Brunch and fall craft

Way back at the beginning of the year I signed up to host my ladies group for the month of October.  I didn't really think of a plan for what to do until a few weeks ago.  I decided to keep it simple and just make brunch followed by a fun fall craft.

This is what I settled on doing.

I didn't take pictures of any of the food but I made a delicious spread.  Everything I served was grain free, dairy free, sugar/sweetener free and soy free.  I made scrambled eggs with basil, sweet potatoes sauteed in coconut oil, tomato and avocado slices with homemade olive oil/garlic/basil aioli, fresh fruit, bacon and date sweetened brownies.

I did take a bunch of pictures of our craft.  I found round candle holders at the dollar store, so we used those instead of mason jars.  I think they were even better because they were round, like a pumpkin.

This is mine!

We wanted to take individual pictures with our candle jack-o-lanterns.

Michael and the kids were at a picnic for Spencer's aikido class, so we used the timer on my phone to take a group shot.  Sometimes my phone changes the color of pictures without my permission.  I don't know why and I don't know how to stop it.

This one came out pretty cool though.

We had the idea to take a picture of our globes in the same order that we were standing.

Then somebody asked if I had a solid color background we could use.  And I do have just that.....in the form of a shower curtain!

This is the behind the scenes look.

Maryellen left me a surprise on my phone.

Michael went to a bachelor party for Rick on Saturday night, so the kids and I were alone.  We ended up playing on Spencer's bed for a long time.  They would hide under the covers and then pop up and "scare" me.

We also enjoyed the new jack-o-lantern.

And other candles too.