Halloween 2016

Oh, Halloween, I love you but you are so dang busy! I think we were buying our Pumpkins like two days before Halloween...and we bought them at Trader Joe's (major fail right there). We didn't even make it to the Pumpkin Patch this year! Life is crazy. More on that later. 

Lilly wanted to be a zombie bride, and the costumes were just horrible. So, I convinced her to find something else. She liked the Southern Belle costume and the pirate costume. It went on sale one day, so when she came home from school I let her know she was going to be a Pirate! Once it came in the mail and she saw it in person, she was in love with it! It was honestly the cutest costume. We've never had that many compliments...we even had a couple people take pictures of it! Claire can't wait to wear it! Claire knew right away that she wanted to be an Indian. She wanted to be Pocahontas, but that costume wasn't her favorite, so we found another one that she loved. She looked adorable! I am just happy that they loved their costumes & had a blast on Halloween!

We had a busy few days leading up to the actual day. We had the ward party, their halloween festivities at school on Friday, my parents party on Sunday then Halloween on Monday. By the time it was over, I was glad to put the costumes away. The girls met up with their friends and went trick or treating. I went with them, and Anton stayed home to hand out candy. The girls went longer and farther than they had in years past, so when I said it was time to head home, they were happy to do so! Claire was freezing by the end of the night. They got lots of candy....I think we will still have some come Valentines Day!

It was a fun and busy holiday, but all that matters is that the girls had fun! I love seeing their excitement! Such little loves. 

This year, the girls really wanted to help with the pumpkins. And, they did a great job! Next year, we aren't doing templates though...they take way too long! Anton says we need to "use our imagination" next year. Sounds good to me.

Party at Nana's. Lilly has such a cute relationship with these two...especially Jack. I hope they always stay "best buds"!

Happy Halloween!