Hallloween 2009

Making the Halloween Cookies...

Loot

Emma and Lily taking stock and thoroughly enjoying the fruits of their labor Halloween night.

Be sure to pause the music on the right to hear Emma counting...

Halloween 2008

Our Halloween:
We were so fortunate to have April and Cailyn here to share Halloween. We started the day off at the VA Zoo. We wanted to keep the girls busy, so we wouldn't have them (or us) anxious for trick or treating. After a fun morning of animal gazing and an afternoon picnic, we headed back to the house for a little rest. Around 4:30, we got the girls dressed and web chatted with Daddy, Grammy and Grampy Shaw and Nana and Papa. Technology is truly wonderful!! After all the web chatting, we were just about to head out and we got a call from my friend Erin. Her son Jack was unexpectedly sick, so we offered to take Sylvia with us for the evening. SO...it was me, April and four little girls under four trick or treating!!

Although it was a little hectic (herding cats would have been easier), we all had a blast. Our street does such a great job of being outside and enjoying the Halloween fun with the entire neighborhood. Lily was our "pretty witch", Emma, a Navy Cheerleader, Cailyn, a Victorian lady and Sylvia, a fairy. Here are loads of pictures. You know me...I just can't help myself. I guess it's the scrapbooker in me. Always trying to get the perfect shot. Enjoy...

Preschool Halloween Concert

On Thursday, Lily's preschool hosted a small Halloween concert in the courtyard. It was a cold and windy morning, but the kids were all troopers with lots of energy and big smiles. They started with a costume parade and then sang four Halloween songs. Lily was so cute, I could tell she was cold. However, she still managed to sing her little heart out and hang on to her witch's hat in the fierce wind. Here are a few pics and some short video clips.

We've Been "Booed"

Thank you to who ever "booed" us, the package and kind words were great. It cheered up my entire day. I have already been eating way too much of the chocolate goodies inside! Not sure if you meant to leave your name or not.... but I still wanted to send out a special thanks!!

Organizing Candy

Pause the music before watching videos!

Trick or Treating

Halloween 2007

Here are some of my favorite pictures from last night. I'll send out a snapfish link to all the pics soon. We had a great time trick or treating in our new neighborhood. Our friend Emmanuelle and her two girls, Alexandra and Emily, came over for dinner and helped us celebrate Halloween.

Lily was an absolute doll. She went excitedly from house to house and screamed "trick or treat!" She loved being a pirate and really played the part. Emma slept through most of the evening, but woke at the end of the night for a few pictures.

Our neighborhood was a blast!! Everyone was out and about with fire pits blazing, BBQ food, decorations and candy. We are so lucky to be in such a kid friendly neighborhood. We met a lot more of our neighbors and Lily and Alexandra just had a ball running around the neighborhood. Now, does anyone have any advice as to what to do with a bag full of candy? Lily will be awake for weeks straight if I let her eat it all. Oh well...this Halloween was definitely a night to remember!

Halloween Eve

Last Night after dinner we read some fun Halloween books that we checked out of the library. Lily and Emma loved watching Daddy's facial expressions as he read the story. After book time, we gathered up all the supplies and carved our pumpkin for Halloween. Lily was a big helper and Jeff did a great job carving. We decided to carve a Pirate ship, as Lily is going to be a "Lil Pirate" for Halloween. She really wanted to be Spiderman and I really wanted her to be Tinkerbell so we compromised with a cute little girly pirate. Lily can even say, "Errrr matey, give me some candy". She is so excited to go trick or treating tonight. I'll try to get some pictures up as soon as I can.