Halloween in Wonderland...

Chloe and I hosted a Halloween mad hatter tea party today. She dressed up as Alice in her little blue vintage dress. I was inspired by the article styled by Debbie Dusenberry in the Halloween issue of Better Homes and Gardens. They have these print outs that are fabulous. I also purchased and framed these Alice postcards from Emily Martin.

Don't be late!

I also made a scrapbook with Hallowe'en in Wonderland papers by Graphic 45.

What a fun gathering and a great way to start our Halloween festivities!

Pumpkins!

One of my favorite traditions, carving pumpkins! Nothing beats a crisp, sunny fall day with pumpkin ooze and seeds, drawing out and carving the face...and that amazing aroma. Hello fall!

Leaf play....

There's just something about playing in a pile of leaves. It's fun at any age! The kids have had a few chances in the last week to play in the leaves and boy was it fun.

Perfectly fall....

Even thought this fall has certainly been unusual with the number of very warm days that we've had, the colors have peaked and the warmth makes for wonderful outdoor walks through the woods and patches, so that's just what we did!

Saturday we hit the pumpkin patch and the autumn hiking trail that we love so much. The soft warm earthy brown, yellow with patches of blazing red and orange was absolute perfection.

Funky fall....

It's been kind of a funky fall here this year. It has been sunny, bright and warm (very warm) for the last week or so. I love the crystal blue sky and the beautiful leaves, but the warmth hinders my natural tendency to get into "fall mode". This means no Halloween decorating so far. Which for me, usually starts the end of August. For those of you that have asked, I am not hosting the sweet and sinister swap this year. I'm just not into it yet. I guess there's still time. Here's hoping.....