Happy Halloween

This Halloween was a ton of fun! I have to admit that I had a little bit of a bad attitude going into Halloween this year. We had a week that was filled with something to do every single morning & evening as well. Kamryn had to dress up on Monday for her playgroup & Wednesday evening was the costume carnival at our church. So...by the time Halloween rolled around I was really tired, & honestly just wanted to curl up in bed.

I got the kids all ready, Daddy arrived home, when we realized that Cayden didn't have his Peter Pan hat. The kids were all playing with it the night before...so it had to be in our house somewhere...one would think. :) We all searched the house up & down to no avail. So of course there were some tears from our boy...which explains his red eyes in the pictures. After wiping the tears we were on to the neighbors garage to eat pizza & go trick or treating!

The kids had so much fun this year! The weather was absolutely beautiful & warm...so they didn't have to wear layers over their costumes. They enjoyed pizza with the neighbors & then the Dad's were off with the whole crew for some trick or treating. They were all soooo excited!! It was fun to watch them all go off with huge smiles on their cute little faces. The ladies stayed back to hand out the candy outside & chat...it was really a relaxing evening for us. :)

This year was the first time that they all made it around the entire neighborhood & all the way around the block. This was also the first year that our shy little Addyson ran up to each door with the kids to get candy, instead of needing prodding from Daddy. We were so proud of her. Cayden of course had no problems running ahead with Natalie. And little Miss Kamryn didn't miss a beat!! Eric said she marched up to all of the houses and said "trick or treat" to about 50% of them. She was sooo excited to be a part of the big kids group. I think she came home with even more candy than Cayden & Addyson! She was a little trooper!

After trick or treating the kids had fun just running around in the front yard and burning off some more energy. Grandma & Grandpa D. stopped by to see the kids in their costumes, & Grandpa ended up swinging the kids around & getting tackled by each & every one of them. The kids had a riot! Then it was inside the Marzolino house for some adult talk & kids running around the house.

Needless to say by the time we arrived home that night the kids were all out immediately. Cayden slept in the next morning until 8 am & the girls until 9 am. That almost never, ever happens...and boy was it nice.

Summing up the evening...I had a great time just watching the kids just being kids & lovin' it. Was I tired at the end of the night, yes, but it was great fun for all. The kids had a blast & the best thing in the world is to watch your kids being happy.

Enjoy our little ladybug, Tinkerbell, & Peter Pan!!