Halloween Fun

We had a great time on Halloween this year.  The girls had a Halloween party in the early afternoon where they played tons of games and got way to much candy.  We went to Nani and Papa's house, plus a few of their neighbors, to trick or treat.  Then it was off to dinner with the family.  After that, the girls and I sat on the front porch giving out candy to all the trick or treaters.  At least I gave out candy, they mostly ate candy.  It was a great memory making night together.  Oh how I love my girls!

So the girls were not feeling very cooperative when it came to letting me take their picture.  They were way more interested in getting to the party! 

First, my sweet Abby who looked so cute as Minnie Mouse.  I can't get over how tall she has gotten!  She has the longest legs!!!

Next, was silly Macey who was the cutest, blondest, Pocahontas I've ever seen. She was especially proud of her gold arm band tattoos.  I'm not sure if she is ever going to get grown up teeth to fill up all those holes!

And last but not least there was Tinkerbell Shelby who did everything in her power to make taking pictures of her just a little bit harder.  This didn't surprise me a bit!

I know what will be funny.  I'll "fly" in the background of Macey's picture.  Mom will love that!



What?  You want to take my picture?  I better hide!

Surprise!  I'm so funny. 

OK, I'll let you take one.  How do you like this pose? 

 I know what will be even better...running away! 

 Trick or Treat!

 No one gives more candy than Nani and Papa!

 The scary goblin that glowed when the girls got close and told them not to steal candy from the bowl at his feet.  It made the girls jump even though they knew what was coming.  They loved it!

Finally home and taking advantage of the one night a year that mom doesn't regulate their candy intake.

The Pumpkin Patch

We spent a family day at the local pumpkin farm and corn maze last weekend.  My mom, her friend Dorothy, and my sister got to come too.  It was so much fun!  The girls favorite part was the slides. They could have played on them for hours! We picked out pumpkins for our porch.  Daddy led us successfully through the corn maze, and we even got to have a picnic.  I couldn't ask for a better day.

The girls loved all the cut-out boards!

 The tube races.  Shelby beat both her sisters! Bret was timing them.  Can you tell where they get their competitive nature?

 Musical instruments found on a farm.  Macey was fascinated by the idea of a "dinner bell."

 The slides were by far the favorite!  The girls even got us adults on them by the end of the day.

 Our first attempt at a family photo.

 My beautiful Mama!

 Dorothy won the girls over with big cookies!

Bret showing off his new found muscles.  This picture is classic Bret!

 Riding trikes through the haystack maze.

 Family photo attempt number two in the corn maze.

 Macey and Dorothy

 Aunt Lizzy and Shelby

 Abby and Mama

 Abby and Nani

 And another classic Bret picture...could he just slide down the slide with Shelby like everyone else?  Of course not!  He decided that they would show everyone how to really go down fast by making a bullet.  You can tell by Shelby's smile in the second picture that she was loving it.

 My beautiful girls on the hayride.

 Shelby held her Daddy's hands and sang songs to him all the way out to the pumpkin patch.  It was the sweetest thing!

 My little pumpkins. It was so bright, and they just couldn't keep their eyes open!