We had a nice, quiet Halloween. How 'bout y'all?
Jerm was out of town right before Halloween, so this mama was left on pumpkin duty.
All I'm going to say is this: There is no reason for a family of 6 to carve SIX pumpkins.
Four? Okay. One for each kiddo is totally reasonable. But six pumpkins to cut open. Six pumpkins to reach into, pulling out the slimy, sticky guts. That's a few too many for this Mama ;) Next year the older ones are at least going to help clean them out, lol!
Now, on to the fun part. The dressing up:
Kam changed her mind about her costume about 1.2 million times.
First she wanted to be a fairy. Then a princess. Then Tiana. Then Fairy Princess Tiana.
Then maybe a kitty. No, possibly a ballerina. And then finally, she settled on Princess Aurora. Perfect! She looked just like a little Sleeping Beauty.
Sierra had her heart set on Cinderella.
She used one of my old pageant gowns, and we found some white gloves.
Kenners wanted to be Ariel. I am no seamstress, but I did manage a little skirt set in aqua blue.
And Tay wound up being the little ballerina.
We'd thought about a fairy for her, but didn't figure she'd keep the wings on anyway, so a ballerina costume was the easiest, most comfy idea for a 1 year old ;)
First she wanted to be a fairy. Then a princess. Then Tiana. Then Fairy Princess Tiana.
Then maybe a kitty. No, possibly a ballerina. And then finally, she settled on Princess Aurora. Perfect! She looked just like a little Sleeping Beauty.
Sierra had her heart set on Cinderella.
She used one of my old pageant gowns, and we found some white gloves.
Kenners wanted to be Ariel. I am no seamstress, but I did manage a little skirt set in aqua blue.
And Tay wound up being the little ballerina.
We'd thought about a fairy for her, but didn't figure she'd keep the wings on anyway, so a ballerina costume was the easiest, most comfy idea for a 1 year old ;)
We trick-or-treated at a whopping four houses, and then snuggled up at home for Halloween specials. It was perfection! And now . . .
The holidays are officially upon us!
I LOVE this time of year!!!
8 comments :
Beautiful girls! I love this time of year too...it's so exciting!
They look so pretty! Yikes about 6 pumpkins! I didn't even attempt one this year.
It must have been surreal to see your daughter in one of your dresses! They all look so beautiful and girly - love it!
I am laughing at all the costume changes....sounds like someone I know. {Have you heard about how many dresses we go through for each and every dance? :)}
They look awesome Mama!
And yes, you need helpers with the pumpkin goopy stuff!
This is a really great time of year, for sure!
LOVE the deer pumpkin...was that an ode to Jeremy? :)
I love this time of year too!!!!
Your Halloween sounds great. My kids got enough candy to last a year. I am not exaggerating either.
SIX pumpkins? That is far too much work. I think I'd just buy one really big one and call it the family pumpkin! Problem solved. :o)
I love the costumes! Sierra is fitting wayyy too comfortably into one of your old pageant gowns. She shouldn't be old enough to do that!! ;o)
We carved two and that was plenty.
Correction: My husband carved two. I roasted the seeds...that's my job.
LOVE that black and white picture!
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