Halloween

The weather was perfect for Halloween. We carved Pumpkins and I failed once again at trying something new and had to piece the design together with toothpicks. It was worth a try! It is meant to be an owl on a limb...but Lacey tells me it looks more like road kill. Ashley's turned out great...although hers too is tooth-picked! The third pumpkin we decided should be a normal pumpkin so we carved a silly face.

Owl or Roadkill?

Ordinary Bat or Edward Cullen? Each year it is getting more difficult for the girls to chose a costume. Lily wanted to be twenty different things but finally decided last minute to be a nerd. Why a nerd? "Because I have all the accessories already and you can give me the costume money for the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid book!" She bought the book and had it completely read in 2 hours. I hesitated telling her that dressing up for Halloween should be something out-of-your-ordinary every day persona. Anyhow, she did a super job picking out her clothing and accessories from her own room..and Ryan's closet.

Lacey originally wanted to be a Nurse. Lily was a nurse a few years go and we kept the home-made accessories and the custom was simple and easy. We looked everywhere for scrubs and had no luck and then she saw a Devil horn headband. Decision made.

We took our normal route on beggar's night. The houses participating were spare and after walking 6-8 blocks, for a total of 2 hours, their bags were half full. Mom, Ashley and Jordan (Skeleton), Lee and Xavier (Robin Hood) came with us. We all had a great time, and we're so blessed to have such beautiful children :)