Halloween pics a few days late!

I've been under the weather lately. One day I think I'm getting better, then I feel awful for the next two- UGH!! Darn sinus infections!! Anyway, thankfully Halloween day was a good day! We got lots done!! Emery had swimming lessons, I finished their tutus, we carved pumpkins, baked pumpkins seeds, made chocolate covered peanuts and pretzels, and prepared for the big event! The girls were excited and had been for DAYS!! And we were invited to a neighbors big Halloween bash, so trick-or-treating and a party! BONUS!! Thankfully I had made a pumpkin cake with maple frosting the day before in a brief period of feeling good, so we took that to the party.


Our neighbors warned us how big of a deal Halloween was in our neighborhood, but we couldn't envision it. We live in a nice community, kind of secluded from others, and apparently those who don't have a good trick or treating area come to ours. They come on trucks, trailers, ATV's, and golf carts. There is security and off-duty police officers EVERYWHERE!! We started to go through our double cul-de-sac around 6:30 after we took some pics and it was dark. Needless to say, we hadn't even gotten through one of the cul-de-sacs, and at least 50 kids showed up in a matter of minutes! It was crazy! Many people just sit outside because they don't get to close their doors there are so many people!


It wasn't bad though. Everyone was respectful, curteous, and kind, there were no problems. The only complaint we heard was that this year people were asked not to drive ATV's and golf carts after dark, they were requested to walk. They were very diligent about it, between security and police officers, people were off of them pretty quickly. That made some people mad, and some happy- go figure. We didn't care- we were walking anyway.


Then we went to a Halloween party, and totally enjoyed watching all the costumes, young and old alike! The kids had a blast playing with their friends, even Evie! We didn't last long though, and were home by 9 to put tired, worn out kids to bed.


Here are a couple pics of the butterflies and fairy before we headed out! A special thanks to Uncle Curt, Aunt Glenda, Kyle and Laura for the butterfly wings and antenna's, and to Auntie Lee for the Tinkerbell costume!! Tinkerbell is missing her wings! She didn't like them, and they didn't fit very well in the stroller, so it ended up being ok. Note her shoes! We just got those the day before. They squeak each time she takes a step, she LOVES it!! And it has encouraged her to walk more, still holding on to others, but much more than before. She had so much fun at the party walking around everything and hearing them squeak! Party-goers enjoyed it too!! We'll see how long I can handle those!