Halloween

After all the other Halloween festivities, I was amazed the girls still wanted to put their costumes on when the big day arrived!  I was even more shocked that little Brooklyn even kept her wings on! :)  For dinner we had our traditional mummy dogs and apple monster mouths, then we headed out for some trick or treating.

We just went to a few houses on our street, but the girls loved it.  Brooklyn caught on quickly as Maylee took the lead.  Brooklyn however thought you were supposed to eat the candy right when you got it, so she lagged behind a bit as she tried to bust into her bag!

(trying to take a little peek while walking down the street!)

(Going through the loot!  They didn't waste any time to see the goods they scored.)

Happy Halloween!

Halloween day

Halloween is a fun day for more than just the trick-or-treating (and candy!)... it is my mom's birthday!  Our new tradition is taking my mom to lunch at Cafe Rio, so this year we took advantage of being out in Gilbert and went to a little farm.  The girls had a good time walking through the pumpkin patch, seeing the animals and chickens, playing in the jumper, and finding their way through a hay maze.  Maylee liked the hay maze a lot more than I thought they would.

(on the hayride... it was sunny... it got hot)

(this is pretty much what Brooklyn wanted to do the whole time- forget about the animals and bouncer, she was hungry!)

Halloween festivities!

Halloween definitely seemed like more than one day this year.  It started the week before and continued!  We got plenty of use out of their cute costumes.  

Toddler Time at the library was so much fun the week before Halloween.  They had the kids wear their costumes, listen to Halloween books and songs, and then the kids went trick-or-treating to different stations in the library.  They even had a little craft at the end!  Our library does an amazing job with the activities for the kids.

 We also had our ward Halloween party on the Friday night.  The girls had a fun time wearing their costumes and doing the different booths.  

I was shocked Brooklyn kept the wings and tutu on for most of the night.

 Maylee was hilarious.  She did the cupcake walk and won a cupcake and then just sat right back down in the chair to eat it.  And it was a big cupcake.  It took her awhile to eat it.  She seemed confused as to why everyone was still walking around her.  I guess she just wanted a place to sit and enjoy her treat.  Funny thing- they kept calling her number to win a cupcake.  They finally just remembered what number chair she was in and would pick out another one if they called her chair.

 A Halloween play-date at grandma's house!  Halloween BINGO and pumpkin cookies!

October Happenings

Maylee has dance every Tuesday morning.  She comes home saying all the ballet terms that she learns and has her barbies do the moves!

 More zoo trips in the fabulous weather!

 Jeff and I were able to celebrate the end of busy season with a fancy-shmancy date.  We went to a nice steakhouse in Scottsdale and then got cupcakes from Sprinkles for dessert (and yes, Jeff's steak was truly as big as his monstrous plate!)