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Halloween Dinner for Two to DIE for!

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This Halloween dinner for two is just to DIE for!

Creating a Halloween table scape is one of our favorite things to do during the spooky season! This takes “to death do us part” to a whole new level. These two skeletons clearly are inseparable and come to life at night for a spooky Halloween dinner.

With this years theme being spell casting WITCHES the floating witch hats have quickly become a favorite in our haunted home.

Creating a Halloween Dinner for two is spooky easy and fun for the whole family. The floating witch hats, colorful pumpkins, and bleeding candles bring this dinner to life.

Creepy black muslin fabric hanging from the celing is a simple way to transform any space. Add a mixture of fake and real pumpkins, a few strands of lights and you have an incredibly witching display.

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Our Favorite Spell Brewing Witchy
Halloween Table Decor Items:

Every year we pick up a few new Halloween pieces we cant live without! Here are some of our favorite finds to help create your over the top Halloween dinner for two , with a witchy twist!

How to Create a Witchy Halloween Kitchen

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DOUBLE DOUBLE TOIL AND TROUBLE FIRE BURN AND CAULDRON BUBBLE!!

Halloween is almost here and the witches cauldron is brewing some tasty treats in our witchy Halloween kitchen! Whether its delicious carmel apples, or our favorite pumpkin cookies these magical creations are light on tricks and heavy on the treats!

We are loving our witchy theme this year and watching the kiddos reaction has been one of the best parts! Who knew a 2 year olds best friend would be “Skelly” and a super scary Halloween prop rat even mom is afraid of!

We brought the witchy Halloween kitchen to life with a few easy décor items, some spider webs, and of course the bats and pumpkins! Who said Halloween décor couldn’t be easy?!

A little dry ice and warm water is one of the spookiest ways to create your witchy halloween kitchen and really make things come to life! Dry ice can be purchased at most grocery stores and can be added to cocktails, drinks or cauldrons to create fun and frightful night!

After the little humans are in bed our witchy halloween kitchen comes to life! You can find hubby and I enjoying our favorite halloween movies on the couch under the orange glow of our spooky haunted house. Dont forget the halloween treats!!

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Remembering to turn on our Halloween lights at night was always such a struggle. We found these AMAZING self timers that we now use for every single holiday. Once they are set they turn on and turn off your lights automatically. They are a must have in our house! Link below

Our Favorite Spell Brewing Witchy
Halloween Mantel Decor Items:

Every year we pick up a few new Halloween pieces we cant live without! Here are some of our favorite finds to help create your over the top Halloween mantel, with a witchy twist!

Halloween Mantel Décor: Our Spell Brewing-Witchy Halloween Mantel

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Halloween has taken over our home and were beyond ready for the spooky season! We spent the last week turning the interior of our home into our very own haunted house.

Each year we spend weeks thinking about what our theme will be and were excited to announce that this year we are bringing our witchy dreams to fruition. Our home will look like the Sanderson sisters have been reincarnated come October 31st if we have anything to say about it!

Look at this years spell brewing witchy Halloween mantel! I have to say were pretty excited with how this turned out. We’ve linked some of our favorite items we used to create this spellbinding display below.

As the Sanderson Sisters would say.. “I SMELL CHILDREN!” & this little guy is clearly SPOOKED!

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After this little guy is in bed hubby and I turn off the lights and watch our favorite Halloween movies. whether its Hocus Pocus for the 15th time or our annual re-watch of all the Harry Potter movies being snuggled up on the couch with this witchy Halloween display definitely sets the mood. Spice up the night with some Halloween snacks & your favorite bubbling beverage.

**Children were in fact bribed with candy in the making of these photos **

Who doesn’t love an excuse for a Halloween photoshoot. Creating a spell brewing witchy halloween mantel is our favorite way to get into the Halloween spirit. Not only is it fun for the kids but great for those adult Halloween parties as a picture backdrop.

