Halloween Festivities

We are in full Halloween spirit over here. The costumes and pumpkins are bought, the decorations are up, and we are eagerly awaiting Zoo Boo and of course Trick or Treating. In the meantime, we have found some pre-Halloween activities to keep us busy.

The other evening, Emma and I made some Halloween cupcakes. She was so excited, and proud to help me make them. I pretty much let her help with pretty much every possible thing she could, and she just ate it all up. She loved helping make them, and they tasted delicious when we were done.

John was gone in West River for a work retreat on Thursday and Friday, so I stayed pretty busy between working and taking care of the kids. The week flew by pretty quickly, but it was uneventful and everything went very well.

This past weekend was very busy, but a lot of fun. On Saturday, Emma and I got her dressed in her Bat Girl costume, and we hit up Hy-Vee for some trick or treating, pumpkin decorating, and cookie decorating. Emma had a blast, and probably ate too much candy. Since it was about 70 degrees out, and absolutely beautiful outside, we went to a park afterwards and played for a while.

In the late afternoon, we headed to Good Reform Church for some Trunk or Treating. We met up with Johnny and Kristina and their kids, and Marie and Abby. There were a lot of people there, but the kids had a great time. They made a pretty good haul Trunk or treating, and then there were kids games and prizes inside the church. Emma was so excited to hang out with Abby and Anna, and Elliott just went with the flow. He doesn't mind the trick or treating stuff, but he doesn't actually love it either. Once we had enough of the crowds, we went to TC Referee's for some supper, and then called it a night.

Today was a little more low-key. We went to church, watched the Vikings sucks terribly, and then just stayed at home and played with the kids. It was another beautiful fall day, and we raked up some leaves and the kids enjoyed jumping around and playing in them.

Now the kids are asleep, John's at church paying bills, and I am enjoying a show while I blog. A nice ending to a wonderful weekend. So not looking forward to starting another week though!

Emma and I love Fall

Baking cupcakes 

So proud of her cupcakes 

Bat Girl

Decorating Pumpkins 

Fun at the park

Failing at the group shot

Fun at the Trunk or Treating 

Bat Girls 

Leaves!!!