Halloween 2013

Last weekend we started our Halloween fun. At the last minute on Saturday, we decided to take the girls to the downtown BA Trick or Treating. It was a safe place for kiddos to trick or treat to the local businesses and other BA sponsors. They blocked off the street downtown so we could just wonder around from game to game and candy bucket to candy bucket. This would be the first of Addison's three Halloween outfits. (Years ago when she was a tiny baby I bought lots of different costumes when they were 90% off at Wal-Mart. Those costumes have been loved over the last couple of years and provided no new Halloween purchases. Addison has picked a costume from this stash last year and this year (well 3 times this year). It has been nice!) Little Lilah wore Addy's first Halloween costume, a cute little ladybug!

 

 

Sunday our church was having a carnival. We decided to make this a Mommy and Addy date. It was nice to just focus on one kiddo and relax a little. Addy and I had fun just the two of us. This time she decided to go as a kitty cat.

 

That evening Tim and the girls carved our pumpkin. Lilah thought it was fun. Addison thought it was gross. She has never liked the feeling of the guts of a pumpkin. Lilah was all about it. Crazy how different they are.

 

 

Finally, Halloween day.... Parent confession.... Addison thought the downtown BA event was Halloween. So when we heard the weather might be bad and knew how tired we have been we decided not to say anything about actual Halloween. If we weren't up for it, we were just going to act as though it had all passed. Pretty sure we can't get away with this next year. Well, Thursday was beautiful, so we trick or treated with our friends. This year was so fun. The girls were excited and moved a little faster than last. Addison choose to be Cinderella. She was twirling and singing down the street. Her excitement was so cute to watch. Lilah seemed to be just as excited. Once she figured out she was getting candy in her bucket she didn't want to ride in the wagon with her buddy Troy.

 

Cinderella and Hello Kitty

Duck and ladybug

 

 Our group

 These are also the friends we frequent for 4th of July. Wouldn't you know it someone lit a firework. Poor Cinderella.