Our Favorite Spell Brewing Witchy
Halloween Mantel Decor Items:

Every year we pick up a few new Halloween pieces we cant live without! Here are some of our favorite finds to help create your over the top Halloween mantel, with a witchy twist!

Our Witchy Halloween Entry

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Looking for a frightful way to scare your guests and fill your home with a haunting Halloween vibe?! Our Witchy Halloween entry is sure to spook and make you feel like you’re living in a haunted house!!

Our Halloween Entry is one of our favorite projects come Halloween time. Every year we try to come up with something new and creepy. This time we chose a witchy theme filled with potion bottles, glowing cauldrons, and spell books for our Halloween entry.

When the sunlight goes down the haunting begins!

SPIDER WEBS:

One of our favorite tricks is with the spider webs. We used tiny brad nails where the ceiling meets the wall about every 5ft. They are so small and so discrete that we leave them up all year round (Don’t Tell!). From that point we start at one end of our Halloween entry with a bag of our favorite webs and wrap parts of the web around the nails. It usually takes us 2-3 bags to go about 20 feet.

Spider Web Tip: Stretch them tight from one side to the other as you work your way down the hall. After they are secured you can pull pieces from the center to make them hang like real spider webs.

What We Use:

The best part about this project is its completely customizable to YOUR space as well as an inexpensive and easy way to get an awesome effect.

How to get your spider webs to glow:

If you want your spider webs to glow like ours do at night you can use a projector. This creates such a hunted & spooky feeling at night, we do this for both of our indoor and outdoor decorations. Our favorite projector is listed above.

We have tried SO MANY different projectors and this is by far our favorite because there are 15 different light colors to choose from. As the light rotates it makes the spider webs look like they’re alive! Throw some spiders into your webs and you have a super creepy Halloween entry display.

Witchy Halloween Decor

Since we went with the witchy theme for our Halloween entry we had to go all out! We have our Hocus Pocus inspired black flame candle, spell books, glitter filled potion bottles, witches cauldron with Mr. Bones cooking up a spell & our personal favorite the bleed skeleton candles.

Most of these things were purchased from Michaels & TjMaxx over the years but I’ve found some really great substitutes on Amazon to help you complete your Spooky Halloween entry.

Another great way to increase the spook factor of your Halloween entry is to add some ghostly fabric & haunting Halloween lights. We use an automatic light timer so our display turns on automatically every night. We use these for all of our holiday décor and absolutely love them.

There is something about the ghostly fabric and glowing orange lights that really make things feel extra haunted! A little tip: tear extra holes in your fabric to make it look old and ratted.

Our Favorite Halloween Décor Items

Every year we pick up a few new Halloween pieces we cant live without! Here are some of our favorite finds to help create your chilling Halloween entry.

Halloween is the best season for haunting, we cant wait to share more of our ideas for this years secret theme! Happy Halloween!!

Spooky Easy Halloween Pillows DIY

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Halloween is quickly approaching and the Halloween planning has begun! Halloween is a BIG, I mean VERY BIG deal in our house. We will start with the indoor décor so we don’t freak the neighbors out by having our spooky décor out September 1st.

This year I decided I needed a bit of a spooky Halloween pillow update. Im slightly obsessed with Hocus Pocus and the Sanderson sisters.. Hocus Pocus is my all time favorite Halloween movie. Have you heard the news about Disney confirming Hocus Pocus 2?!

Apparently the fan favorite has been approved by disney and is in pre-production with a potential 2021 premier date.

What is your favorite Halloween Movie?!

So until my Halloween dreams are made Ill share a few pillow designs I made in inspiration! These are all Halloween pillow designs that can be made at home on your Cricut, Ill share the items I used to create them below.

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All of these spooky easy pillow designs were created by us and we’re so excited to share!

I used white heat transfer material onto black 20×20 pillow cases. There are so many color options you can use for this. Some super cute orange pillows with black heat transfer would look amazing! Just look at how fun these designs are.

