Halloween lady bug

This is my sweet grand daughter.  She was a lady bug for Halloween.  She's just starting walk a few steps on her own, so trick or treating meant a lot of carrying.  I had found the cutest set of wings at the Yellow Daisy Festival in Stone Mountain this year and my daughter-in-law found a cute tutu on Etsy.  Who knew there were so many tutus available.  Not being a girly girl myself, I just don't know these things.

So we got her dressed up if only to take pictures!  They did go to a family member's neighborhood to go door to door.  

I know she won't remember it but we had to do it!

My decorations this year were not all that much.  We live way back off the road so no one sees it but us.  I do miss mega decorating.  When we lived in town, we had a house on a busy street with a big front porch and I used to go all out.  It was the scary house in the neighborhood.

My sister holds that distinction now.  Her "front porch of doom" is the hit of the neighborhood!

So now starts the count down till Thanksgiving and Christmas! Birthdays thrown in, too.  My son comes home in Dec in time for Christmas before they pack up and head west.  It's going to be a crazy 2 months for us!

I hope everyone had fun Halloween and you're safe from all the storm damage!

Halloween was so much fun!

Zombie graveyard

Pod people

I haven't stopped since my last posting.  I got back Monday from spending Halloween at my sister's.  She went all out decorating the house and when I got there we finished up the yard.  It was complete with a grave yard and head stones, scary crows attached to the porch step railing, spider webs and spooky pod people hanging from the ceiling of the front porch.

zombie

Of course, we had to dress up!  With my gray hair I make a great witch and she decided on the zombie look. Seriously, my sister can do anything.  She saw some stuff on line on Halloween make up and just sat down and did her face.  It looked great!  She drew in skull teeth around her lips and blackened her eyes and cheeks.

Ghoul under the porch!

Zombie and witch women!

The kids started coming around about 5:30 and it really got going about 7:00.  Hers was the best house in the neighborhood.  We had scary music playing in the background and people were stopping to take pictures and video.  I'm the one with the hat! Like I said, I'm a great witch!