Halloween

Finally a Halloween post, which really seems like forever ago now. I have almost forgotten all about it in the midst of birthdays and birthday parties and all sort of other things going on in our lives. So this will be a quicky and a total picture overload.

We had a great time going to the Smith's Halloween Party in our neigborhood. We have taken a photo of Kingston and Sascha dressed up on Halloween since they were small, and this is our 3rd year celebrating it together and it was bigger than ever. Lots of friends came over and played until it was time to go trick or treating. Sascha had picked out her costume long ago and requested to be Rapunzel from Tangled, so no surprise there. And I already wrote before about the costume she picked out for Cameron - Spiderman. He was an adorable Spiderman.

This year Carolyn & Angelina joined us with grandpa & Judy, so they got to go around the neigborhood together. Sascha had a great time going door to door asking for candy, looking at the decorations and getting spooked. We had a minor meltdown right in the beginning because she decided she didn't want to walk like everyone else, and wanted to get on the wagon which I took back, but once we got past that, it was a great time. Cameron stayed behind and hung out with me and the girls. When everyone got back, it was time to open some candy. Surprisingly Sascha didn't try to devour her whole bag, she took her time and after about 2 items we tried to cut her off. It wasn't very successful, and I think she had at least 2 or 3 more packages. Sugar overload!!! Especially since you refused to eat anything before hand!

Afterwards you were very aware of where your candy stash was and would ask for a treat for days! I took a lot of the candy out, but told you that if you are a good girl and eat your dinner, you will be able to have a treat. The bag is actually still there, and you remember about it from time to time.

It was a fun night. Her are a few photos:

Sascha's preschool also had a Halloween festival a few days before the holiday, so the kids got dressed up a few times and had a great time!

You also got to do a little trick or treating and dressing up when Grandpa & Grandma took you to Sea World. The same weekend as Disneyland! What a lucky girl!

Of course we did our annual pumpkin carving night at the house. It was a lot of fun this year. Sascha was not too interested in getting her hands dirty, but she helped me carve a few pieces out.