If you download the designs above, all you’ll need to do is create and image in design space, cut (Make sure you cut with the mirror setting on), weed the excess and iron on!

I love these designs so much, I may just have to iron them onto a shirt for the Halloween season! They can also be used as pintables and put into spooky frames.

What We Used:

If you’re not the DIY type, no worries! I’ve also linked a few spooky cute Halloween Pillows I found on Amazon.

Spooky Halloween Pillows: Amazon

Making these spooky Halloween pillows is such an easy and fun project not to mention the possibilities for a haunted t-shirts & pintables are endless. Make sure to share those Halloween designs, we would love to see what you come up with!

Our Frightful Halloween Party Buffet

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One of our favorite October traditions is our adults only Halloween Party! We get so excited every year to come up with new & frightful ways to have a bit of boozy Halloween fun with our friends.

Between the costumes, toxic glowing Jello-shots, vampire blood white chocolate fountains, bubbling dry ice cauldron, and the adult beverages we sip out of blood bags its a full blown night of creepy fun.

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Do you attend or host a Halloween party every year?! We’re always looking for new spooky ideas- Id love to hear how you celebrate!

Halloween Party Supplies

Here are a few of our favorite items we use to host the most chilling Halloween party. This of course can be made into a kid friendly party as well with a few less jello shots!

Glowing Cocktails

One of the best ways to set the mood for your Halloween party is by making things glow when the lights are off. Did you know you can make any liquid glow by adding tonic water or my favorite B2. B2 is a supplement that is used to help with migraines. So were treating hangovers while also enjoying super fun drinks .

These capsules are the best, simply dissolve them in water or your drink of choice (There’s no weird taste don’t worry) turn on those black lights and ENJOY!

Glowing Jello-Shot Syringes

Ingredients:
– 2-6Oz packages of Jello
– 2 cups Boiling water
– 1/2 cup Cold Water
– 1 1/2 Cups Vodka
– OPTIONAL: Add Vitamin B2 to make them glow- Or sub some water for Tonic water

Directions:
– Boil Water
– Empty jello powder into a large mixing bowl and add the boiling water
– stir for two minutes or until the jello is completely dissolved
– OPTIONAL: Add Vitamin B2 (IF you want them to glow in black light)
– Add Cold Water
– Add Vodka
– Use Syringes to suck up mixture
– Refrigerate

Slime Cake

A neon slime cake is not only super easy but I also had a really fun time with this one. Here are a few of the items I used.
– 3-4 inch cake pans
– 1 tub of white frosting
– 1 tub of chocolate frosting
– Chocolate cake mix
– neon green & black food coloring
– Halloween sprinkles.

White Chocolate Vampire Fountain

Ingredients:
– 2 Cups Heavy Cream
– 1 Stick Unsalted Butter
– 48oz of White Chocolate cut into small pieces
– Red Food Coloring
– A tray of things to dip: Strawberries, Pound Cake, Apples, Pretzels

Directions:
– In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine cream and butter
– Bring mixture to a simmer, stirring constantly.
– Add food coloring of choice
– Remove from heat
– Add chopped white chocolate to saucepan
– Stir until chocolate is melted
– Transfer Chocolate to fondue fountain

Our Favorite Halloween Décor Items

Every year we pick up a few new Halloween pieces we cant live without! Here are some of our favorite finds to help create your over the top Halloween party.

Halloween party’s are our absolute favorite! This year we have some pretty creepy ideas and we cant wait to share. We hope you found a little spooky inspiration!

Spooky Halloween Mantel Décor

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Its the BEST time of the year and we couldn’t be more excited to be sharing all of our spooky Halloween decorations! Halloween is a huge tradition in our house & this year is no exception even with a global pandemic upon us. Weve had lots of time to scheme & plan this year and we cant wait to share.

What are your family’s Halloween traditions? Is there something unique that spark the Halloween spirit in your kiddos?

