Halloweekend

Whew . . . it is 8:30pm on Halloween night, and I am all tuckered out! Our weekend was jam-packed with tons of ghoulish activities. Thank goodness Grandma and Grandpa Adolphson was here to help us accomplish everything. Here is a run down of the weekend:

Friday - We kicked off our Halloween celebration by carving some pumpkins. This is something I have always loved to do. It's a time when you get to work with vegetables that you don't have to eat, get messy and be creative all at the same time. When it comes to working with the pumpkins, my girls are at all different stages:

Jocie loves to dig out all the guts, and also designs and carves (under supervision) her pumpkin all on her own.

Ella won't have anything to do with the insides of the pumpkin, but does an awesome job drawing her own pattern (free hand) for me to carve when she is finished. She even went above-and-beyond this year by drawing two rows of bats all the way around the top of the pumpkin!

Claire was excited about everything! She even dug her little hand in to pull out some of the guts . . . and even went back for more!

Saturday - We started our morning by getting all dressed up for a Halloween Parade that was happening in downtown Monticello. Hundreds of children and their parents marched from Walgreen's to the Community Center in their adorable costumes. Inside the Community Center was a bunch of different activities that ranged from coloring contests to hula hooping to an arts and crafts table. It was total chaos, but the girls seemed to like it.

Sunday - was the main event. We started our tricks and treats early this year because of the holiday landing on a Sunday (not cool). We raced up and down our block and the next. After that, the little girls were ready to call it quits, but not our Joice! She joined some of her best friends in Monticello, and continued for another hour. At the looks of our girls' booty bags, I am going to have some major candy rationing to do!!

Happy Halloween to all and to all a Good Night!