Well, as usual we are running late on our blogging. I know we are almost at thanksgiving, but I thought I should share a little bit of the fun that we had this Halloween. The morning began with some pumpkin decorating. I am the only one in my family who enjoys carving pumpkins, but I was tired of carving three or four each year. So I decided to carve one pumpkin and let the little ones paint there pumpkins. They were so excited! I set up a sheet on the dining room floor, set out a bunch of paint and let them have at it. Very funny how different my girls are, Gabby painted a nice pumpkin and had a spot of paint on her the size of dime. Gracie on the other hand was covered from head to toe with paint. My mom got to come share the Halloween weekend with us and really got into the spirit, costume included:). We got the girls dressed up, Gabby was Tinkerbell and Gracie was a peacock. They looked so adorable! Then we were off to trick or treat. The art of trick or treating has drastically changed since I moved here. They do not go door to door like at home, the houses are further apart, with long driveways and mostly all gravel roads. So we instead go to the outlet mall in town and all the stores hand out a lot of candy. Then we hop in the car and make the required stops at the houses of friends and family. I kind of miss the old way, but the kids have fun and they don't know any different. Needless to say they made a nice haul and had a great time. Now we look forward to the next holiday, my favorite Thanksgiving!!!
