We just celebrated Laurel's first Halloween, which is Shawn's favorite holiday. He started bugging me to start watching horror movies back in August (ok, he almost always bugs me to watch horror movies...), but come October, we were in full on spook-mode.

October is a fun month for us. We celebrate our anniversary, there's Halloween, and then it's straight into the holiday season.

This year, celebrating Halloween with Laurel has been so special. She dressed up as a penguin (which she was NOT a fan of wearing), and we took her to her first trick-or-treat event at a local brewery. She mostly just stared at everyone.

Now it's November, and the holidays are in full swing. I'm trying to embrace the chaos and enjoy every moment, because I know how fast it goes.

Case in point: last year at this time, I was pregnant. This year, I have a whole human who can crawl and pull herself up and say "mama" (well, "mamamamama" but we'll take it).

Bring it on, holiday season. We're ready for you.

– Carmel