Halloween

Halloween was a whirlwind!  The weekend before the kids closed out their fall sports season.  They both enjoyed learning their new sport.  Julianna loved playing soccer with her friends Lily and Hadley.  Jake played flag football and decided he liked defense better than offense.  It was a great season and we are looking forward to the spring!

After the final games we took the kids to Boo at the Zoo.  Super cute!  I had never done that before.  They had all kinds of fun activities and they collected candy along the way.  And its another opportunity to wear their costumes!

The next day we had Lily's (Julianna's BFF) Mermaid birthday party.  This party was complete with mermaids in the backyard pool!  The kids were sooo excited!  Then they sprinkled "magic dust" and turned into humans.  They played with the kids and did tattoos and face painting.  Lots of fun!

Finally it was Halloween week and Grandma came to visit!  Just in time for Trunk or Treat.  This year the trunks were amazing!  We saw a Frozen trunk, Duck Dynasty, Christmas, Princesses, a Fire Truck.  There was even one spot you could launch a pumpkin and knock your teachers picture over.  So much fun...and so much candy!

Finally Halloween came.  It was a full day of parties and candy.  Thankfully since Grandma was here I could go to Jake's Halloween centers.  I didn't tell him I was coming, he was so surprised and happy to see me!

After Jake's school I hurried to catch the end of Julianna's party.  She was playing some hot potato and having a great time.  They awarded her the Best Frozen Princess award.  Then we were off to make it to Grace's school Trunk or Treat.

We made it and dressed Grace up.  She was Anna to Julianna's Elsa (of course!).  Her BFF Cadence is in her class.  They are two peas in a pod!

After yet another trunk or treat we went home to rest up for the main event.  Like we don't have enough candy yet!  I joined the social committee and we were busily setting up for our Halloween party.  Brian and Grandma got everyone ready and brought them over.  We had a great time eating pizza and playing games.  Finally it was time to trick or treat!

I forgot to mention our pumpkins!  Brian painstakingly carved 3 pumpkins, as he does every year.  Its not my thing...that goodness its his!  The kids get to pick out their own design and every year Daddy delivers!  This year was no exception!

So off the kids went trick or treating.  We bought a golf cart with our neighbors...and I gotta say it's the way to trick or treat!  So nice to just ride along while the kids run from house to house.  Especially when it started raining.  But that didn't stop them!  It was a great night, they loaded up on candy and had such fun with their friends!