Hey everyone! Hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving week with your family and friends! My parents arrived at our house in Georgia last Saturday and stayed until Wednesday for an early Thanksgiving dinner. It was so nice to be able to catch up with them and just relax.
After Monday I took a complete break from the blog, social media, and the cyber world period and I have to be honest- it was AMAZING. Sometimes I think we all just need a break from all the hustle and bustle of social media and the internet, and it’s nice to just live in the moment and not worry about what’s going on anywhere else in the world.
Everyone who took the time to take my recent reader survey kept mentioning how much they love all of my family oriented posts and requested I start sharing more real-life moments, so without further adieu here’s some snapshots into my world lately.
Life Lately in Photos- Fall 2017 Edition
This fall has been such a busy season for us, but we’ve been having a blast in our new home in Georgia and really enjoying getting used to living in a warmer climate.
Here’s the boys with the pumpkins they helped carve this year.
And here’s our Zombie family costumes, which I think we rocked. š
The boys have been absolute living it up playing in our backyard and jumping on the trampoline lately. It’s so odd yet wonderful to be outside in November minus winter jackets.
The boys recently had a Family Pow-Wow/Thanksgiving Picnic and it was so fun seeing all the kids dressed up. My little turkey and indian were just oh so adorable!
And of course it was so nice to be able to have my family in with us for Thanksgiving. The boys just love spending time with their grandparents who absolutely spoil them! š
And of course I had to share some of the delicious treats I made for Thanksgiving. My Pumpkin Pie Cookies and Pineapple Upside Down Cake were a huge hit! Let me know if you’d like me to share recipes of either on the blog! š
Recent Posts You Should Check Out
And in case you haven’t made it to the blog in awhile, here’s some recent posts of mine you should totally check out!
Blogging/Life
Life Update- Moving and Finding Balance
2 Year Blogiversary- Lessons Learned & Advice for New Bloggers
Beauty/Fashion
5 Tips for Rocking the Athleisure Trend
Burgundy Lace Kimono + Lessons on Patience
Gift Guides
Black Friday & Holiday Shopping Guide- How to Find the Best Deals + Avoid Overspending
20 Christmas Gifts for the Baking Lover
20 Christmas Gifts for the Beauty Lover
What have you been up to this fall? Did you get in some much needed relaxation for the long Thanksgiving weekend? Let me know in the comments!
Thanks for stopping by! – Cara
LOVE your Halloween costumes!! Cutest idea ever!
Thanks Shannon! It was so much fun!
Y’all are the cutest!! That pineapple cake tho…and your zombie costumes!!! Lovelovelove!
Thanks Erica! Pineapple Upside Down Cake is my husband’s fave so he was in 7th heaven! š
Still loved your halloween costumes! and your makeup is always gorg!
Thanks girl! It was super fun to all dress up together!
What a fun fall! And you are killing the lipstick game, as always!!
Thanks girly! It’s been a great fall season for sure! š
Those zombie costumes are awesome!! You have such a gorgeous family. Thank you for sharing these pictures with us š
Thanks Victoria, so sweet of you to say!
I totally think your zombie picture should be your christmas card pic š haha
Haha the thought did cross my mind! š
What a beautiful family! I love the pumpkin patch and the pumpkins!
Thank-you! That pumpkin patch was so fun!
Looks so, so great! Your boys are adorable – love the halloween costumes. Also, those pumpkin cookies sound amazing!!
Thank-you! They were absolutely delicious!
Your boys are adorable! I had girls, but my sister had boys and I know how sweet and loving they are. Love the turkey and indian and zombie costumes.
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Thank-you! They’re a blast and keep me on my toes for sure! š
Love the Halloween costumes! You all have been busy with life and fun festivities I see. So much fun when it’s spent with family and lots of love. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Daria! We’ve had a wonderful fall season so far and I’m excited for the holiday season ahead! š
Love the pictures and loved spending time with you guys.
Love your blog.
Dad
Thanks love you too!
What a fun October you all had! I love all the crafts and that pineapple cake looks so amazing! I’m so excited to see what you do for the holidays!
Thank-you! It’s my husband’s favorite and he’s loved snacking on it this past week!
