BOO!

Yeah, we don't do scary around here. My girls go running in the opposite direction from anything spooky, gory, or in any way creepy. This morning Finley screamed and ran out the door away from my mom snoring (very loudly) in the front room, ran again when daddy roared the 4-Runner engine to life as he was leaving for work, and hid behind my legs when she saw the dead bride at the bank. So, we keep it tame- princesses and the like.


This year, although my mom had brought both the girls adorable flamenco dancer dresses from Spain (which I thought would have made a fun costume), Avery was INSISTENT that she wanted to be Snow White. We had no choice but to go with it. So, my mom helped me make her a beautiful Snow White ensemble.

Avery also asked that daddy be her prince charming- he couldn't resist her pleadings. I think secretly, he LOVED it!

Finley, by default, ended up as the (most adorable) wicked witch carrying her basket of poison apples around wherever she went (which she was constantly nibbling on).

What was I you ask?! I got a pass. I had fun with my first attempt at making the costumes and they all are enjoying wearing them, which was good enough for me. Avery has gotten good use out of her costume already- Trunk-or-Treat at church on Tuesday, school on Thursday, dress-up to go to the bank this morning, and then she will wear it again tonight to go trick-or-treating. It makes it all worth the effort to see her face light up everytime she puts her costume on. I love Halloween! But as I have found with most things, it is even more fun experiencing it through the eyes of a child.

Now, what to do with all the candy?! We are already running on MAJOR sugar highs and we haven't even done the REAL trick-or-treating yet.

Happy Halloween!