halloween craft night

i have been looking forward to our annual halloween craft night for quiiiiiiiite some time. my friends and i have such a fun time picking out our favorite crafts on pinterest and getting together to make them (and eat treats. lets be honest)

hanna, kait, me, emily, amy, pom pom ghost (one of the crafts of the night) pillow and megan.

we had apples with caramel, pumpkin whoopie pies with cream cheese frosting and strong juice pop. also, the light up cat garland was the other craft of the night.

my pom pom ghost. geez i love this guy.

my friends said they were kind of over jar crafts so i made this little thingy all by my lonesome. 

a very entertaining and productive night.

scottsdale babymoon

i just returned from a weekend in scottsdale with jocelyn. and like my aunt said "i dont think you know what a 'babymoon' means", it wasnt the traditional husband and wife situation. but i didnt want to fly too far, craig and i just vacationed to southern california last month, and scottsdale (with its spa and shopping) didnt really seem like a couples thing. so next best thing? JOCELYN.

our first night there, we stuuuuuuuuffed ourselves at culinary dropout.

the next morning we headed over to our resort's spa. we got massages and goofed around taking selfies in the "quiet room".

the montelucia has a fabulous spa but it was very holistic. we had to touch this huge crystal and close our eyes to make a wish. i had a hard time with it. jocelyn loved it. :)

after our massages and close encounter with the light-up crystal we lounged around at the spa pool.

pina colada time!

the beautiful grounds.

that night we had a great dinner at blanco. all 21 dollars of it.

the next morning was more pool and more pina coladas.

that afternoon we met up with rebecca (who lives in gilbert and is so sweet and fun) to get our hair braided at a braid bar. we also had sweet tooth fairy and cafe rio. bonus.

 

 

later that night, jocelyn and i drove back to scottsdale and had ice cream at the sugar bowl. very retro of us. our friend between us wasnt feeling it.

on our last day we sat by the pool, shopped a bit and had grimaldis pizza. the perfect day.

with the perfect best friend. ok, baby! im ready... in about 6 weeks or so. :)

back to school

tagg went back to school a couple days ago. FIRST GRADE! this was also his first day at the new school since our move. he was very excited but also a little nervous. he was sad to leave his friends from kindergarten and was worried his first grade teacher would have him read a chapter book in front of everyone. ahhhh. to be six and have those kind of worries. he also asked "what grade will i start getting bullied?" (blech. im so over the term/obsession with 'bully/being bullied')

im happy to report that he had a fabulous first day of school (no chapter books and no bullying) and already has a little group to sit with at lunch and chase girls at recess.

and my baby started his second year of preschool yesterday. he was also excited to go back to school. his main concern was what kind of snack miss judy would serve. 

i have approximately two months before the baby arrives. so my main concern is how to fill my hours while both boys are in school. its a nice break to have the house/car/shopping cart to myself but honestly i really do miss these little humans.