by This is Carrie on October 29, 2011

It’s funny to watch people react to a baby with a “black eye”. I know a few were thinking they might need to call CPS until we explained he was a “black-eyed pea” This has been our “go-to”, last-minute, easy Halloween costume for the past 6 years. A couple thrifted black t-shirts, some felt and [...]
by This is Carrie on October 28, 2011

This year, I knew I needed to be realistic with the amount and intensity of homemade Halloween costuming I took on. Princess has had labor intensive costumes for the past few years so it was time for a “semi-homemade” costume this year. In one trip to our favorite thrift store, we found everything we needed [...]
by This is Carrie on October 27, 2011

The walkway to the house is now decorated with sidewalk chalk paint ghosts. Find the “make your own sidewalk chalk paint” tutorial HERE. On the porch sits “Jessie’: a cosmetology head given to us by my sister-in-law. With those staring eyes, she freaks everyone out. I don’t think the real Jessie could have ever realized [...]
by This is Carrie on October 26, 2011

We look forward to the Chapman University 5K every year. They call it the “flattest, fastest, and ‘funnest’ 5K in the world” and we definitely agree. The first year I ran it, I actually made it onto the podium, receiving my first ever age group trophy. The second year, I managed to run a mile [...]
by This is Carrie on October 24, 2011

Did you catch a glimpse of the lavender dress I found in my Savers Halloween video? Well, that wasn’t the dress I ended up using for Pumpkin’s Rapunzel dress. Of course, after the cameras were turned off, I found an even more perfect dress to refashion. With it’s chiffon overlay, I knew this old, thrifted [...]