The 2013 Erskine Pumpkin

 

2013 pumpkin carving has commenced!

      

 Our friend Cory invited a bunch of us over one night that we miraculously all had off 

and we brought over a ton of pumpkins.

      

 With at least five pumpkins up for carving, we had a ton of seeds and while Ryan was busy carving part I of our Erskine pumpkin, I was busy collecting seeds in a glass bowl for roasting.

      

 We decide to go with a haunted house scene, complete with a spooky tree and graveyard!

We had the biggest pumpkin there but I always grew up picking out huge pumpkins.

There's just more canvas :)

    

When I wasn't busy pulling together seeds for roasting, I was enjoying some mulled wine provided by our friend Rhi.  It was pretty darn delicious and maybe I can get her to share the recipe on a future blog post.

   

Our friend Cory has never carved a pumpkin before, so of course, we made him carve one.

Hannah and Anthony rocking their state pumpkin.

The final results from the Erskine 2013 pumpkin. What do you think?
After pumpkin carving wrapped up, we ended up watching the latest edition of the Chucky series.
I was absolutely terrified of him as a child and remember one incident where a cousin of mine tried to get me to watch Child's Play.  Yup, she definitely didn't trick me and I was out of that room faster than you could say unnecessary gore.  It was actually pretty hilarious and weirdly funny but gory.

What are some of your favorite Halloween traditions?

Fall Favorites

I love Fall and often times combine its seasonal fun with that of Christmas and winter time.  Living in Montana, the climate is pretty similar to Wisconsin's and I love chilly weather clothing because of it.  I love snuggling up with a good book while wearing a cozy sweater, topped off with a warm scarf.  Warm neutrals and anything pumpkin-related are my favorite things for this season.  The clothing is always so chic and I feel you can pair a sweater with leggings, jeans, or anytime of fabric and it looks awesome.  I don't have that Louis Vuitton bag up there, but it's definitely on my Christmas wish list :)  I just made pumpkin cake cookies from a spice cake box mix and they're the perfect treat for when the weather starts to get cooler.  Baking with Christmas music floating in the background from my favorite Pandora station just makes me incredibly happy.  My husband loves the pumpkin cake cookies and especially enjoys them with a hot cup of coffee.  

Fall Favorites Collection by kimberly-erskine featuring vertical wall art

What are some of your fall favorites?

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