Halloween
Proud of our last minute costumes this year! This is the first time since 2019 that we’ve gotten together with our friends Casey and Tanner for their annual Halloween party. In the past, we’ve dressed up as Forrest and Jenny, PB&J, and banana pancakes. It’s fair to say that this was our best one yet. Not pictured is Kevin’s scary real-looking parrot.
Glimpses of Autumn
Each new season and experience has become my new favorite as Callahan begins to find delight in the world around him. Getting to enjoy all the beauty and color that nature has to behold in this season is even sweeter through his eyes. He was obsessed with the pumpkins (and price stickers), loves pointing out deer on our walks, and carries leaves around like prized possessions. It’s everything.
We’ve been lucky to have such lovely weather so far. I was ahead of the curve this year (normally I’m in denial – I love summer) on buying pumpkins and bringing in bits of autumn around the house. The trees in our yard just started dropping their leaves and we are already rolling our eyes at the naïvety of new homeowners Jacqueline and Kevin who bought this house with well established trees six years ago.
In addition to more work around the house, the fall also holds a lot of fun we are looking forward to: dressing up for Halloween, Mizzou’s homecoming, and Thanksgiving. Not to mention getting to wear the boots and sweaters just waiting in my closet for temps to drop a liiiiittle bit lower. It’s all here and we’re just trying to slow time down so we can savor it even more.
A Flower From Our Walk
2023 Goal: Grow all the flowers.
Growing flowers has been on my radar for a while, and after seeing several beautiful wild-looking cut flower gardens this year, I think I’m going to have to take some space next year to plant some.
A few on my radar? Zinnias, Cosmos, Dahlias, Lisianthus, Eucalyptus, maybe some coneflowers!
The Good List
The good list: the anticipation of fall’s colors, the delight of Callahan’s “wows”, and this ~never-ending laundry, belly laughs, and first steps~ stage of life.
Soaking up these days. ♡
Weekend Wrap Up – Eric and Ellie are Married Edition
We had a blast celebrating Eric and Ellie! We got into St. Louis on Friday to kick off the weekend with the rehearsal dinner. We practiced walking in and then headed over to Stony River for a delicious dinner. The next morning, we got hair and make-up done at one of the houses near The Inn at St. Albans. The entire venue was a dream and there was no exception for the locations where we got ready.
It was the perfect day celebrating with Ellie, preparing, and reconnecting with the other bridesmaids that I had spent time with during the bachelorette party this summer. We started taking photos around 2pm and then the ceremony started at 4pm. The ceremony was lovely and included so many things that made it “them”. Callahan wore a sweet dress shirt, vest, tie, and fancy pants – it had to be his most handsome outfit to date.
Callahan barely made it through dinner – fell asleep on his Papa just as dancing got started. Denise and Scott were MVPs making sure Callahan got fed and took him home to go to bed. I am so grateful. We danced the night away with the band and then they had a sparkler exit!
Such a sweet weekend and we couldn’t be more happy for them both, and our families!