We celebrated another great Halloween yesterday. Ashlyn really, really got into the holiday this year. From decorating, to pumpkin patches, to carving pumpkins, she loved every single moment of it. (She was very sad today when I told her I would be taking down the decorations.) I definitely think Halloween may be one of her favorite holidays. We tried to make the day as special as possible for the kids. I want my children to grow up with fond holiday memories like I have.
We started the day with special Halloween pancakes. Ashlyn loves pancakes and Joey made them in the shape of witches, pumpkins, and bats. (I wish I would have gotten a picture). The weather was absolutely beautiful yesterday. We were able to go out back and play. Ashyln and Dawson had a great time riding down the slide together for the first time. Before long, it was time for our traditional Halloween dinner of a pumpkin pizza. We don't eat pizza a lot around here, so Ashlyn always enjoys the treat. She always gets a kick out of the pumpkin face too.
After dinner, it was time to get everyone in their costumes. Being that it was the first year we had two kids, I knew that I wanted them to have coordinating costumes. After a lot of debating, we finally decided on a dragon and a princess. They both looked adorable in their costumes. Ashlyn loved being a princess. She was going for the Rapunzel look. I even put some purple eyeshadow on her which she just went crazy for.
We went Trick or Treating in Katy's neighborhood like we always do. Most of the houses pass out candy, and they give great candy. Ashlyn got 5 full size candy bars! The weather was nice and Dawson and Ella had a fun time riding in the wagon. We did a lot of walking. About an hour in, Dawson and I headed back to Katy's house. Ashlyn went back out with Joey and Gram. When they came back she was beat! We got in the car and she promptly fell asleep. Joey carried her inside and asked her if she was ready for bed. She said she was. We put her in her bed and she slept like a rock all night long! Trick or Treating really wore our girl out!!! When she woke up this morning, we sorted through her candy. She definitely got some great treats this year!
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| The pizza we have every year. |
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| My princess and dragon. He wasn't crazy about the hood at first. |
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| Mommy and the cutest dragon in the world!!! |
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| Dawson got a total kick out of seeing Ella dressed up. It was cute. |
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| All of the kids |
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| Ashlyn kissing the dragon |
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| Such a pretty princess Ashlyn was! |
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| She was ready to go! Notice her long Rapunzel hair. |
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| He loved riding in the wagon. |
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| How they got to ride. |
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| Trick or Treat |
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| This was Ashlyn when she got done. She looks exhausted! |
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| This was Ashlyn about 3 minutes into the car ride home. |
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| All of her loot! |
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