October7th
We’re ready inside & out…
John Martin is ready too…
He’ll be going as a 15 month old BOY.
Now, if the temps would just drop below 90.
Exterior paint and doors post coming soon. My sister-in-law made our ghosts and dropped them off outside our door a few weeks ago! What a pleasant surprise they were! Aren’t they so fun!? She made them with white felt and they are sitting on upside-down tomato cages… I added the lights for a glowing effect!
Comment by CC — October 7, 2009 @ 9:37 pm
HOW CUTE!!!!! LOVE THIS!!!!
Comment by valerie — October 7, 2009 @ 9:51 pm
Ohh your decorations look absolutely marvelous. awesome. I love it all. I bet your children love it all. My nephew LOVES holiday decorations.
Thanks for sharing.
Comment by katy — October 7, 2009 @ 9:53 pm
So cute! I love the wreaths and the pumpkin lights hanging from the ceiling. 
Poor JM, his eye just breaks my heart! that was a rough fall!
Comment by Dianne — October 7, 2009 @ 9:56 pm
It all looks like such fun! I cannot wait to see the exterior reveal!
Comment by Susan V — October 8, 2009 @ 12:04 am
Cute Halloween decorations!! We love Halloween, but I am not much of a decorator. I may have to try the ghosts. Love the candy corn banner too.
Comment by Hillary @ The Other Mama — October 8, 2009 @ 12:05 am
So cute! Absolutely adorable ghosts and pumpkins! You are on the ball. I’m pretty sure I still have some beach decor around this house now that I think about it…
Comment by elizabeth — October 8, 2009 @ 12:19 am
i love it! everything is super adorable!!!! your kids must love the ghosts with their names on them. cute idea!
Comment by eringianni — October 8, 2009 @ 4:37 am
once again… you’ve exceeded all expectations! growing up with you as a mommy must be the dreamiest. rock on with your bad self:-)
Comment by alison g. (brazil) — October 8, 2009 @ 5:51 am
How Fuuuuunnn!!!! We’ll come trick-or-treating to your casa, ‘kay? 
Your front entrance is so beautiful and inviting – love it!!
Comment by duchess — October 8, 2009 @ 6:24 am
Looks wonderful. I thought it was a spread from Martha Stewart’s magazine. Great job! (love the front doors)
Comment by Ms. Bright — October 8, 2009 @ 6:35 am
While watching DIY last night I saw your orange bath! That first pic popped up and I was like, “hey, I’ve seen that somewhere”! Loving the holiday decor and I love those exterior lanterns, we almost bought the same ones!
Comment by MC — October 8, 2009 @ 6:38 am
Perfect combo: totally elegant yet welcoming and fun!
Comment by ZoeB — October 8, 2009 @ 6:43 am
I’m in the Uk and am gobsmacked that your preparations for halloween are started so early ! and on such a grand scale. The churches here are beginning to offer children alternatives to Halloween such as ‘Light’ parties, as they don’t like the children celebrating evil spirits. I think they’ve probably lost that battle before starting it !!
Comment by Brooke — October 8, 2009 @ 7:42 am
That is so cute!! That makes me wanna go out and get some things to decorate my house RIGHT NOW!! Love it!
Comment by Jennifer Morena — October 8, 2009 @ 7:54 am
Love it all and your house looks great!
Comment by Carrie — October 8, 2009 @ 8:21 am
Love the front doors and the lights! Can’t wait to see it all
Comment by angela — October 8, 2009 @ 8:29 am
Everything looks great! Will your sister-in-law do a mini tutorial on the ghosts…..????????? I want to make them!!
Comment by Mandy Norris — October 8, 2009 @ 8:54 am
Your house looks great, the ghosts are precious and the children are so cute in the previous posts! Sloane does look like ya’ll…I know that is fun for you! Have a good one…can’t wait to hear about the trip and see the outside of the house re-do posts….Mandy
Comment by Melissa — October 8, 2009 @ 8:55 am
Totally agree with one of the earlier comments. Your decorations are fun, yet elegant. So many people go WAY overboard with Halloween decorations, and it just looks tacky!
Comment by Chelle — October 8, 2009 @ 8:57 am
Oh my goodness those are just too cute. I just called my daughter and told her we have a weekend project now to call papa at work and tell him I need some of those cages. Love the new entryway it looks great.
Comment by mag — October 8, 2009 @ 9:15 am
Those doors are making me want to RIP mine off their hinges!! So pretty, now if I could talk the hubby into it. Though I am not sure they could withstand our brutal winters!!
Comment by Tara — October 8, 2009 @ 9:37 am
Love the candy corn, love it all very M.Stewartish. My son decorated his room with spiders and rats last night (they can only come out when pranking MeMa How are those doors working for you?We have debated the 15 lite door, but people will be able to see in like were in a fish bowl. So we may plant new trees right in front. Let us know how you handle it or if you worry about that at all.
Comment by Mommasissy & Sloane — October 8, 2009 @ 10:04 am
PLEASE!!!!!!! That is all so cute I can’t stand it!! Love it all so much! Your doors and lights look fabulous!!!!
XOXO
ms
Comment by Jessica — October 8, 2009 @ 10:18 am
LOVE LOVE LOVE the outside of your home! I can’t wait to see the whole project! BTW how do you keep your ferns so big and pretty? Mine ALWAYS seem to struggle and never grow.
