We had a great time celebrating Halloween TWICE this year!
The first time was at our Ward's Halloween party, which was held the Friday before Halloween.
I entered the Ward's pumpkin carving contest, so Travis and I spent the night before the party perfecting our pumpkin creations. Carving pumpkins is one of the few times each year where I really put my creative juices to use, and this year I fashioned my design after my Halloween earrings. Here are Travis' and my creations (Travis' on right, mine on left):
All lit up:
Doesn't this just make you smile?
The first time was at our Ward's Halloween party, which was held the Friday before Halloween.
I entered the Ward's pumpkin carving contest, so Travis and I spent the night before the party perfecting our pumpkin creations. Carving pumpkins is one of the few times each year where I really put my creative juices to use, and this year I fashioned my design after my Halloween earrings. Here are Travis' and my creations (Travis' on right, mine on left):
All lit up:
Doesn't this just make you smile?
They turned out pretty good, huh?!
We also dressed up for the party (and by "we" I mean Travis and Grace. I wasn't about to search for a costume that would fit my very pregnant physique.) They went as Calvin and Hobbes, and I thought it turned out so cute!
Our adorable Hobbes giving me a smile:
Grace was very concerned about her baby having a costume for the party as well. It was so sweet!
We had prepped Grace for Halloween by explaining trick or treating protocol ("So, you go up to the person's house or car trunk, and say "trick or treat!," then the people will give you some candy, and then you say "thank you!"), and she would shake and laugh with excitement every time we talked about it. Travis took her trunk or treating at the party, and she did a great job of saying "trick or treat" and "thank you." It was so fun to see her and Travis walk from car to car as I passed out candy. She still talks about trunk or treating that night, and all of the kids and cars that were there, and how you say "thank you" when people give you candy; cracks me up.
The 2nd celebration was Halloween night itself. Travis had to work late at clinic that night, so Grace and I made an evening of it. We went out to Cici's Pizza for dinner (where we gorged ourselves on pizza and cinnamon rolls), then came home and went trick or treating in our neighborhood. It was such as sweet experience to walk up and down the street with her, holding her hand, and hear her say "trick or treat" and "thank you," and have people exclaim about what a cute tiger she was. Holidays sure do get more and more fun as your kids get older.
We had a great Halloween x 2!
We also dressed up for the party (and by "we" I mean Travis and Grace. I wasn't about to search for a costume that would fit my very pregnant physique.) They went as Calvin and Hobbes, and I thought it turned out so cute!
Our adorable Hobbes giving me a smile:
Grace was very concerned about her baby having a costume for the party as well. It was so sweet!
We had prepped Grace for Halloween by explaining trick or treating protocol ("So, you go up to the person's house or car trunk, and say "trick or treat!," then the people will give you some candy, and then you say "thank you!"), and she would shake and laugh with excitement every time we talked about it. Travis took her trunk or treating at the party, and she did a great job of saying "trick or treat" and "thank you." It was so fun to see her and Travis walk from car to car as I passed out candy. She still talks about trunk or treating that night, and all of the kids and cars that were there, and how you say "thank you" when people give you candy; cracks me up.
The 2nd celebration was Halloween night itself. Travis had to work late at clinic that night, so Grace and I made an evening of it. We went out to Cici's Pizza for dinner (where we gorged ourselves on pizza and cinnamon rolls), then came home and went trick or treating in our neighborhood. It was such as sweet experience to walk up and down the street with her, holding her hand, and hear her say "trick or treat" and "thank you," and have people exclaim about what a cute tiger she was. Holidays sure do get more and more fun as your kids get older.
We had a great Halloween x 2!
2 comments:
WHAT A SWEET GRACE! Love it! :) And man do we miss Cici's! mmm....
Your pumpkins turned out fantastic! So creative!
Wow! Talk about creative pumpkins! What a cute Hobbes Grace makes. Makes me want Halloween all over again! :)
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