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Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
More Halloween
Trunk or treat at our church:
Carving pumpkins!
Just before we went to Max's school for the Halloween parade:
Loved the leaves as she rode her bike over to the school!
Just before trick or treating. Max felt a little hesitant about his costume (he'd made it up) until we put the make up on. He loved looking like a zombie.
Alexis had planned to be a skeleton (wearing some glow in the dark jammies she already had). But, a week before Halloween, she realized that was not what she wanted to be. Brainstorming for ideas, she seemed stuck. I had to run to the store, where we fell upon this number that had been returned and was missing the head. She was in love with the idea of being a monster (surprising for how feminine she seems to be). I made the little headband for her to give her some monster horns, and she was super excited. Which, more than anything else, is what makes dressing up fun.
Loved this photo Mike took. Reminds me how big Tayler is getting, and how small she is at the same time. She was so cute. Holding on to one piece and trading it for another at each house. Finally decided to hold candy in each hand, then decided putting them in the bucket wasn't a bad idea after all.
She came back early with me to pass out to trick or treaters. Loved answering the door!!
The loot. Funny story: As Max and Alexis dumped out their buckets, we noticed that Alexis had more candy than Max. At one home, Mike and I were meeting some neighbors, and had stopped for about a 10 minute conversation. Our little chocolate lover did not hesitate to snag some extras from their bucket while we were talking!!
Put Tayler to bed, and snuggled with the kiddos watching the Nightmare Before Halloween. Great family tradition!
Loved Halloween this year. Fun traditions we did (that didn't get pictures): dinner laid out like a spider on our plates, booing! houses (so fun to see Max sneak around and run), an afternoon of sugar cookie making with Alexis (her own Halloween party while Max had his at school), and cute drawings of bats and spooky things hanging around our house.
Now to find a good tradition for what to do with all that candy....I'm thinking a donation somewhere is in the works!
The girls loved helping pass out the candy.
Max enjoyed the parade. I had no luck getting an actual pick of the front side of his body, but here's an action shot when he was playing football with his buddy (who'd dressed as a football player):
Trick or treating in the neighborhood. Max and Alexis had it figured out.
Now to find a good tradition for what to do with all that candy....I'm thinking a donation somewhere is in the works!
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Pumpkin Tree
Went and checked out this pumpkin tree around Halloween. Below are some pics of the kiddos!
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Happy Halloween!
Ugh. I hate posting out of order. But had to share these pics sooner rather than later!
Trick or treating was a fun way to meet more neighbors. One of them even took a family shot for us!
Our tiger on the move.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Happy Halloween!!
The pumpkinstein:
Love Halloween. Love how at this age, these costumes are used all. the. time.
Trick or treating was probably the most fun with these guys this year. Over the weekend, they had their first taste with the trunk-or-treat at church. Alexis loved it so much, on Sundays she'll ask in a spooky voice while wiggling her fingers "ohhhhh, candy at church." To then only comment that the candy is closed until next year. (The easiest word I could find to help her realize trick-or-treating only comes once a year).
On Halloween, we went out as a fam (left candy in a big bowl on our porch - and actually still had some in there by the time we came back!), and hit house to house. Alexis was done about 45 minutes into it, so she and I headed home to pass out candy which became her favorite part of the night. She loved running to the door and would scream "trick or treat" or "halloween" to the kids as they came to the door. Gladly, they were patient enough to let her pass it into each bag. Mike and Max stayed out and went until his bucket was full. Max loved it and was so excited to check out his stash.
And after about a week of the candy stash we gave the kids a choice to keep it or donate it. A local church is sending candy over as part of a care package for troops overseas, and once Max heard they didn't have access to things like candy, he had no problem setting aside his few favorites and then bagging up the rest. Alexis joined right in, although, I think if she fully realized the candy would be gone, she would have rethought her choice. She's a bit of a chocolate lover. I'm super relieved to NOT have it around the house - I don't think I'm the only parent that a: gets tired of hearing, "hey, mom, can we have a piece of halloween candy?" and b: gets tired of the burdening temptation of known large amounts of candy so easily accessible. I had to curb that sweet tooth eons ago, but staring at it anyway wasn't very fun.
Love Halloween. Love how at this age, these costumes are used all. the. time.Trick or treating was probably the most fun with these guys this year. Over the weekend, they had their first taste with the trunk-or-treat at church. Alexis loved it so much, on Sundays she'll ask in a spooky voice while wiggling her fingers "ohhhhh, candy at church." To then only comment that the candy is closed until next year. (The easiest word I could find to help her realize trick-or-treating only comes once a year).
On Halloween, we went out as a fam (left candy in a big bowl on our porch - and actually still had some in there by the time we came back!), and hit house to house. Alexis was done about 45 minutes into it, so she and I headed home to pass out candy which became her favorite part of the night. She loved running to the door and would scream "trick or treat" or "halloween" to the kids as they came to the door. Gladly, they were patient enough to let her pass it into each bag. Mike and Max stayed out and went until his bucket was full. Max loved it and was so excited to check out his stash.
And after about a week of the candy stash we gave the kids a choice to keep it or donate it. A local church is sending candy over as part of a care package for troops overseas, and once Max heard they didn't have access to things like candy, he had no problem setting aside his few favorites and then bagging up the rest. Alexis joined right in, although, I think if she fully realized the candy would be gone, she would have rethought her choice. She's a bit of a chocolate lover. I'm super relieved to NOT have it around the house - I don't think I'm the only parent that a: gets tired of hearing, "hey, mom, can we have a piece of halloween candy?" and b: gets tired of the burdening temptation of known large amounts of candy so easily accessible. I had to curb that sweet tooth eons ago, but staring at it anyway wasn't very fun.
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