I wasn't loving the outcome of Grey's ghost costume DIY that I was attempting. It just didn't come out like I imagined. Plus, it would require painting his face & if 4th of July was any indication of how he would do, I was sure he'd flip out on me for trying. 

So I found someone selling his cute little dino costume last minute! Plus I bet it will be warmer than the ghost would've ended up. He is a pretty darn cute Grey-asaurus Rex! 

 While daddy was away, we visited the pumpkin patch! We got a small pumpkin to carve, which, of course, is still sitting on the table uncarved.. But I wanted daddy to get to help so we plan to do it tomorrow afternoon! 

 We had a small playdate the other day for one last bit of fun for awhile since a dear friend & her family just left to move back stateside. I made some Halloween treats to take & share plus made little goodie bags for my friend's kids who were traveling & would be missing a lot of Halloween fun. 

 On the Menu: 

Monster Mash [aka puppy chow]

Ghost Pretzels

Pumpkin Spice Scones

Greyson played the part of quality control with the ghost pretzels. The goal was for him to help, but he just wanted to steal pretzels & mini chocolate chips. 

 Join the fun here:

 I decided to suck it up & go anyways & so glad we did! It was a short trip, but oh so fun! Greyson was loving the field of pumpkins! 

He was excited & confused all at once! He didn't understand what we were doing, but soon caught on & decided running around the pumpkin patch was a blast! 

He fell a few times & got good & muddy! He was taken aback when he would get mud on his hands. He didn't know what to do. I had to reassure him that it would be okay & quickly wipe it off! 

He found this giant pumpkin & just wanted to lay on it! It was so funny! 

And of course he needed to step on a few.. 

It was such a fun little trip for us! I wish daddy had been able to go with us. I foresee many years of pumpkin patch visits ahead of us! Now on to finish up the last few days of October & ring in Halloween with a bang! 

I've been wanting pumpkin spice coffee so badly lately & our commissary hasn't gotten the liquid creamer, still! So I broke down, did some research & made my own! Check out the recipe here! 

Last week I grabbed a small pumpkin [probably a ghord honestly, but toddlers don't know the difference] & set Greyson up to paint it! 

Of course he was interested for a whopping 2 minutes before he decided he wanted to do things like this instead... 

I eventually got him to let me help him paint it some! It's a crazy colorful mess but it's a cute little decoration for our kitchen! 

Oh and I loved my chalkboard art so much I decided to make it into a canvas too! I love how it turned out! It's a perfect little addition to our living room & now I can keep it around for a long time! 

And what countdown to Halloween is complete without a little superhero dress-up? None! Greyson had some silly times running around like Superman! 

I've had making playdough on my To-Do list for awhile now & finally got the motivation to do it! I used the recipe shared on Meet the Sulivans! Pumpkin spice playdough! Not only was it super easy to make, it smells delicious! And I was able to rope Greyson into helping me! Ours turned out a little on the firm side since Greyson decided to take it upon himself to add an 1/8 cup extra of flour! After working it a bunch, it's very soft & fun to play with! 

After procrastinating forever & not loving the selection of costumes here, Greg convinced me to make Greyson a ghost for Halloween! It is simple, cheap & he loves to run around saying "BOO!" so it just seems perfect. Started working out the logistics of how to piece it all together & we have a prototype! 

And we got a sneak peak of the pumpkin patch & took a tractor ride with farm tour over the weekend. It was a blast!

Thanks for stopping by! Can't wait for the extra festivities that are on the horizon with Halloween just 10 days away! Bring on the BOOs!