Those pumpkin pie cookies look so good!!! It looks like you guys had a lot of fun since moving to Georgia! Love the Zombie costumes and the family photo at Thanksgiving is so sweet. Hope you have a great week!
Thank-you! They were delicious and went pretty quickly! It’s weird because we were just talking about how much more we’ve been doing since moving here. Not like there wasn’t stuff to do back home, but sometimes I think moving to a new place opens your eyes up to trying out new things and making new traditions. Hope you have an awesome week too!
I spent the weekend in Louisville, Ky., and it was so nice and sunny! It was so fun seeing family and friends!
Oh that sounds so fun! It’s always nice to just relax with family/friends!
Save me one of those pumpkin pie cookies! They look delicious. Also, your sunglasses are so cute! Looks like fall was a fun time!
Haha sorry the boys devoured them up! š And thank-you! They’re the Becky Gold DIFF sunnies!
Your boys are SO sweet, I just love their smiles. You guys absolutely rocked the zombie costumes- so awesome! I enjoy all the family pictures, keep them coming!
Thank-you so much! It was definitely fun to all dress up together this year. We’ve already been talking about ideas for next year! š
Fall has the best family fun ever!! So much cuteness in all your photos!!
xo, Jessica || The Petite Diaries
Aw thanks Jessica!
I love your photos! I love seeing pictures of happy families š It looks like you’re having a great Fall and getting ready for a wonderful Christmas season!
Beth || http://www.TheStyleBouquet.com
Aw thank-you! We’re definitely loving our time here together in Georgia!
Taking a break from everything is always a beautiful thing. I loved seeing more of your family and the fun moments you share together. Those pumpkin cookies look so yummy!! I hope your week is off to a great start! Sierra ~ Beautifully Candid
Thanks Sierra! Those pumpkin cookies were so delicious and I’ll have to share the recipe next fall! Hope you have a great week as well!
Yes you all definitely rocked the zombie costumes!! They turned out so good!!
Thanks Ashley! It was so much fun!
Looks like you guys have had a busy, but fun Fall! I’m glad y’all were able to spend time with family this Thanksgiving!
xo, Lily
Beauty With Lilyļ»æ
It was so nice! Everything’s been so busy for us for months now that it’s been nice to slow down a bit.
Glad you were able to spend quality time with the fam, a break from social media is so refreshing and definitely needed. Love your pumpkin patch pics and of course Halloween. Cheers to a fabulous week <3
Green Fashionista
Thanks Kate! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving as well!
You all totally knocked it out of the park with those Halloween costumes!! Well done!! Those cookies look so good.
Thanks Marie! It was so much fun!
So glad you had a relaxing Thanksgiving with family…the absolute best kind! Your fall has been so busy, but so good! I love the pumpkin patch family photo. So sweet!
Thanks Jennifer! Sometimes a laid-back holiday is just what the doctor ordered. I hated to see my family go back to VA but will cherish the time they were here with us. Hope you had a wonderful weekend as well!
So glad that you had a nice Thanksgiving! I’m with you – I completely signed off the blog/internet/social media after last Monday, and it was ridiculously refreshing. It’s something I even want to do more often since things have been so overwhelming. Your boys are just too cute – it looks like they’ve loved all the fall activities!
Thanks so much! It definitely was nice and I’m with you- I think i’ll start taking more breaks from social during holidays to really be more present. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well! š
You guys totally killed Halloween. I love it! Glad to hear you unplugged last week (me too!) – it’s a crazy time of year so it was nice to kick back a little!
Thanks so much! I think it’s very much needed this time of year with everything so busy!
Looks like you have such fun times with your family! I love the Halloweeen costumes, they look great! The pumpkin pie cookies and pineapple upside down cake look absolutely delicious. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks Gail! I always love making sweet treats for Thanksgiving!
You guys totally rocked the zombie costumes! And those pumpkin pie cookies look so yummy! I want them for breakfast haha! <3, Pamela Sequins & Sea Breezes
Thank-you! And I’m totally guilty of eating a couple for breakfast lol. It is pumpkin after all! š
Oh sweet girl, it looks like you have had wonderful time lately! Love you all the family photos or you know I want one of those cookies! Have a great start to your week!
It was so nice! And thank-you! I definitely would have shared some with you! š