Trick or Treating

Halloween has come and gone. Phew, that was tiring. For at least 2 weeks we've been doing pumpkin carnivals and activities at school, etc etc. What will Christmas be like?

Here was her lunch on Friday. I made a special Jack O' Lantern sandwich, and also included some roasted pumpkin seeds from when we carved her pumpkin (are you rolling your eyes yet?). She ate exactly 1 bite of her sandwich.

I was actually a little worried about her, because all she ate for her entire lunch and snack at school was a box of raisins. And she never eats raisins. And for dinner she had only broth with a few noodles.
But when time for costumes and trick or treating came around, she was more than ready. Her costume was Strawberry Shortcake. I was able to talk her out of being Hannah Montanna....this year anyway. If you click on the picture, you can see I've dotted little freckles on her nose and given her rosey cheeks.

Bob and the neighbors all walked the kids around in a group, and we (the moms) were shocked that they were gone for well over an hour! They came home with lots of candy and treats and had a great time running around outdoors in their pj's while the adults visited. Parker was up WAY past her bedtime, but she had a great Halloween.

Quick fall pictures

I haven't posted in a while....so here are some quick pictures I've taken this week. Our maple trees out front have started showing fall color and they look so good! I even saw a neighbor out taking pictures of them. None of the rest of the trees on the street are showing color yet, so ours are a burst of color when you turn the corner.

This afternoon we carved Parker's pumpkin. Like last year, she put together a design on the computer, then transferred it, then we cleaned it out and carved it. She seemed to have a longer attention span last year.

Tonight she was SUPER excited about tomorrow being Halloween. She was giddy and full of energy despite having a very long full day. I do not envy her teacher tomorrow.....it's picture day, AND Halloween. Can you imagine?

It will probably be saturday sometime before I can get pictures posted of her in her costume. Just though I'd mention that so the loyal readers aren't up all night hitting 'refresh'.