We've been going on family coffee dates.
And eating chilly treats on chilly days (because we're crazy like that).
We've been having fun with cool T-shirts under black light.
And perfecting homemade hot cocoa with vegan marshmallows!
We made some art...
...with things we had lying around the house. 
(P.S. Westley is rocking my Teeny Tiny Tantrums pins among his flair. Thanks, Kelly!)
Westley has discovered a passion for miso soup. (After a Halloween party at Rob's office, he chowed down on miso soup and steamed dumplings at one of our favorite vegan places.)
I made a nut-free and adorable, mini version of Karina's Pumpkin Muffins, and a super-mild, tahini-free version of Susan's Spooky Black Bean Hummus for preschool snack last week. (The muffins were eaten too quickly to be photographed.)
And I borrowed Westley's hat to dress up as Puss in Boots! One of his classmates told me I looked "cute."
We spied on our local gorillas.
Westley ran and played for hours...
...and admired harvest-themed displays (and lived in that fleecy red hoodie that Rob's mom picked out for him last year).
And today, Westley and I had our second-ever movie date: Puss in Boots. (It's cute but not great, though it does have its moments. I'd give it a solid C+.) We drank cranberry lemonade through a giant straw and held hands during the not-quite-scary-just-very-exciting parts.
Westley trick-or-treated as Iron Man-sans-mask. (I noticed lots of mask-free superheroes out tonight. It's just as well; secret identities seem bothersome.) He had a blast and ate his weight in lollipops.
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And eating chilly treats on chilly days (because we're crazy like that).
We've been having fun with cool T-shirts under black light.
All in all, I'd say Fall has been pretty good to us so far this year.
Happy Halloween tonight,
and Happy I Can't Believe It's the First of November Tomorrow!
4 comments:
Sounds like damn good times to me! I'm envious that you actually have a Fall. Out here the closest thing to it has been in the 70s.
Also! Where did you acquire vegan marshmallows?! We've been trying to find some with no luck forever!
how do you handle trick or treating as a vegan family? i have been wondering how I will deal with that when the time comes...
Amanda, I got my Dandies vegan marshmallows at Sidecar for Pigs Peace (our local all-vegan grocery), but I've seen them at Whole Foods (usually in the baking section) and other health food stores. If you REALLY need them and can't find them, veganessentials.com stocks them.
Megan Marie, Westley picked out a bunch of vegan candy to "trade out" for the candy he collected. But he did also eat some non-vegan candy this year. I'm trying not to stress about it too much.
I think the trade-in is a great idea. Need to remember that!
My dentist as a child would trade in a pound of candy for a pound of pennies... but I think a pound of vegan candy is a much sweeter deal.
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