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Five on Friday: Halloween-ie

Five on Friday Link Up 


Halloween Re-Cap!

1. Our favorite donut shop spooked it up!
 
2. The most adorable Halloween cake for our costume party.
 
3. The whole family of GhostBusters!
(This was the ONLY pic we got of all 5 of us.)

4. #2 & her BFF at their preschool Halloween costume party.
(Thanks for snapping a pic for me Jenny!)
 


5. THEN & NOW, 18 years of Halloween dates with my best friend!

Let's Party: Halloween Costume Party 2013

Costume Party Minus Kids

Re-living our college date party's, one Halloween at a time!


"WHO YOU GONNA CALL?" The Squyres, of course! This my husband (& me), the costumes were a brilliant idea he & his BFF Becker had. Becker spent several months constructing the Proton Pack & Slime Pack, out of Styrofoam, coke bottles, & other random pieces of plastic & wire from the hardware store. I think he did an incredible job, & obviously has entirely too much free time on his hands!
 

The Spooky House Tour:

Stole this cute little chalkboard spidey inspiration from Pinterest. I free handed it to save time & thought it turned out great!
 
Found a bag of little mini plastic skulls at the Dollar Tree & popped them into this guy.
 
We bought a HUGE black tarp at the hardware store 5 years ago to decorate for a Halloween party, & we've used it every year since. It was about $10, that's a lot of bang for your buck! We cut it in to 4 large sections, then cut strips in it, leaving about 6" at the top, then tacked them above our hall entrances & around our back patio.

 We covered all our credenzas & cabinets with spider webs, also a super cheap decoration, that you can re-use! This is my entry table, it sits across from my dining table (see below). 
 
 The china hutch, was also covered in spider webs & giant spiders. I bought a roll of black & white chevron wrapping paper from Hobby Lobby & used it as table covers throughout the house. It was so easy to clean up, you just roll it up & trash it! The orange tissue paper pom poms were also from Hobby Lobby, I found them in the themed birthday party decoration isle.

 

Ashley brought this cake, she had used it in a Halloween photo-shoot earlier in the day. I added some plastic rats to take it from toddler cute to super spooky. I don't have a cake stand, so I flipped a trifle bowl upside down & filled the bottom with green spider webs & more plastic creatures.
FrOSTEN's made the cake. She is AMAZING, & her work always blows me away! I can not wait for her to do my little one's 2nd birthday cake in January!!!
 
We filled these paper party cups with 6 layer dip. Pretty genius if I don't say so myself! We layered fat free re-fried beans, guacamole, sour cream, shredded cheddar, green onions, & black olives. Anything pre-portioned always goes over well!
 
There is never too much guacamole, plus it's green & works well with the theme! We got this ginormous martini glass as a wedding gift (9 years ago) & just discovered it makes a great serving piece.
 
 
We fill this glass skull head vodka bottle with water & use it a table decoration. I stuck a glow stick in it this year (which didn't really work like I wanted it to), we have put orange food coloring in it before.
 
 My mantle.

I stuck as many cheap plastic skulls in glass vases as I could, so simple!

My husband got these dry ice holders years ago & this is the first time we've used them, they were so much fun! You put a tiny chunk of dry ice into a little plastic capsule & drop it into your drink, & you beverage bubbles & smokes- COOL!

The Costumes:


 Alice & Mad Hatter are always my favorite costumes!

(And another photo bomb, thanks Aaron!)
 
 Witch & bank robber:)

The GhostBusters crew, complete with Slimer & the Statue of Liberty!
 

 My dad totally photo bombed Court & Jenny!
 
The tourists, Ryan & Alison always have creative costumes!
 
We had a great time, thank you friends for being such good sports!
 
 


Buy It: Hair Bows

HipGirl Boutique Hair Bow Sets

I ordered these as a gift for a 4 year old birthday party, & was so impressed with the price & quality, I had to share! This 16 piece hair bow & headband set is only $12.99, & if you are a member of Amazon Prime, it ships free in 2 days!
There are tons of bow & headband set options but this particular one included three 1" grosgrain ribbon headbands, with 13 coordinating bows with alligator clips to attach them to the headbands.
The colors are vibrant & pretty, & the quality is fantastic! Even the packaging is cute! I will be putting a few sets on the girls Christmas lists this year. 
Get a similar set here.
Here are a few shots of my 3 & 4 year old girls modeling them:






Five on Friday: Link Up

Linking in for FIVE on Friday!

5 life highlights since my last link up:

1. My husband & I spent the weekend in Chicago last month & got the chance to re-enact a scene from on of my husbands all-time favorite movies, Ferris Bueller! This was taken at the Art Institute museum. I managed to ask the only visitor in the building that didn't know how to work an iphone, to take our pic... go figure (hence the major fuzz).
If you want a peek at the rest of our trip click here.

2. We went to the State Fair & I got this incredible boot conditioner, here is a before & after pic of my boots. This stuff really is amazing, it makes them look so clean & shiny, & it's not greasy at all!
Get it here:  Renapur

3. My lovely & ridiculously talented photographer friend Ashley Thompson, asked the girls to model some costumes for a Halloween Mini photo-shoot promo. They killed it, & so did she!

 4. The girls Halloween costumes came in, so we had an impromptu IPhone photo shoot by our pumpkins. Who you gonna call???? These cutie booties!
Get them here: Girls Ghostbusters Costume Toddler Ghostbusters Costume

5. Party prepping has begun for my tiny tot's 2nd birthday! I created a design board to give me some direction & keep me focused:)

Let's Party: Sophia's Favorite Things

Party Planning for Sophia's 2nd Birthday

I created a party design inspiration board! I adore Studio Mucci's paper garlands, & Jenny Collier's Silhouette Favorite Things party pintables, & am using them as inspiration for sweet little baby girls 2nd birthday party in January. I've ordered some paper supplies from a local party supply co-op (dirt cheap), & picked up some gold paper wear at JCPenney. I have to start planning before the holiday's hit, or her 1st week of January birthday becomes a party in a bag from Wal-Mart (because that is all I would have time to do!).
I get a lot of joy out of planning parties, especially the ones for my girls. While Bounce U would be loads easier & probably a little cheaper, I get NO creative input, & I need a reason to design something fabulous!

Sophia's favorite things include: kitty cats, juice, bananas, pizza, & baby dolls
Now, the challenge is incorporating those into this shindig!  
These are the places I found the items in my party inspiration board above:
Gold Balloons: JCPenney
Tassel Garland: Studio Mucci
Paper Lanterns & Poofs: 1PomPomGirl
Snack Cups: Sixpence Press
Paper Straws: Fancy That Loved
Treat Bags: Polka Dot Pinwheel
Cupcake Liners: Jenny Collier Designs
Paper Plates: JCPenney
Gift Wrap (to use as a table runner): JCPenney

Keep an eye out for the party pics mid January:)

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Lets Party: Kids Halloween Costumes

Halloween + 3 Kids + Costumes = A Party

The girls were asked to model Halloween costumes a few weeks ago for a photographer friend's (Ashley Thompson) Mini Halloween session promo. We had not ordered their costumes yet, so we went through the dress up bin & found some costumes.
These were my favorite shots:










Ashley has a few openings for Halloween Mini sessions in Jenks, OK, if you are interested!

Then, their real costumes came in! We will be a family of GhostBusters this year (the husbands choice). We threw them on the girls & snapped a couple of phone pics: