Hocus pocus! You know, if I had magical powers I would make it autumn already. The long days of summer have been great, but I say bring on the cooler temps! I'm most excited about the fall jacket weather. Not because it's cozier to have layered options, but functionally, jackets mean extra pockets. Over the past few months, finding a place to house my keys, wallet, phone, and sunglasses while on the go sure has been a struggle. Hello pocket real estate.

When I think about Halloween trick-or-treating, I have fond memories of the awesome costumes I had as a kid. By "awesome," I mean uncomfortable. If you were a child of the 80s, you know what I mean. They were full-body, vinyl suits that you would wear over your normal clothes, with a plastic mask that you could barely see or breathe through. Death traps, really. 80s kids were more adventurous back then. Thankfully, parents realized the potential suffocation hazards and those costumes are now a thing of the past. Good times.

I have a theory that if you place a smiley face on any inanimate object it automatically makes it adorable. Not too far fetched, or scientific for that matter. You see, I first tried this idea out when I made these baking tool pairings for Mother's Day a few years ago. Then a few weeks back, I made these pumpkin pie slice cookies that I was quite fond of. However, it wasn't until these caramel apple cookies came into existence that sold me on this face-equals-adorableness theory.