Happy Holidays!

Okay, so that title is a little misleading. It should mean "Happy Thanksgiving" or maybe even "Merry Christmas" for you crazy-early decorators. But, instead, for me, it means HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Seriously belated...but still cute....here are our little 50's girls in poodle skirts.



We had visits from Pops and Grandma, and Gammy and Papa Ron, and then went to see Grandad and Grankay too. So, lots of fun with grandparents this year!



We had our traditional breakfast for dinner......and also added a new festive drink Kendyll found...Swampwater Punch. She was so excited to "trick" everyone with this yucky lime green drink. :)

We had my sisters and families over for trick-or-treating and attempted some quite humorous group pictures.
Abby Kate was a trooper on halloween. She had a fever virus and wasn't feeling too great. She did have a few meltdowns, but once she started trick-or-treating, she found the joy in the holiday. It's spelled M-&-M-s. :)How cute are these cousins?? A skunk...

A cow (with candy!)...
And a cowboy...
After lots of good trick-or-treating in TWO neighborhoods, we got to see the best treat of the night....my dad's new wheels!! Don't the girls look like they should be riding with Fonzie from Happy Days? I love it!! Grandad's bike is very cool and retro, and maybe someday I'll be brave enough to let my girls take a spin around the block. :)

And while we're on the subject of pumpkins & October events, I'll also share the pics from the pumpkin patch with our cutie cousins, Sophie and Ty...

I guess this was a game of "hurdle the pumpkins"? Look at that form! Maybe it's in her future, Grandad!Look at this cute little wagon-rider!!

And, Sophie, Carlie, and Kendyll played "store" with all the pumpkins. Maybe they would have been better at setting prices than the owners of this place. AMAZINGLY ridiculous for a pumpkin, I tell you.

The highlight of Abby Kate's day was finding Dora and hugging her a few dozen times. :)
I guess the pumpkin patch fun was inspiring, because it continued at home, when Kendyll decided to turn our back yard into a fall carnival, complete with crafts,snacks, a bounce house, games, and tickets...that girl knows how to plan a party. :)

We also decorated our own pumpkins with the very easy (and cute) potato head pumpkin faces. These are my new favorite Halloween find of 2008 and might eliminate the messy carving experience forever in our house.


Well, better late than never! Happy Halloween on November 19th!!

And, I'll leave you with some sweet, tired trick-or-treaters...hopefully you weren't so bored reading this "old news" that I put you to sleep too!! :)