About fall...

Fall. My favorite season. I love the colors, the cooler temperature and the changing tree leaves. The trips to the pumpkin patch are always so much fun. We buy a pumpkin and take photographs of the kids with amazing scenery in earthy colors! Almost all pumpkin patches have those bounce houses now, but we found an amazing pumpkin patch about 20 minutes away that has a cornstalk maze, a train ride, tractor ride, and a charming country store selling adorable fall crafts.

My kids can hardly wait until I pull out the decorations. Their eyes light up as they recognize things that represent tradition and family to them. Caitlin loves these little bobble head figures. I have to agree that they are beyond cuteness. I'm not crazy about morbid/death halloween things. No blood and horror movies here. But we love cute, fat pumpkins and our sink ledge of "potions" and chocolate eyeballs.

My kids love to countdown to Halloween day. They love dressing up and trick or treating. Who doesn't love candy? I've been trying to think of all the past costumes the kids have worn.

Perkins Family Costume History

1998 - Caitlin was Piglet
1999 - Caitlin was a white bunny rabbit
2000 - Caitlin was Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz
2001- Caitlin was Snow White & Jared was a crawling Triceratops
2002- Caitlin was Sleeping Beauty & Jared was Winnie the Pooh
2003 - Caitlin was Cinderella & Jared was Buzz Lightyear
2004 - Caitlin was a cheerleader (sorta Kim Possible) & Jared was a Fireman
2005 - Caitlin was a black cat & Jared was a Pirate
2006 - Caitlin was a butterfly princess & Jared was Harry Potter