Comment by brandy — October 8, 2009 @ 10:35 am
I love the pumpkin lanterns!
Comment by Melanie — October 8, 2009 @ 10:45 am
JM can be a “Black Eye P” for Halloween!!! …Just put a “P” on his shirt!!!
Comment by Tiffany — October 8, 2009 @ 10:49 am
So festive! Love it all!
Comment by Julie M. — October 8, 2009 @ 10:56 am
I just love it! My twins are 15 months old and they worry me so much when they take a spill and fall down. The doors look great. Do you think you’ll frost the glass or do a curtain fabric overlay?
Comment by Kathy — October 8, 2009 @ 11:07 am
Your house looks great! I love the decorations as well as the exterior light fixtures. Did you pick them out or were they there? If you selected them — who are they made by and where did you get them? They are perfect…
Comment by Malerie — October 8, 2009 @ 11:54 am
What a shiner! Such a boy I actually did like your old doors- but now I love your new ones!
Comment by The Blushing Hostess — October 8, 2009 @ 1:40 pm
Wow, you really are ready, well done! Looks beautiful!
Comment by Kelly Thompson — October 8, 2009 @ 1:45 pm
Love the decorations! Where did you find the chinese lantern-ish jack-o-lanterns?
Comment by Bon — October 8, 2009 @ 2:12 pm
Haha, I was thinking along the same things as Melanie… the Rover can be a Black-eyed P. Although it will probably heal nicely by the 31st.
You & Justin did a fab job on the front entrance. It really does look so inviting and chic. Love it
Comment by Sasha — October 8, 2009 @ 2:30 pm
I gave you an award on my blog
~Sasha
Comment by Tara — October 8, 2009 @ 2:52 pm
I love your new doors! I originally wanted doors like that, but decided on a solid door last minute. Seeing your home makes me wish I would have thought about that a little harder! Looks great!!
Comment by Kristen — October 8, 2009 @ 3:04 pm
The decorations are so FUN! I LOVE your doors! Hoping the ghost fairy might drop a couple of those off at my house:)
Comment by jessica — October 8, 2009 @ 3:54 pm
Darby it looks amazing! I reallly really like your new doors! The ghosts are too cute, also.
Comment by Susie — October 8, 2009 @ 5:13 pm
Your house looks awesome!
Comment by iman — October 8, 2009 @ 6:02 pm
Very cute! The doors look great.
Comment by Jennifer — October 8, 2009 @ 6:35 pm
YAY for non-scary, adorable Halloween decorations!
Comment by Amanda — October 8, 2009 @ 7:13 pm
I love all of your decorations! The ghosts are adorable. Your house is gorgeous, too!
Comment by Carly Winborne — October 8, 2009 @ 8:06 pm
when my little girl was 17 months at halloween, she went as a black eyed pea for the very same reason. she fell down days before our big halloween party after i had spent hours making her an adorable (if i say so myself) peppermint costume. it just didn’t “go” with the black eye. so on the way home from the ER after she fell, i decided she would be a black eyed pea. she wore black pants, a long-sleeve onesie that i put a huge P on and pigtails. she had a ball at the party, black eye and all.
whatever you decide to do, i’m sure will be so much fun!!
Comment by Melanie — October 8, 2009 @ 8:26 pm
Everything is beautiful! Love the decorations especially the ghosts!
Comment by lauren — October 8, 2009 @ 9:04 pm
please tell us where you got those cute lanterns! i’ve been looking all over for them!
Comment by Courtney — October 9, 2009 @ 5:35 am
Where did you get your paper ball jack-o-lanterns? Love them!
Comment by Brittan — October 9, 2009 @ 6:01 am
Poor little guy! West gets his cast off today ( 22 months old ) . We are ready for fall also, with our decerations up but also like you it needs to cool off!
Comment by JoAnn — October 9, 2009 @ 7:31 am
Perfect. I love the simplicity of the decorations and that they’re not “scary”
Comment by Jill Cribb — October 9, 2009 @ 7:54 am
Love the renovations. Your house is gorgeous, as well as your family. Poor JM…that’s a big shiner. Love the decorations. Halloween is fun! Can’t wait to see what the kids are dressing up as!
Comment by Becky — October 9, 2009 @ 1:26 pm
Love all your decorations! I assume you made those paper lanterns by just buying orange lanterns and modifying for the season, huh? Brilliant!
My 21 month old had a shiner like that a couple of months ago and I took pictures every day to show how quickly it healed. It was like watching time lapse photography! Boys sure are fun, huh?
Comment by Rebekah (Yeebird) — October 9, 2009 @ 2:40 pm
Spooktacular, Darby!
Your blog is such a fun place to visit!
Comment by AJ — October 10, 2009 @ 12:14 pm
I absolutely love your Halloween decorations!
Comment by Anne — October 10, 2009 @ 4:50 pm
The house looks great…..cute idea to put the lights underneath/inside the ghosts.
Comment by Jennifer — October 15, 2009 @ 11:31 pm
Everything looks terrific! I love the exterior of the house and think your Halloween decorating is really cute.
Will you share where you got the pumpkin paper lanterns?
Comment by allison — October 16, 2009 @ 7:52 am
I love the jack-o-lantern paper lanterns and have looked for them but with no luck. Where did you find them?
