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We’re back with another out of the kitchen post – here’s what we’ve been up to for the month of October!

Two images: on the left, a baking tray with small, square black cookies and a few decorated as vampire faces; on the right, a metal bowl filled with the same vampire cookies, surrounded by baking items.

Here’s a little peek into my creative process when coming up with a new halloween treat. The end result was not what I had originally envisioned. I wanted to use waffle pretzels, but it’s all about trial and error. These little vampires ended up looking better when I ditched the pretzels and tried graham crackers. Also, huge shout out to Ryan, he’s always there for me when I get stuck.

Left: A cat sleeps on a towel-covered table beside a camera bag and a baking sheet. Right: A smiling man and woman stand in a kitchen, holding up a blue and yellow striped cloth together.

If you’ve been around for a while, you know I love my cat Salsa. He’s probably in at least 6 pictures every month ????The second photo – we got together with friends to cheer on Michigan – Go Blue! I’m not a football person, but I had a lot of fun watching the game with them. Thankfully I had 5 people who could explain to me what was going on!

Split image showing a living room before and after Halloween decorations. Left: simple room with some cobwebs and camera setup. Right: same room, now fully decorated with spooky props, lights, and Halloween decor.

Behind the scenes pictures from 2 different letterboard shoots. Each Thursday I post a letterboard photo on my instagram. It’s been a really fun way for me to incorporate lifestyle photos! And as you can see, I like going all out!

Left: A black cat stands on a cushioned chair, reaching up toward bookshelves on a beige wall. Right: The same cat lies on top of a man who is laying on the floor, with a packet of treats resting on the man’s chest.

There was one day were Salsa was being so distracting while I was in my office working. Climbing on everything, sitting on my computer. I left and went to the other room and he ended up following me!! The second photo, Ryan has “trained” Salsa to sit on him to get treats. This is a cute photo because Salsa settled down and laid with him for a bit.

A smiling couple in warm jackets and hats pose for a selfie in front of autumn trees; next to them, people ride a chairlift through a colorful fall forest.

We went to northern Michigan for a quick Saturday trip. We drove to a ski mountain where they do fall chair lift rides so you can see all the fall colors. It was peak color time and so pretty!

Left: A wooden table set with breakfast plates of eggs, hashbrowns, sausage, toast, and drinks. Right: A smiling woman stands in a kitchen, holding a spatula next to a layered cake on the counter.

I am a changed person! I used to not like breakfast foods very much – but now that I’m all about breakfast, we made breakfast for dinner one night and went all out. Eggs, hashbrowns, sausage, french toast and coffee for Ryan! The second photo – I made a 3 layer pumpkin  naked cake to celebrate a friend’s son’s 1st birthday! It reminded me that I miss making cakes so I’ll try to plan one into my schedule for the blog.

On the left, a smiling couple sits on grass with a dog. On the right, a man and woman smile while holding a baby outdoors. All wear plaid shirts and vests, and the setting appears natural and green.

One of my favorite things to do in the fall is take family portraits. Taking pictures of people is a huge passion of mine – I love capturing these memories for friends!

Split image: Left, a breakfast plate with eggs, biscuit, strawberries, and syrup sits on a gray blanket, viewed from bed. Right, a man kneels by a fireplace, working, with Halloween decor above the mantle.

Awwwww!! Speaking of breakfast, Ryan brought me breakfast in bed one Saturday ❤️The second photo – round of applause for this guy! He fixed our electric fire place. I’m thankful for him – Salsa and I are very happy it works again!

Left: A woman smiles at a table covered with frosted cookies. Right: A mailbox contains a bag of cookies with a note attached inside.

All October I was craving an pumpkin sugar cookie with orange sprinkles – so I decided to make some one weekend! I did a pumpkin, haunted house, candy corn and tombstone. I left some in our mailbox for our mailman, brought some to church, gave a bag to a few neighbors and Ryan brought some to work! A little halloween love for a lot of people ????

A person sitting in a dark armchair holds a bag of Twix candy and a sign that reads, WERE HANDING OUT TOOTHBRUSHES FOR HALLOWEEN JK KING SIZED CANDY BARS. Halloween decorations fill the cozy room.

We carved tiny pumpkins this year, which was actually a good idea because it wasn’t too time intensive or messy! The second photo – a picture of our halloween front porch!

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Here are the 4 letterboard posts I shared on my IG this month!

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See the rest of our out of the kitchen posts.

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