Friday, November 30, 2012

Happy Halloween

We had a blast at Halloween this year. It is one of my favorite holidays and I love to decorate and try to really make it a fun memory for the kids. This year our memory making got cut a little short as TONS of trick or treaters started showing up while we were just sitting down to our annual candlelit halloween dinner of fish sticks and mac & cheese. I know that seems like a random dinner, but I had that as a kid and for some reason it has stuck with me and now the kids look forward to it too. While trying to scarf down food, all of us got in a frenzy opening the door, talking to the neighbors and Kenzie was ogling all the other kids costumes. So, dinner went out the window and we put the kids in their costumes really quick and hit the road.

Kenzie is a professional now, so she was on the candy hunt as fast as she could possibly go between houses. Carson got the hang of things about halfway down the street and was running through yards up to the door yelling his version of 'Trick or Treat'. He also remembered to say his 'Thank You' too, most of the time with his back turned while he was headed to the next house, but he said it none the less.

Oh yeah, costume background - Carson was a lion because we got the costume as a hand me down from Ava, but it fit him just perfectly. I love his little face and his hair in it. Although, when I went to put it on for the first time all he did was scream and cry and say 'No like it' over and over again. I thought we might be in trouble, but as the candy hunt began on Halloween night, he forgot about not liking his hood and hand covers. Turns out it was super cold and it kept him warm anyway. As far as Kenzie goes, she did not like any costumes in the store that I took her to see and neither one of us had any good ideas about something to make as she didn't really want to be anything. Then one day at lunch, we were sitting at the table and she said she'd like to be a mommy for Halloween. She is really into the baby thing right now and she got REALLY excited as we dreamed up all the things she could do to look like a mommy. I got her organized with her twins, a baby bjorn, and her stroller. She packed her diaper bag and went in my room and grabbed a tiny purse that she put her play keys and cell phone in. She was delighted when it all fit on her stroller handles with her plastic pumpkin! She really played the part well right down to the sunglasses on her head!

Here are some pics of our fun - enjoy!