Halloween was VERY celebrated this year! For the first time, Kendall was able to celebrate Halloween at school and boy did they ever celebrate. She started singing Halloween songs and bringing home Halloween art the first week in October. She decided on a costume early in October and acquired not one, but TWO Tinkerbell costumes; one made by Nana and one purchased by Nana. The dress Nana made was so much better, but didn't fit too well so an executive decision was made to just purchase a new one and let her grow into the homemade costume.
The day of Halloween, Kendall went to school in her costume. You will notice in the pictures below that the costume was not either of the Tinkerbell costumes but was rather her old Ariel costume. Early morning costume change aside, Tinkerbell Ariel was a smash hit in the costume parade and waved and blew kisses at everyone. I think the child was born to be in a parade. If she knew what a float was, I'm sure she'd have insisted on being perched upon one of those instead of walking.
Below is Kendall's My Halloween Masterpiece. Kendall was interested in gutting this pumpkin for all of 10 seconds. Maybe. She was interested in decorating it for about twice that amount of time. I, however, obsessed over it daily for 5 days during which time it was gutted, carved, "embalmed," (sprayed with clorox water solution then all cut areas covered in vaseline), bejeweled, wheeled, crowned, bejeweled for a second time, refrigerated, bejeweled for a third time, then princessed, with the utmost of care. Translation: My obsessive compulsive disorder may have peaked with this pumpkin.
Most. Gorgeous. Tinkerbell. Ever.
Thankfully, I did not have to physically stuff Kendall into the Tinkerbell dress or her wings and she happily posed for pictures while waiting for her friend, Silke, from school to join us in trick or treating.
Silke was dressed as a "nice baby vampire" and her mom was a "nice mommy vampire." Fortunately, no questions about what "un-nice" vampires might do were asked. Silke's mom's name is Kendall which is an added bonus to her already high cool quotient.
Of course the Conley kids trick or treated with us too! Liam was an astronaut, Margaret was Doc McStuffins, and Emma was, as Kendall called her "Tink Two(Too?)."
As much fun as these kids had last year, it paled in comparison to the crazy display of candy begging that occurred this year. Out. Of. Control. We all lost each other at one point and, somewhat predictably, found each other at the house of the neighbor who, in a shining display of brilliance, had set up a wine/beer bar on their sidewalk.
Love this picture of Kendall "flying" down the street! I was trying to capture the sparkly light-up wings, but seem to have forgotten how to use my fancy camera.
When we got back to the house, she wanted to help hand out candy for a while. I actually heard her say to a toddler, "No, I said you can have two pieces, that's three. Can you count?" Oy. Then she dumped out her bag (so she had more room for more candy) and went back out trick or treating with Daddy.
It didn't last long. They returned within 10 minutes because Kendall's feet hurt and she said it was bedtime. "Bedtime" didn't happen for another good hour. Here she is with her loot. Some really good stuff was given out this year. Only two bags of pretzels. It always baffles and slightly irks me when people hand out things like organic fruit snacks and pretzels for Halloween.
I had to include this picture of random strangers because this father/son costume was the funniest thing I've seen. Even funnier when they ran up the street together in an ostrich race!
Now that Halloween is officially over, IT'S TIME FOR CHRISTMAS JAMMIES!!! :)
