How much do I love Halloween??

THIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSS much!! I *heart* Halloween -- yes even more than Christmas! Wayyyyyy more! That's because there is no work involved, but it's just as much fun :)

We went to the Zoo again this year for their Trick or Treat festivities -- we went last year for the first time & I decided we are going to do it every year. Here are just a few pics from our outing (if you are my Facebook friend you may have seen these already)

They have fun displays like this one all throughout the zoo. That's the train in the background, in case you're wondering what the smoke is :) We waited until dark to ride the train -- kind of eerie riding through the zoo on a train when it's completely dark out!

Lots of pumpkin art displayed as well ....





One of my favorites :)





There were 3 guys carving pumpkins right there -- you can see one arranging a pumpkin in this display -- it was fun watching them carve -- flip flip flip DONE -- they are pumpkin artists :)





They also made this -- this pumpkin weighs 832 pounds!!

My husband would like these antlers over our fireplace!

He was chomping on something all red & meaty-like...

These 2 rhinos were so funny -- clearly they had roommate issues -- the were snorting & growling -- & drooling all over the place -- while bumping horns. I think I heard something about one always leaving the toilet seat up --

This jaguar sat perfectly still the whole time we watched -- what a beautiful creature --

This poor cheetah was pacing back & forth like he was having a panic attack. See the pumpkin in the background? They give most of the animals pumpkins -- some filled with treats -- it was fun to watch them having a snack --

I don't know, every picture I wanted to take of the boys, Michael (on the right) groaned & complained -- yeah, he sure looks like he hates having his picture taken!

There's a pathway leading around the cage where the wolves are -- & they set up ghosts, tombstones & other scaries -- & they have music & lights all synced so the lights are "dancing" -- so cool!

Hmmmm.... I don't think these guys are from Milwaukee...

Sitting for a spell ..... hahaa get it?? A SPELL -- yeah it would have been funnier if that were a witch in the background.

We had such a fun time -- the weather was perfect -- & it was so fun seeing the little ones dressed up :)

Today was our Trick or Treat & the weather is not as nice. Very windy & we got rained on -- usually we are really lucky with the weather -- last year it was warm & sunny. Ah well, at least it didn't snow (we've experienced that while Trick or Treating as well. You just never know in Wisconsin)



One of Michael's pumpkins. Yes, Halloween is spelled wrong, lol




Their other pumpkins...

Not a very good one of the boys -- kind of blurry -- but you get the picture. One dressed up, one did not. Hmmmmm....

I hope you had a fun filled Halloween -- I'd love to hear what you did & let me know if you took pictures -- I'd really like to see them! Halloween comes & goes way too quickly -- & from now until the end of the year I'm going to feel like I can't breathe. That's why Halloween is my favorite -- no pressure! No last minute gifts to buy! No malls!!!

Happy Halloween everyone!! I'm off to get my roasted pumpkin seeds out of the oven ....

EDITED --- & here they are -- all together now -- Yummmmmmmmmmm!!

Happy Halloween!

You know, I really can't imagine what it would be like to sit down & make a card, from start to finish, in ONE sitting!! All you bloggers out there who make a few cards a day, & manage to post to your blog every day - I bow to you. I don't know how you do it!!

Well I didn't get to make many Halloween cards this year, which is sad because I LOVE Halloween -- it's my favorite holiday & my favorite card theme. I dug out an older Tilda for this one.....



This is Tilda with Spider - my very first Halloween Tilda. She's colored with pencils -- I have a really hard time working with purple. I never have the right shade. The hat didn't turn out the way I want it to -- the Stickles actually turned my purple pencil PINK! I had to go over it with Black Stickles. Ah well -- could have been worse :)

Other than that, just the usual Halloween-y stuff -- bats -- spider webs -- I died some cheesecloth black -- very spooky :)

I couldn't find any Halloween challenges since I'm late to class again -- but I am entering this into this one:

Simon Says Stamp -- Anything Goes (my favorite challenge, lol)

Well I hope you all have a terrific Halloween -- we are going to the zoo tomorrow. We went last year & had a blast. Sunday is our Trick or Treat -- another thing I *heart*. I'm so glad I have kids -- otherwise I'd have to go by myself!

Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Magazine

Issue # 4 is now available HERE -- & check out page 101 -- you might just spy a familiar card :)

Sundays with Crissy -- Thanksgiving

Hello & happy 13th!! The theme this month over at Sundays with Crissy is Thanks/Thanksgiving. I have dug into my High Hopes rubber archives once again..



How CUTE is this turkey? This is Tom's Plea & he makes me giggle every time. He's colored with pencils & Goo Gone -- I printed the sentiment on the computer & used my new-to-me Magnolia Doohickey tag die thing to cut it out. Papers are Basic Grey Indian Summer -- a few Primas here -- a few Dew Drops there --



I hope you join us over at the Sundays with Crissy blog -if you do you get the chance to win 5 free digis!! Read SARAH'S POST for all the details!

And....believe it or not... I am ahead of the game this time & this card is already in my Etsy shop!! That never happens till weeks later! Click HERE to find the listing :)


Soooooo....my older son turned 13 yesterday. Sigh....and last night we were cleaning out our cabinet that our tv sits on because they ran out of room for all their Wii games....and he actually wants me to GET RID OF all his old Blue's Clues, Little Bear & Pooh vcr tapes!! Can you believe it?? I just don't think I'm ready.....come to think of it, I'm not ready for ANY of this.....it's going to be a looooong 10 years, lol. Seriously though, he's a GREAT kid & lately he has done nothing but help me around the house & yard. I know we're going to have our ups & downs ....it wouldn't be right if we didn't.....but please let there be more ups than downs!

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