Happy Halloween

Gracie and Thomas both had a fun night as we took them Trick Or Treating for the first time in OUR very own neighborhood.

Now, living in a very large community of townhouses I was expecting 200+ kids, and was surprised that we maybe got 50 total!

I was also surprised to see that very few houses had their lights on and were giving out candy.

We live in a very large subdivision filled with mostly commuters (to DC), but it was a weekend and I thought there would be more participation.

But, that didn't stop us fromm having fun, or stop Gracie from getting a HUGE load of candy and other treats.

Since this was Thomas' first Halloween and he is so small, Daddy and Gracie took him to houses along our street and one other street and brought him back to hand out candy with mommy.

While I LOVE doing things with the kids, Halloween and Trick Or Treating has always been one of daddy's favorite things to share with Gracie, so I stayed behind--but got tons of pictures.

Meanwhile, Thomas and I hung out on the stoop and gave away candy to lots of cute little beggars.

He wasn't the least bit scared of any of them. In fact he loved watching all of the people come up to the door. He would bounce in his exercauser and say "hey" and "hi!" These are his signature words and has been able to say them since about 3 months. Although, I am not sure he knows the meaning. But, it was appropriate tonight.


Around 7:00 (Gracie, Daddy, and church friend Mackenzie and her mom started out around 6:30), my princess was back with a bag she could barely handle!

So, we hopped in the car and headed over to see Aunt Ruth & Uncle George. They have a HUGE neighborhood and it reminds me a lot of mom & dad's. In fact Aunt Ruth ran out of candy while we were there visiting.

We stayed with them and chatted for a while (and hopefully Uncle George will email the pictures he took there) before I took my Princess and her Frog back home.

But, the night wasn't over.

After dumping out her mounds of candy, she (and Thomas) opened their treat bags from Aunt Ruth & Uncle George, cards from Mommy & Daddy, and treats from Grandma & Grandpa.

Let's just say it was a good night for my two little pumpkins!

We hope that the rest of you enjoyed your Halloween evening with your little ones. It really is such a wonderful memory to make as a family.

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