In our house we are all about going to our local pumpkin patch and partaking in all of the activities. Haunted hay rides, corn mazes, apple cider, apple pie, pumpkin lattes for mom & dad, and of course pumpkin donuts for the kiddos. I’m also a huge fan of baking all things pumpkin. Halloween cant come soon enough so we will just start a little early this year.

We always start with our indoor décor so our neighbors don’t think were crazy for decorating as soon as September 1st hits.

Every year I try to switch up the Halloween decorations and find new ways to keep things creepy! This is our super awesome Halloween mantel with a cute little candy stealer that decided he would figure out what the candy is all about. I dont blame him Halloween is in his blood.

After this little guy is in bed hubby and I turn off the lights and watch our favorite Halloween movies. Hes a good sport, he must watch Hocus Pocus 15+ times by the time the 31st comes. October is also our dedicated month to re-watch all of the Harry Potter movies. The lighting at nigh really gets us in the spirit! So SPOOKY!

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Our Favorite Halloween Décor Items

Every year we pick up a few new Halloween pieces we cant live without! Here are some of our favorite finds to help create your over the top Halloween mantel

The 1st Trimester With Baby #2

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The 1st Trimester with Baby #2

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HOW WE FOUND OUT

For those who don’t know with baby #1 we found out we were pregnant with our first in Thailand on a two week vacation with some friends. Talk about timing. Baby #2 was a product of quarantine! Making married people work from home together… that’s a recipe for baby’s!

This time around I knew I was pregnant around the 4 week mark, once you’ve been through it once its like you know the minute it happens round 2- at least for me. Once I saw that faint + sign I decided I needed to wait a few days just to be sure. I love telling hubby were pregnant in fun ways so this secret was a hard one to keep!!

Fast-forward to Saturday morning in May.. I decided to make homemade cinnamon rolls. COME ON – he should have known right then and there. I yelled from across the house ” Honey I think the oven is broken ( Its brand new)” AGAIN totally should have caught on. He rushed into the kitchen opened the oven and saw a cinnamon “Bun” in the oven with note that said “Baby #2 due 2021” He was shocked! We are those incredibly lucky people who get pregnant the moment we even think about another babe. Its a dangerous situation!!

THE EARLY DAY’S

Right around the 5 week mark the nausea decided to come in full force! They say “morning sickness” whoever coined that term really needs a revision for all day & all night sickness. Just so you know exactly how bad it was here is a fun story… Hubby was pumping gas, I was in the car. He opened the door to throw his wallet in the cup holder & BAM. As soon as I caught a whiff of that gasoline, I had to jump out of the car. I proceeded to dry heave IN PUBLIC for the next 5 minutes. I can laugh about it now but in the moment I thought for sure I was going to die of sickness & embarrassment!

There are plenty of stories I can share, I wont even touch on the crazy hormones! With my first pregnancy the smell, look, taste of any form of meat was a huge trigger for me. There was no form of meat that was allowed to be cooked inside the house or I was sent running for the bathroom to toss my cookies! Needless to say the nausea has always been a huge hurdle for me in the early days of the glamorous 1st trimester.

CRAVINGS

This is a fun one, you have to promise not too laugh-too hard! Ill start with the weirdest one.

Balsamic vinegar… I could put it on ANYTHING and I mean absolutely anything but only when pregnant. I hardly eat it when I’m not pregnant so I think this one takes the cake for weird cravings. My favorite is drowning sliced bell pepper, onion & cucumber, in balsamic. Dont ask me why, even the doctor laughed at that one. Here are a few others

  • Balsamic Vinegar
  • Bean and Cheese burritos
  • Orange Juice
  • Oranges
  • Bagels

THINGS THAT HELPED IN THE 1ST TRIMESTER

  • Naps- This is a given but truly the best way to feel better… sleep through it LOL
  • Snacking frequently- One of my friends said you tend to experience increased nausea when your blood sugar is low so snacking frequently or drinking a bit of juice helps. This is MAGIC!
  • Eating crackers first thing in the morning
  • Staying hydrated- In the first few weeks my thirst was insatiable.. yet drinking straight water made me super sick! I tried Liquid IV after a friend recommended it & It was so incredibly helpful.
  • Baths with Epsom salt & a who lot of bubbles

If you’re in the first trimester and are living the pregnancy dream with no nausea, no weird cravings I totally envy you! If you’re like me and sick as can be, I get it & I’m right there with you. Hang in there growing a beautiful little human is hard work, you take those naps & make hubby chase that toddler for an hour.

