Halloween

Last weekend we went out to pick our pumpkins. It was a beautiful day out there and we found some good ones, plus took a ton of pictures.

The girls just love this tradition!

The only thing that wasn’t traditional was the flat tire we noticed when we got back to the car.

 

Then, of course, we came home and got straight to cleaning and carving.

The girls always make me carve the most difficult designs.This one is Anika’s bat.

On Tuesday we had a Girl Scout Fall party. We had an extra Tuesday this month, so I had the girls bring their costumes and dress up after school. We played fun games and had lots of food. My girls just wanted a chance to wear their costumes more times.

Here are the troop moms after playing the “mummy” game! We got wrapped in TP. These are my precious girls! I love being a Girl Scout leader!

This morning I took the girls to the skating rink to start out our Halloween. They had a special session for the kids where they got to wear their costumes. They are all bats, by the way.

 

Then we enjoyed a special treat by going to Krispy Kreme. Yummy!

 

Then we went around town to visit the Greats and Grands, so I could show off my bats.

 

Mike had to stay home while we gallivanted because he has a really bad sore throat. He is pretty miserable. He hasn’t been this sick since he had mono five years ago.

After a lazy afternoon I took the girls out for a little trick-or-treating. We only made a small loop and they were satisfied. I even offered to take them further, but they were done. We came home and ate caramel popcorn while handing out candy to all the little kids and watching a movie.

I think the girls had a pretty good day, but I have decided that Halloween isn’t my favorite holiday (yet again). I eat WAY too much candy and don’t much like all the scary stuff. Earlier this week Tegan came home from school telling all the ghost stories the other kids had told her. Anika was listening, so I asked Tegan if she liked having all those stories in her brain. She said, “no”. So, I had her quit telling all the stories. That night Anika had two nightmares. Tegan said she had bad dreams too. I guess, at least, that is a sign that they aren’t desensitized yet. They are such precious, sweet girls.

Now we are on to the next holiday, but we are looking forward to a visit from Gigi first!