Annabelle's First Halloween

I think it's safe to say that Annabelle had a great Halloween with many adorable outfits.

My personal favorite, though? Her homemade chocolate chip cookie costume. We called her Baby Cookie all throughout my pregnancy (because our last name is Cook). We just couldn't resist the costume...

She didn't wear it for long. We didn't go trick or treating. Maybe next year! But we did go to a pot luck with some AFIT friends, and she was adorable there. And then she fell asleep, so we changed her into her PJs while we ate dinner and played games with friends.

I hope you all had a fun Halloween as well and adjusted to the time change!

    

Crazy Cat Baby

You all probably already know that I'm a crazy cat lady. Well, it looks like everyone I know wants Annabelle to be that way too.

We have somehow accumulated THREE separate black cat outfits for Halloween this year, and I just couldn't resist any of them.

Annabelle's such a good sport... she let me change her outfit three times in a row to get these photos - and luckily, we had a bow to match each one!

*Check back next week to see her actual Halloween costume! These are just fun outfits for the week!*

• Which Halloween outfit do YOU like best?

    

Halloween Costumes and NaNoWriMo

If you're here to see our Halloween decorations, you'll want to check this post. However, if you're here to see our favorite costumes to date, you're in the right place!

My husband is in grad school right now. He's getting his Master's degree in Physics. He's a scientist nerd. We decided to play off of that and be scientists for Halloween! But not just any scientists...

Miss Frizzle (from the Magic School Bus) and Bill Nye the Science Guy!

I had planets, astronauts, and rockets all over the back side of my dress as well. I loved it! 

Also, for the month of November, I have decided to participate in NaNoWriMo. That stands for National Novel Writing Month, and you can find out more here. 

Basically, the goal is to write a 50,000 word novel in just 30 days. I'm off to a pretty good start so far, and I'm super excited about my idea! The last (and only) time I did NaNoWriMo was way back in 2010, and it went well. I never did anything with my novel, though. I kind of got sick of it and realized that it was beginner's garbage... so it's just sitting on my computer taunting me. Let's hope this one is better! 

• Have you ever participated in NaNoWriMo?
• Have you ever written a novel?
• Are you published? (that's my ultimate goal!)