Our Farmhouse Entertainment Center Makeover

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This whole quarantine-stay at home order has driven us to remodel what feels like the entire house! How else do you keep yourself busy?! 

Also taking new tv show recommendations….

We loved our original entertainment center/TV hutch but over the years its taken a few beatings. This thing even traveled across the country with us to Memphis, Tennessee after college when we were chasing a new adventure. Now its regularly covered in baby goo.. although that will probably never change we thought it would only be right to give our trusty entertainment center a little refresh! 

Farmhouse Entertainment Center Makeover:

  • Our Cost: $180
  • Purchasing a New Furniture Piece: $1,600
  • Savings: $1,420
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WHAT WE USED FOR OUR FARMHOUSE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER MAKEOVER:

We’re here to show you that with a little wood, some fresh paint and a few power tools you can turn that old piece of furniture into something brand new. From the beginning we knew we wanted a larger statement piece in our secondary living room/kids play room. A farmhouse style entertainment center that we could hide those kids toys in so our house didn’t constantly look like a disaster! Below is our solution, we figured we had nothing to lose if it didn’t turn out the way we wanted it to. After all it is 10 years old..

STEP ONE: FRAMING

Okay Okay excuse the mess!

The first thing we did was remove the shelves, doors and the old scuffed top. We were able to reuse about 90% of the original wood, that $$ saved!

We repurposed the top of the original hutch into the brown base you see on either side. With a little paint you couldnt even tell. After that we began the framing.

We started with the base which was structurally built out of 2×4 with cross beams for support. The purpose of this was to increase the height of the entertainment hutch. The bigger, better and wider statement piece aspect we were going for. We then covered the framed 2×4 with a higher quality 1×6 that would later be painted.

The Sides, shelves and backer board of the hutch were made from plywood. We highly recommend using a step up from the normal plywood as it makes a huge difference when painting. We used 3/4 inch pressed redwood plywood which is more expensive BUT totally worth it.

For the top of the entertainment hutch we used 3-1×6 boards stacked side by side. Again we were going for that farmhouse shiplap look so decided this would be the best bet.

After the framing was done we made sure to use a wood filler to fill in the nooks and crannies to make sure our piece looked as professional as possible. DONT SKIP THIS STEP!!! After a light sanding we were ready for paint!

STEP TWO: PAINTING

Now for the fun part & the home stretch! PAINT!!

choosing the proper paint is so so important and I’m not just talking about the color. We chose Behr Premium Semi Gloss mainly because this is a thick yet durable paint that is completely cleanable- remember we have lots of baby goo!!

We also used a higher quality paint brush. We love to wooster brand of brushes we find that they leave very few brush marks and never ever shed. Using a good paint and a good paint brush is worth the few extra bucks. That’s how you transform a home DIY project into something that looks professionally done.

Instead of looking for a brand new piece of furniture, with a little love & paint you can transform that old entertainment center piece into a brand new farmhouse entertainment center!! If this pandemic has given us one thing.. its time.. to reimagine and recreate!

STEP THREE: DECORATING

This to me is the best part of any project! I am constantly rearranging our decor to freshen things up. Below are some of my favorite must have decor items that translate to every season.

Our Roatan Honduras Vacation Adventure- A Must see location

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Roatan is a must see island within the Caribbean. Our family vacation to Roatan has become a regular for us and we wouldn’t want it any other way. Home to the second biggest barrier reef, some of the most beautiful underwater sights you’ll ever lay your eyes on, crystal clear 80 degree water, white sand beaches and a deliciously strong drink called the Monkey LaLa.. I promise to provide a cheater recipe later. 

