiting for the kids to get home from school to tackle that job.
Inside we've added some SpOoKy too. Jack was mighty pleased when he come home to find our entry way full of bats.
A few bats made it into the downstairs powder room as well. And don't you just love how that they even make Halloween hand soap? I mean, come on, just brilliant marketing.
The kitchen is full of Halloween hoopla too. I use this battery operated Jack-O-Lantern to wake the big kids up on school mornings at o'dark thirty. It serves as a handy flashlight {we try to keep quiet as to not wake Lucy} and it's pretty fun too! They get a kick out of the ominous shadows it makes everywhere.
Our bar is filled with pumpkin chair covers and skeleton placemats. It makes for an eerie eatery for my threesome.
Our breakfast/dinner table is in the spirit also {because don't you know, it's always in some kind of spirit}. I'm only in need of something tall to put behind those candles and straws. I'm still on the look out. I'm sure I'll know it when I see it.
I feel in love with these Halloween pumpkins...at Target this year! They are the perfect replacement to my regular ol' mini pumpkins. Those have now been separated into the "Fall" tub.
Our deck door is still covered in spiders as it has been every October since we moved here. The only difference is I now I have a big, medium, and small kiddo, so the spiders are dispersed more evenly. You have no idea how happy that makes me.
Our mantle is equally scary. I threw my homemade banner up there this year. I think it adds a nice touch.
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