TRICK OR TREAT SMELL MY FEET

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“Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat,” was a little rhyme I always heard growing up, especially since I have a little brother. My family LOVES Halloween. When we were younger, we had the most precious yard art for Halloween; it was a train with all these little monsters riding it, Frankenstein, a vampire, a mummy, and a ghost. Every year we would take a picture in front of our train with our matching hand-made costumes on before our neighborhood hay ride put on by my dad. Yep, we were that family! We matched every year until I was about seven: Madison and I were Snow White, while Parker was a dwarf; Madison and I were mermaids, and Parker was a pirate. I could go on and on. Poor Parker didn’t get much say in his costume for a while, but when he was finally old enough to pick his own, he was the Slim Jim Man. HAHAHA! I can promise you Paige Speer (my mom) wasn’t happy about that! As I got older, I realized some people don’t take Halloween quite as seriously as we did. Now that I am 23, Halloween still holds a special place in my heart. I might not dress up anymore, but you can bet that I still carve a pumpkin, make baked pumpkin seeds, and pass out candy with my friends (so I get to see the cute little trick or treaters!).

(Y’all check out Madison and I!! Unfortunately I didn’t get the cool face paint like her!)

This year, I get to change things up, and bring the Halloween spirit to some adorable little monsters (aka Marshall’s nephews: Sky [4] and Liam [1]). Anytime we get the chance to be around the boys, Marsh and I go all out. I don’t have any little relatives that live near by, so it’s fun seeing how excited they get about the little things. This weekend, the neighborhood where Marshall’s parents live is hosting a fall festival. On Friday, there is a farmers market; Saturday, they are having trick or treating; and Sunday, all sorts of games for kids. So when his parents asked us if we wanted to come and see the little ones in Shreveport for this festival, I jumped at the chance to bring my Halloween spirit to the boys! In preparation for our trip, I took it upon myself to make Sky and Liam Halloween baskets. We got matching Halloween shirts, two different Halloween books, and Halloween-themed cups. We always try and get the boys similar things, but with the three year age gap between them, its sometimes fun to do individual activities with Sky. So, I made him a cookie decorating kit, and y’all it was SO easy!

Now I know what some of y’all are thinking… You all have jobs, and don’t have time to make homemade sugar cookies! Well you’re in luck, because the BEST sugar cookies I’ve ever come across are the kind that comes in the Betty Crocker bag. Yep, you heard it here first, I make cookies from a bag and they are DELECIOUS! You just follow the instructions on the back, grab yourself a rolling pin, and viola!, they’re done. (Keep it on the DL, and remember; if anyone asks you, tell them you made the cookies from scratch! It’ll be our little secret). Below, you can find the recipe to the icing, cookies, and everything you’ll need for the decorating kit! I hope you all have a spooky Halloween and bring some fall spirit to your loved ones!