Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Halloween Evening: Trick or Treat

At the last minute, we decided to have both sets of parents over for dinner and to go trick or treating with Emma.  We had prepared something simply, chili and corn bread.  After our meal, we got Emma all dressed up in her lady bug costume.  We have been practicing wearing the costume and so far she hasn't been the biggest fan.  This is the true test to see how well she will do tonight.
 
I guess all of the practicing has paid off because not only did she wear her lady bug costume, she kept it on all the way until bed time!  She really enjoyed having her Grandparents and even Great Grandma over for the evening full of sweet memories!  Thank you everyone for making this night so memorable for Emma and us! 
 
Happy Halloween!
 
 
A little messy after eating dinner.

 
Lexi checking out Emma in her halloween costume.

 
Emma was curious as to what was on her head.

 
Nana helping Emma out the front door.

 
Emma checking out the halloween decorations on our front porch.



 
Emma with her Daddy.

 
Still curious by her halloween costume.

 
Emma looking back at our house.

 
And we are off!
 
 
Lets head this way!

 
Walking up to the first house.

 
So excited to go trick or treating!

 
Meeting our little twin neighbor boys.

 
Papa helping Emma go up to the next house.

 
Knocking on the door.


 
Emma is intrigued by the bunny.

 
Looking at her loot already!

 
Isn't anyone going to come up here with me?

 
Walking down the street with Papa.

 
Ready for more candy!

 
That's my girl...picking out a three muskateer!

 
Walking down the sidewalk with Grandpa.

 
Just got some candy with Grandpa.

 
Emma will find doggies anywhere!

 
Daddy helping Emma get some candy from this house.

 
Papa helping Emma get some candy from here.

 
Walking down the street with Daddy.

 
Dragging the loot behind!

 
Emma was so tired on our way back home.

 
Knock, knock...

 
oh wait...this is my house!

 
Checking out some suckers we were handing out.

 
Emma looking into her halloween bucket.

 
And she found more suckers!

 
Enjoying her sucker!


 
Giving Grandma a kiss bye bye.

 
Now Grandpa's turn.

 
And we can't forget to say bye bye to Great Grandma.

 
Going through the left over candy with Papa.

 
Running the candy to the door for the next trick or treaters.

 
Showing Lexi the halloween bucket.
 
 
Doing her karate kicks.

Monday, October 29, 2012

A Break From Carving

After we realized that Emma didn't like the fact that we cut open her pumpkin, we quickly decided to do something else.  We knew that Emma liked to paint the mini pumpkins so we let her paint a few while Michael continued to carve the other pumpkin. 
 
I don't know if Emma didn't like the pumpkin carving because we were using her pumpkin or if she didn't like the feeling of the inside of the pumpkin, all the pumpkin guts!  Maybe next year Emma will have more of an interest in carving the pumpkin or else we may be stuck with another one of Michael's creations.
 
 
All ready to paint more mini pumpkins.

 
A quick break to look for toe jam!
 
 
Emma decided she wanted to paint the pumpkin blue.

 
Checking out what Daddy is doing with the other pumpkin.

 
All done with the blue.

 
Oh no, some blue paint got on my finger!

 
Busy back at work.


 
And what's the big deal about painting fingers;
 it comes off in the bath, right?

 
Oh no, how did I manage to get it on my foot?

 
It's a good thing Mommy took off Emma's clothes
 before painting the pumpkin.

 
Deep in concentration.