Halloween 2012

We had a fun time this year.  The girls dressed up as Little Bo Peep and her lost little sheep.  It was appropriate, because E tends to run off a lot.

I got Abby's costume off ebay - I think it was the first thing I've ever won/bought on ebay.  Abs liked it, until she put it on and the wrists were too tight (elastic bands)  After that, she utterly refused to put it back on.  I cut the bands out and spent 2 or 3 days bribing her back into it.  Of course, once she put it on again, she liked it all anew.

I was impressed with how well E did with hers as well.  She also hated it the first time I put it on - but then was magically fine with it - she even left her head piece on all night.

The girls have had a week filled with halloween crafts and activities - movies, pumpkin carvings, paintings, parties, etc.  When Kyle got home yesterday, we got everyone ready and headed out to trick-or-treat.

Last year, Abby was shy about saying trick or treat, but not this year.  She was the first one up the steps most houses.  We met several of our neighbors and all kind of stayed together as a group.  There were about 5 kids plus all the parents (and Brittany got to come too), so we had a good little bunch.  E didn't know what was going on for the first several houses.  She was happy to look at the jack-o-lanterns, but didn't understand the candy thing.  That, of course, changed quickly.  She even managed to say her own version of "trick-or-treat" towards the end of the night - and she was ALL about getting candy.

The girls did great, they had more candy than they could carry home and we had a nice time with our neighbors.  It really is a fun holiday.  :)  The girls had 1 or 2 pieces of candy when we got home and then Abby requested tomatoes.  Funny girl.  Both girls crashed for the night pretty easily when all was said and done.  As did I.

Here are few phone pics.