Well, it’s official. I have more Halloween storage bins than Christmas storage bins (and I have a loooooot of Christmas storage bins). So it only took 2 days to get all the Halloween stuff up with help from my 10 and 8 year-old Halloween gravestone-placement consultants. I wanted to share some of my favorite décor items.
These are my new platters. I love, love, love them. I would marry them, but I don’t think they could get all the Halloween bins down from the attic with the efficiency that Kevin can. They are from Cost Plus World Market online:
Hello gorgeous! From TJ Maxx/HomeGoods:
Candles from Martha Stewart for Grandinroad a few years ago. Ghostie and pumpkin from TJ Maxx/HomeGoods:
Nosferatu painting in the bathroom – from Ebay, can’t read the artist’s name very well anymore, looks like it says Renee Backer:
Pillows for the kitchen table bench from TJ Maxx/HomeGoods (are you sensing a theme here?): 
My favorite Halloween picture of Guitar Boy and Fake Sister (they were 4 & 5). Frame from TJ Maxx/HomeGoods:
My favorite Halloween picture of Drummer Boy. Frame from Kohls:
Here’s what the outside of the house looks like during the day:
And at night:
Soooo, it’s pretty clear that I have a TJ Maxx/HomeGoods “problem” that needs to be confronted.
Moving on.
What food is being made to celebrate this magical season you may ask? Well, it depends. Are we talking about the 9th Avenue Halloween Block Party? Allison’s Costume-Mandatory 6th Birthday Party? The High School/College/Old Friends We Never See Halloween Pizza Night Open House? Or are we talking about actual Halloween (on a Friday – woot!)? It is a crowded Field Notes party planner, that’s for sure.
Food on deck:
Crack Dip with Tomatoes from Whiteonricecouple.com
(see picture from prior post)
White Pizza Dip from Howsweeteats (my newest blog obsession)
Apple Cider Sangria from Howsweeteats (see above)
Brown Sugar Oatmeal Cookies from The Pioneer Woman (who is now designing her own line of cookware – jealous!)
Candied Pumpkin Seeds from Healthygreenkitchen
Cheddar Chive Cheese Pumpkin from Jamhands
Creamy Tomato Soup from Howsweeteats (really, I need to stop bothering this woman).
And in case you were wondering, Guitar Boy will be going to various parties as a crypt keeper/angel of death (need to get multiple uses out of our scythe!) and trick or treating as Star Lord from Guardians of the Galaxy. Drummer Boy will be a faceless specter at the parties and the 10th Doctor Who for Halloween. Because out here, one costume is simply not enough.
Where could these kids get their sense of Halloween excess from? I wonder.
Happy Halloween everyone!
