Another Halloween has come and gone. Where does the time go? The kids had a great time. Anticipation is most of the fun. Now they have happy memories and enough candy to last until Christmas (Zac's observation, not mine). This year we had a cowgirl, a pink bunny, a sleepy head and a pirate. The celebrations began a whole week before we actually got out to trick or treat.
The Saturday before Halloween our ward had a carnival. They always make it such a fun night. The kids look forward to that night even more than trick or treating I think. We eat dinner, play games, have a costume parade and then a "trunk or treat" down the hall. I love it because it is all inside where it is warm and the kids have a blast.
Ally has the cutest little friend at church. She adores him and he does whatever she says and so it works out great for both of them. Joseph got them to pose with their prizes from the fish pond, plastic fangs! (Yeah for mom. All of the kids ended up with some. I think they will slowly "disappear.")
Brooklyn was not too sure about the party until she won a pink cupcake at the cake walk. Life was good after that, especially since Dad sat down with her and let her eat it right then.
Sariah loved every minute of running around with her friends. She made the rounds and visited all of her "people."
Later that week was the Halloween parade at school. I love our elementary school and how they make everything so fun for the kids. Zac enjoyed the parade and then was anxious to change out of his costume so that it would not get ruined before Halloween night. The costume made it just fine. On Halloween we enjoyed our visits with all of our grandmas and Emily and Chris. They all spoiled the kids rotten. I love that the kids got caught up in the magic of being a kid. This is my favorite time of year, probably because of the great childhood memories I associate with fall, like school starting, Halloween, the mountains turning red and orange, birthdays, crunchy leaves, Thanksgiving, and that slight chill in the air that means football is coming and so is the chance to wear your new school jeans. To me fall is contentment and the warmth of family. Who could ask for anything more?
Another Halloween has come and gone. Where does the time go? The kids had a great time. Anticipation is most of the fun. Now they have happy memories and enough candy to last until Christmas (Zac's observation, not mine). This year we had a cowgirl, a pink bunny, a sleepy head and a pirate. The celebrations began a whole week before we actually got out to trick or treat.
The Saturday before Halloween our ward had a carnival. They always make it such a fun night. The kids look forward to that night even more than trick or treating I think. We eat dinner, play games, have a costume parade and then a "trunk or treat" down the hall. I love it because it is all inside where it is warm and the kids have a blast.
Ally has the cutest little friend at church. She adores him and he does whatever she says and so it works out great for both of them. Joseph got them to pose with their prizes from the fish pond, plastic fangs! (Yeah for mom. All of the kids ended up with some. I think they will slowly "disappear.")
Brooklyn was not too sure about the party until she won a pink cupcake at the cake walk. Life was good after that, especially since Dad sat down with her and let her eat it right then.
Sariah loved every minute of running around with her friends. She made the rounds and visited all of her "people."
Later that week was the Halloween parade at school. I love our elementary school and how they make everything so fun for the kids. Zac enjoyed the parade and then was anxious to change out of his costume so that it would not get ruined before Halloween night. The costume made it just fine. On Halloween we enjoyed our visits with all of our grandmas and Emily and Chris. They all spoiled the kids rotten. I love that the kids got caught up in the magic of being a kid. This is my favorite time of year, probably because of the great childhood memories I associate with fall, like school starting, Halloween, the mountains turning red and orange, birthdays, crunchy leaves, Thanksgiving, and that slight chill in the air that means football is coming and so is the chance to wear your new school jeans. To me fall is contentment and the warmth of family. Who could ask for anything more?
3 comments:
Amy, they are so cute!! I agree with Fall meaning warmth and family. Every year I miss being with family at this time but it is so fun to keep in touch through the blogging world. Send me your email so I can invite you to view my blog. tina.knudson@gmail.com
Cute Costumes :) Wish we could have come to the party it looks and sounded like it was a blast. And I would have to agree with you about loving fall, there are just so many good reasons huh? No word yet on the news...but I'll let ya know when I know.
Hooray for fall! I miss the costume parades, our school policy is no costumes.We get around that with a PTO Harvest Party but since I was in charge this year it somehow wasn't as much fun! I love your family photo at the top of your blog.
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