Continuing on with Halloween Remembrance…
~ Okay all you Grandmothers out there…prepare to be inspired! ~ We’ve talked before about how my Mom is the queen of holidays (and I, her loyal princess). What I love most about her is that her...
View ArticleHer Haunting Halloween Homeschool Hoopla
Without further ado, I bring to you… ~ GRANDMOTHER’S HALLOWEEN HOMESCHOOL PARTY ~ The children line up for the party with NO idea of what fun awaits them! If the kitchen didn't scream "Happy...
View ArticleHalloween Costumes = Family Fun (Part 1)
I love Halloween. Always have. Always will. When Mr. Gore and I were first dating, it didn’t take long before I dragged him into the realm of my holiday madness. I’ll never forget our first Halloween...
View ArticleHalloween Costumes = Family Fun (Part Two)
So, yes… last year just happened to be my favorite Halloween EVER. But how could it not be? Gideon was in love with Davy Crockett. My nieces were studying “Little House on the Prairie” in homeschool....
View ArticleA Pinteresty Halloween
In celebration of our upcoming holiday, I’ve been sharing Halloween ideas all day on the Mrs. Gore’s Diary facebook page (where we have LOTS of fun! Join us, why don’t you?), and I thought I’d gather...
View ArticleA Non-defensive Defense of Halloween
I understand it would be folly to answer every disagreement that finds you on the internet… In such a public – yet somewhat anonymous – forum, it is so easy to start lengthy, and sometimes passionately...
View ArticleHalloween Magic
Well, its finally here… The day of our year that most inspires our imagination. The day where it is perfectly alright to eat candy for breakfast, lunch, supper and dessert. The day when my kids...
View ArticleA Storybook Halloween
I am beyond excited to share the following post with you, and have to give special thanks to our sweet friend and brother in Christ, Ben Williams (at Benjamin Grey Photography) for spending a fun...
View ArticleA Storybook Halloween – Part Two
…Continued from “A Storybook Halloween“… ~ So as I was saying, Granny was just sitting in bed waiting for someone to come visit her, as sick people are prone to do… but she most certainly wasn’t...
View ArticleA Storybook Halloween – Outtakes and Info
Did I say in my last post (a week ago) that I would share this post “tomorrow”? Silly me. Little Red Riding Hood’s Mother has been super busy taking care of Granny and hasn’t had too much time for...
View ArticleA Halloween Party in the Woods
Two years ago, probably a day after Halloween, I was struck with another of those impossible-to-ignore urges to throw a specific party for my favorite little kiddos. A Halloween party. In the woods....
View ArticleHalloween Costumes = Family Fun (Part Three)
Here it is, two days before Halloween, and I’m just getting around to posting pictures of last year’s costumes! I had so much to share last year about our town’s Trunk or Treat and our little family...
View ArticleThe Dark Side of Halloween (No, not THAT “dark side”. The “Star Wars” one).
I am very giggly and giddy tonight. Halloween is over, I ate a lot of candy, and really, I’m just pretty darn tickled about our costumes this year. I suppose I should start at the very beginning…...
View ArticleAn All-American Halloween
A couple of years ago, I saw this precious costume in the Chasing Fireflies catalogue (click on the picture to be taken to the product page). Rebekah was singing by then, and I could just picture her...
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