Happy Halloween 2016

What a fabulous night of trick or treating!  The weather was so beautiful, the excitement was in the air, the grandparents came over and the neighbors were all out!  A fun night indeed!

(AND I USED MY GOOD CAMERA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS!)  PICTURE HAPPY BELOW.....

 

 

 

Halloween 2015

One of the best trick or treats we've had in awhile!  The weather was perfect and the kids were all into it this year!  As usual the grandparents and aunt peg came over to join in on the fun!  It was a great night.  And it was a Saturday which meant flexibility on bedtime!  Happy Halloween!  Our princess and Captain Americas had a great evening collecting candy from neighbors!

Hard to believe it's already November now!  Such a fun time of the year!

Halloween 2014

Tradition continues - mom and dad and uncle Michael and Nana and Pa came over and we had a feast and a Halloween  celebration!  We missed you, Aunt Peg!  We had such a fun time in our new house and new neighborhood that we never posed for a family porch picture!  It was a super fun night despite the cold.  All of us neighbors had a bonfire in the driveway and the kids ran the length of the neighborhood for candy.  They received so much candy they actually traded candy when they got home.  Brought back memories of my brother and I doing the same thing!  Great night!

Happy Halloween 2013

Duck, Duck, Goose

If this doesn't put on smile on my face...

I stopped by the local consignment store and saw this Halloween Costume last week.

I couldn't stop thinking about it...

so I went BACK there today and sure enough it was still there.

It was meant to be.

Grant's FAVORITE animal is the DUCK. 

He spies them all the time and says. "Duck."  Then, "Quack."

It's too perfect and certainly too cute!

Here he is as a DUCK IN WATER

Sammie's water bowl that is...

Halloween 2012

Trick or treat was the coldest one yet...that I can remember as a mother of kids.  Brrr.  Wet and cold.  It drizzled the whole time we were out there.  I would like to say it didn't slow us down - but it did.  Our hands and ears were frozen.  The winds were so strong it was blowing my umbrella away.  Jack was slow to the neighbors' doorstep and we couldn't keep up with Olivia's brisk jog from house to house.  We stayed out there for about 20 minutes or so then we called it a night.  Although, the fun was just about to begin once we arrived back home.  Our family was there and we had quite a spread of food and there were more goodies for the kids to open.  Olivia and Jack had more fun answering our ringing doorbell and passing out the candy to fellow trick or treaters. 

We just love Halloween over here!  I love all the anticipation, and seeing all of our cute neighborhood friends dressed up.  I feel like a kid again re-living my excitement through them.  Another thing that's so fantastic about Halloween - in my opinion, it kicks off the Holiday season.  Lots to look forward to the next couple of months.  And truth be told - I enjoy the colder weather and enjoying time indoors.  We exhausted the great outdoors this summer/early fall and I'm ready to slow down and nest a bit...