Happy Halloween From The Shipleys!

Look at my precious angel and handsome delivery man!

Halloween 2013 was a great success, and a busy night.

We borrowed Bryce's neighborhood for Trick Or Treating fun since ours has MASSIVE hills and few kids. And, what a great neighborhood they have! I have wanted to move in there the first time I went to their house (and got turned around/lost)--and after the husband walked along with our kids on the flat roads filled with happy families and tons of kids--he wants to move there too! Yea!!!

We originally planned to let them do a few houses, then try and get Gracie's school (which is in walking distance to this neighborhood!) and then to Bryce's church where he and his family were participating in their Trunk OR Treat. Well the kids (and daddy) were having so much fun, and loading up on candy, that we did a ton of houses. And, boy did Thomas get doted on and made a fuss over. (I was a very proud crafty mama as they went on and on about his costume and his treat box.) His treat "box" was the biggest hit as I had covered a box in brown paper and added Velcro to the top so he could open and close it to add candy.

So, we skipped the school and took Thomas to see his best buddy Bryce at their church. (Which is less than a mile down the same road).

Thomas and Bryce had tons of fun going from car to car and table to table collecting goodies. Gracie was a good sport and she walked along several paces behind the boys as they were nearly running. Gracie mostly wanted to hang out with adorable Emmy who was dressed as a mermaid. Gracie thinks she is just the cutest thing ever.

We left and headed home a little before 8 and the kids unloaded their loot.