Scuba Diving:

Our family loves to scuba dive its truly become a family affair. All the kids in our family including the spouses have been required to get our PADI (scuba diving certification) Were pretty sure its a form of hazing or initiation to be able to marry into the family.  If you love to dive or are looking to complete your certification we know the absolute BEST guy on the island! Tom- A Canadian turned Honduran owns the Blue Lagoon Dive Shop on West End.

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If you’re not a diver don’t worry, there are plenty of other ways to enjoy the islands beauty. One of our favorite things to do is relax on the beautiful beaches and swim in the crystal clear water. If you enjoy snorkeling and swimming there isn’t a better place to do it. The reef is full of the most vibrant fish. After a good swim we always refresh ourselves with one of those Monkey LaLas I was telling you about. Holy YUM! There are so many beach bars on west end you truly cant go wrong. 

Monkey LaLa Drink Recipe:        1oz Baileys
1oz Kahlua
1/2oz Vodka
1/2oz Rum
2oz Cream of Coconut splash of cream or milk or coconut milk 
Optional Items: Chocolate Syrup swirled on the inside of glass & 1 banana blended with ingredients 
**Pour all ingredients in a blender with about 15 ice cubes & Enjoy!**  
West End snorkeling was absolutely beautiful!!

Where to stay:

This is our favorite place on West End which overlooks the ocean, I’m pretty sure this is a little slice of heaven. We stay here every time and wont be changing anytime soon!

This location is 5 minutes from the west end beaches and close to all of the beach bars. Plus look at that pool, this house is a dream.

BOOK THIS HOUSE HERE!!

Where to eat:

There are so many wonderful places to eat in Roatan Honduras you truly cant go wrong. Here are some recommendations for West End

  • IBAGARI- Super swanky beachside dinner spot, high end food, show up early like 5:15 for daily sunset champagne toast! Great Selfie spot, its beautiful!  Make a Reservation for a romantic dinner online
  • Roatan Oasis- Creative and changing menu for foodies, super cool spot too. On the corner before you get to West End. 
  • Argentinian Grill – Great for the carnivore!
  • Beachers- Live music on Saturdays and good Lobster deals
  • Bananarama- Pizza and great beach spot! Rent Paddleboards here
  • Paradise Beach resort- Sunset Bar, ask for Alberto, great Beach Spot
  • Infinity- Nice bar and resort
  • Grand Roatan- Nice bar and best beach for photos/snorkeling
  • West Bay Mall- Has a great Deli for Sandies and light goods
  •  LaLas- Good for vegetarian fare, not open often
  • Celestes- Dine with Parrotts! Great for Brunch or Dinner
  • Nice and Spicy- Good food, intimate spot
  • Jave Vine- Morning Coffee and Excellent baked goods!

Our Must Do List:

  • West End- A must do! take snorkel gear and spend a beach day and try the “eyesore” if you are good swimmers, its a sailboat that has been anchored for rope swinging and climbing on in the bay- Super fun. Make sure and go for the nightlife too, Great shops for local flavor and fun bars.
  • Sundowners- Local bar with a great sunset.
  • Gingers- good dinner spot right on the bay with double views.  Be sure and have a Gelato at the shop nextdoor!
  • Wandering the shops and enjoying local food is fun here.

Family Activities:

  • Zipline! I know it seems touristy, but the elevation on the island takes it to another level!
  • The Mayan Jungle Zoo- Victor has some amazing animals! 
  • Horseback riding- Located at Anthony’s Key
  •  Anthony’s Key- Oldest Resort on the Island, has a Dolphin Experience that is really special. They are conservationists, so they really care for their animals and the Museum is interesting to wander through.
  • Carambola Garden walk/hike- Sounds boring, but its a fun hike with an amazing overlook of the island and ocean! – BRING BUG SPRAY! 

Things to Bring With You: