Halloween

   We were all so excited this year for Halloween to be on a Saturday!  We got to spend the entire day together celebrating.  Now that Ashlyn is in school, we usually only get to spend part of Halloween together.  I tried my best to make the day extra special and we had a such a good day.
    We started the day bright and early.  The kids were too excited to do any kind of sleeping in. For breakfast, we had some lovely orange pumpkin waffles.  The kids enjoyed sprinkling on the pumpkin's face and they were might delicious!

Adding some facial features

Pumpkin face

Gracie loved her waffle

Yummy!

    After our yummy breakfast, we all got ready and headed to the gym.  I wanted to  make sure to get in a good workout since I knew I would be having sweets later on in the day.  I knew the kids needed to run around a bit to get out some of their crazy energy.  After the gym, we headed home for a bit and then we went for to Auntie's house for a special lunch.  Auntie did such a good job making special Halloween food.  The kids had a blast eating a special lunch.
   

Halloween lunch. We obviously weren't too focused on healthy that day.  

Always silly

Pretty girl eating 

    After lunch, we headed home for some rest time.  I knew it would be a late night so both Gracie and Dawson took naps and woke up ready to go Trick or Treating.  The kids all got in their costumes and it was time to head to Aunt Katy and Uncle Bryan's house again. It has been a tradition every year that we eat pumpkin pizza before heading out.  It is always so festive and delicious too!

Pumpkin pizza missing an eyeball

Gracie loves her Gram to pieces

   After a quick dinner, it was time to get costumes on. We finally got to see everyone in their costumes.

The cutest zebra I have ever seen!

Our boo crew.  We had a zebra, Cinderella, Snow White, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, and Optimus Prime

Adorable boys

Love my little zebra so much!!!

I happened to buy a little zebra costume last year on clearance before I knew Gracie was going to be a zebra.  I was so excited that we could dress up as the same thing.  

Cinderella and her mommy cat

Cool boys!

The girls and I 

   After picture time, it was the time all the kids were waiting for: Trick or Treating!!! The weather was just perfect.  For living in Colorado, we could not have asked for a nicer night.  I have vivid memories of trick or treating bundled up and freezing half to death as a child here.  Boy my kids have lucked out!  We went around my sister's neighborhood as usual.  It's such a nice neighborhood and a lot of the houses go all out with lights and decorations.  Gracie loved going door to door to get candy.  She especially loved waving goodbye at each house.  Everyone commented on how cute she was.  The kids did a lot of trick or treating.  Since it was such a nice night, we were able to stay out longer than normal.  Around 7:00 the boys were getting very tired.  Katy and I took the boys and Gracie back to her house while the girls and their dads kept on going.  They stayed out until around 7:45.  Boy, did they get a lot of candy!  Bags full of candy.  The good news is they will get a few choice pieces and then I will take the rest to school with me to give as prizes through the year.
     We looked at candy for a bit, then it was time to head home.  Everyone was very tired by this point!  Ashlyn got to spend the night with Ella and they had a great time. The kids fell asleep almost immediately after we put them to bed.  It was the most perfect Halloween!

Off they go

Such a cute turtle

Jameson was so darn sweet.  He turned to Gracie grabbed her hand and said, "Come on Gracie lets go".  Melted my heart.  

They are lucky and get to ride along

This kid loves getting candy

Such happy boys

Ashlyn seriously made the perfect Snow White.  

A lot of the houses are decorated like this and it is just so festive and fun.

Her bag full of candy

Look at all that candy!  (Again, she will only get to actually eat a few pieces but we won't tell her that just yet, as the fun is in acquiring candy.)