this past weekend, i made my first "halloween 2007" purchase. i got these amazing light-up tree branches from illuminations. i love them. but that purchase just opened up a whole other can of worms. now, i am in full halloween mode. halloween is my absolute favorite holiday. i just love autumn time in general. but halloween is special to me because it is all about having fun and being creative. the picture above, is of my cubicle at work last year. delivery men didnt really appreciate the fence (it would blow down if you so much as looked at it).
this is my super cute cousin, dani. her and her husband were velma and shaggy from scooby-doo. this picture was taken in the "waiting area" for those who dared to go in the haunted house below. we had so much fun putting together that spook alley, and we are already planning this year's. (we might even have a chainsaw make an appearance....)
holy crap. this makes me miss my brother. those eyes, that hair, that paris-hilton-like pose! loves it. i saw a hat similar to the one i am wearing in a little boutique, and it was $50.00. so i made my own. craig and louis didnt especailly love the black glitter that mysteriously got caked into the carpet as a result of my little craft....
gary (the kid on the right) is a good family friend. craig and him make a fine couple.
every year, my family has a huge donut party. we make the donuts from scratch and serve them with apple cider. it is seriously the greatest tradition ever. last year was our first time combining the donut party with a spook alley. this is my mom and brother in the kitchen, selling their souls to make those donuts rise. (the cold, wet cabin wasnt the best place for yeast.)
we must have done something right last year, because it didnt rain. gotta love seattle.
this was my little gingerbread (really, graham cracker) haunted house. the ghosts are meringue. i brought it to our ward cake walk, and secretly wanted no one to take it so that i could being it back home.
this was my other contribution to the ward halloween party.
louis gets so bored with all his photo shoots. his beauty is effortless. my friend said that this picture could be on the cover of the "cat anthropologie" catalog (if there was such a thing). i dont tell him such things, his head is pretty big already.
louis lobster. this picture gets me every time. i asked him last night if he wanted to be a lobster again this year, and i swear he flipped me off. no respect.
this is louis on his first halloween. he looks so little. can you believe he carved that pumpkin so well? especially with his paw-fur getting in the way? it was a mess.
smith family pumpkins, 2005. i could spot craig's handy work from a mile away..... (the one on the left, for those of you who arent married to the guy) i thought guys stopped making cartoons like that in seventh grade. i guess not. 
