Trick or Treat

A perfect night for trick-or-treating! 

The weather was warm - warm enough that we didn't even need a light jacket. It's still 60 degrees at 11pm!

*I don't own a sewing machine, but I'm good with felt, hot glue and safety pins!

Max the fish - yay, a picture!

Piper's pumpkin.

And she needed me to carve an owl, since she was an owl...

We hit the neighborhood hot dog roast and then headed to a few neighbors to trick-or-treat. Max enjoyed putting candy back in the bowl more than taking it. Oh well. At least he went to the door, and actually would have just gone right on in if we would have let him! But he doesn't really like candy, and just wanted to run down the street and into the street, so after a few houses, Steve took him back to the house to help pass out candy, while I took Piper around the neighborhood. With the weather being so warm, she lasted quite a while and got a boatload of candy.

Of course little miss drama did cry herself to sleep in the end because a) it's going to be a whole year before Halloween comes again, and b) she spent so long trick-or-treating that she only got to pass out candy to one group of kids after we got home! So, if you're in the neighborhood, she'll be out in the driveway after school tomorrow passing out candy to anyone who comes by ;)

Hope everyone had a great Halloween!

Halloween Parade

Friday was Piper's school Halloween parade and fall carnival. She was very excited. They didn't have to do any work all day!

*didn't realize until after I got home that the camera was not on autofocus - oops

The teachers are required to dress up (I'm guessing, 'cause they were all costumed up). There were some very creative costumes!

The school owners, Mr. and Mrs. Jeffs.

They discourage any type of modern character, from tv or movies, or horror characters. They want the kids to dress as characters from classic novels, or heroic service people like firemen, or animals.

Someone gave Max a fireman hat.

Happy Halloween!

I'll try and get a picture of Max in his costume this evening, but don't hold your breath ;)

More from the Back Yard

A couple of neighbors came over, too.

Who Doesn't Love a Pile of Leaves?

Max.
Not quite sure what this whole leaf pile thing is all about...

Keep this in mind...

Trunk or Treat

Finished Piper's costume just in time for the school parade today! (more pictures of that to come)

So then I had a little time to throw together a little somethin' somethin' for me, just in time for our church trunk or treat ;) Thank you Katherine for pinning this idea on Pinterest. Meow.

Max was the same fish as last year, but started crying right after we got his costume on - it was pretty cold out, so no pictures yet...

Sneak Peek - Owl Costume

Piper was all willing to be the same jellyfish for Halloween that she was last year... until last night. I knew it was too good to be true. And she knew I wanted to make an owl costume for her last year... so, she got a very colorful owl cape from the leftover felt from Max's fish costume from last year. And luckily, he can't talk to tell me he doesn't want to be a fish again ;)

Movie Night

Another Reason to Love Fall

Caramel Apples. Mmmmm.

While Max took a nap, Piper and I made caramel apples.

First we unwrapped the caramels.

Then we added a little milk and melted it all up in the microwave.
And I showed her how to dip.

Then it was her turn. She dipped. And drizzled.

She was full of crazy faces.

She was pretty proud of herself. {and just for the record, she's attempting to grow her bangs out...}

YUM.

Lovin' fall!