Halloween Weekend (finally)

FRIDAY

We had fun at Auntie Sherry's for the big trick or treat fest. I even got to meet some new kids, Ty and Adi, whose mom is friends with Mom. She was going to try to get a hold of her friend Kris, but before she had the chance, we ran into them at the playground!

Friday, Daddy carved a pumpkin. We watched him pull the guts out and said, "Ewwww!"
I got in on the decorating with some markers. Auntie Sherry added the words; I'm not quite that advanced just yet!


I found some more of the Ewwww stuff while I was drawing on Mr. Pumpkin!

Like my Dora shirt from Grandma Mary? Dora lights up whenever I move...so it only stops when I take a nap.

This witch luminary cackled and spoke whenever we walked by it. It was funny. I don't know if Charlie liked it as much as I did, but at least she posed nicely with us.


Soon enough, it was time to dress up as one of my three favorite Sesame Street characters,

Abby Cadabby. Mom thought she would be easier to be than Elmo or Zoey. I did get to carry an Elmo bucket, though.
Here I am at the end of the first round of trick or treating. My skirts were riding up, my pants were riding down, and my shirt was off kilter, but I was having a BLAST! We had to come in for eat something other than snacks, so I ate...
MORE SNACKS! Don't worry. They did get some real food in me too. While I was eating, I took off most of my costume, including the pony tails, so Mom had to fix me up quick to do a little more candy seeking at Kris' house.
I had fun there. She let me help hand out candy. That may have been my favorite activity of the night. I got to help with that at Auntie Sherry's too; I really liked seeing other kids and their costumes.

My loot at the end of the night. Daddy didn't even wait for me to go to bed before he started stealing treats!

SATURDAY

The next day besides trying to get to my Elmo bucket for more suckers, we did some errands, then came home for my nap. I was so tired from the night before, I slept all afternoon. Mom wasn't sure if I would wake up in time for evening Mass. It was a good thing I had that long nap. After church (where someone gave me a quarter to put in my pocket -- and I didn't even have to say trick or treat!) we went to dinner and did a few more errands so we didn't get home until close to 9:00. I was tired again! Earlier in the day, Mom and Auntie Sherry took some pictures of me wearing this hat Mom got on a trip to Duluth when she was in school. She has a picture of her wearing it, and her friend Kris is in it too -- how funny is that?! If we can find that photo, Daddy and I may sneak it on here.
SUNDAY

We went back to the park for a little while so I could swing and slide some more. I love to swing as high as anyone will let me! The tallest slides are my favorites too!
Daddy flew some kites while we were at the park. I liked this dragon one a lot. I kept calling it Dragon Tales. It was a little chilly that day, so we cut the outdoor fun short, and headed back to watch my beloved "Bikings" play football. Unfortunately, I had to take a nap and missed most of the game. Then it was back to home for us. I was awake and unhappy for most of the drive. I don't enjoy sleeping or even being in my car seat as much as I used to!

AFTER THE WEEKEND

The next few days were we had such nice weather Mom and I spent most of our time outside. I got my first experience at filling birdfeeders, and now I am concerned every day whether or not the chickadees (yes, I know which ones they are) have enough food.