embrace the camera {halloween 2010}

Today's embrace the camera is all about Halloween, but today we are not thinking about Halloween one bit. We are all about celebrating a special little girls birthday.

Today this little chick-E of mine turns 2!

Every year when we pick the pumpkins from our patch I dream of beautifully carved pumpkins all lit up surrounding our porch and every year I realize that the kids have more fun playing with the pumpkins then carving them. So our pumpkins are usually carved with a hole saw and adorned with nails and screws. AHH, so not cute and definitely not what I envisioned, but the kids loved it and that is all that matters.

Doesn't everyone carve their pumpkins with hole saws, hammers and a sharpie marker?


My son decided on the costumes this year. He wanted to be a skunk and his sisters be chickens. Cute right? Well actually, he wanted to be a skunk so he could spray his sisters. He came up with the idea from the skunk that was visiting our chickens on a nightly basis. Really, he does love his sisters. And NO, I did not make these. I was lucky enough to borrow them from my sister in law. I may be crafty, but I'm cheap!

She loved her costume, but she loved her little loot bag even more.

We made it to 6 houses this year!

I loved how her little hands were not going to let go of her loot bag.

But, the best part of Halloween night is when the cousins stop by. We always wait (im)patiently wondering what they are going to be. My sister in law made the cookies and milk, how cute right?

This pretty much explains the rest of our night.