Since having kids, Halloween has quickly become one of my favorite holidays. In fact, It would probably only be second to Christmas. I love taking them to the pumpkin patch, seeing what costumes they choose, carving pumpkins and of course dressing up and trick or treating. Hannah normally decides her costume months in advance. I'll never forget pushing little 2 year old Hannah in a cart at Babies R Us (in like July) when her eyes locked on a Snow White costume and we were not leaving the store without it. Still one of my favorites she's ever worn. This year she had her heart set on a Peacock after being inspired by a mask she saw at Party City. Hannah and I made it together and she loved it. Glitter will be on my floor until next Halloween I'm sure. Jack tried on a variety of costumes, but ultimately my animal lover said he really wanted to be an animal. I showed him some options online and he LOVED the Panda Bear. I must say it is so cozy. Jack has been wearing that Panda daily. Today, two days later, he wore it to drop Hannah off at school. Not sure he is ever going to part with it. I loved seeing his little butt from behind with the cute Panda tail waving. Collin really didn't have a choice. All three of my babies have been pumpkins for their first Halloween. I see it as a right of passage for a baby, dressing up like a pumpkin. And lets be honest, I'm really starting to get my money's worth out of that pumpkin. He was absolutely adorable and kept the hat on for a decent amount of time. Two nights before Halloween we did our annual pizza and pumpkin carving. The kids love that we can walk to the local pizza place so we walked and brought them home. Hannah wanted to do hers all by herself this year. Tim and I were shocked that she completely did it from beginning to end. Got out all the goo, drew the face, and carved all by herself. Never gave up, never asked for help. I think it looks amazing. All we did was carve the top off. It's a heart eye emoji of course. Jack likes to say he did his too, but mom actually carved that one and dad cleaned the goo. Jack said he wanted a ghost so I am proud to say I free handed that ghost and carved it. Not bad. Collin was not really a fan of pumpkin carving night because he didn't get attention. Halloween was on a work night so when I got home we got dressed. The kids could not wait. They were so excited. Granny, Grandpa, Uncle Tyler and Auntie Jenny came over and shared the fun with us. Jack and Granny made dinner during the day while Hannah was at school. Jack made a 'witches potion' that he 'added' to the dinner that turned us all into frogs. You have no idea how excited this made him. We headed out around the neighborhood and each kid got over 100 pieces of candy. I just love watching them go up to the doors and have fun. Peacock, Panda and Pumpkin, the cutest around. Happy Halloween!
PS. Dad should get some credit on this post... the Dodgers made it to the World Series this year for the first time in 29 years (last time they won, Tim was Jack's age). They played both on pumpkin carving night and Halloween night and he did a pretty good job walking away from the TV and enjoying the holiday instead. This is huge for Tim. Unfortunately in game 7, they lost to the Astros, but we are still proud of the Dodgers.
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