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Pumpkins, Mice,and Spiders! Oh My! and Trick or Treat



October was a crazy month. Between school, Aaron, Tammy, and I all getting sick and losing our voices at the same time, The World Series, and Halloween, the month flew by. Maddy was the cutest Minnie Mouse ever for Halloween. We took her to a trunk or treat at a church within walking distance of our house. This Halloween it all clicked for Maddy. We stopped at a couple of houses in the neighborhood on the way over (ones that people were already sitting outside and we didn't have to knock). That got her warmed up enough to the idea of what trick or treat was about that by the time we got to the trunk or treat she was ready to go. She would stop at each car to get candy and grab her treat bag and open it up wide for the person to put the candy in. They also had a place where you could get you picture with Yoda. Maddy had no fear of all the different costumes we saw or spooky decorations we passed walking over to the church but she was terrified of Yoda. We put her on a bench in front of him to get a picture and she freaked out. It was hilarious.







Maddy and I also carved pumpkins Halloween morning. Maddy was the designer. She picked out the shape of the eyes, mouth and nose and then I carved it out. She had a great time making "pumpkin heads".







Look at my ears! I had a hard time convincing her that the ears went on top of her head. She thought they should go over her real ears. Makes sense.







Checking out the loot. When we got home from trick or treating, Maddy headed straight for the coffee table and dumped her treat bag to inspect the haul. She immediately began chowing down on the candy. It was so funny that she knew what to do. By the way, I don't think there is anyone in the world who can get more pure enjoyment out of a piece of sugary candy than a two year old. Maddy also got a plastic spider ring in her treats. I think that was the biggest hit of all. She plays with it every day. She gets it and sings, itsy bitsy spider. there is a video of her doing this below the pic. Enjoy!











Now, as Maddy says, it's "turkey time!" Can't believe it's already November. I'll post about our turkey making activities in another blog.

Comments

bee said…
So cute! And look at her get up from the floor all by herself and walk a few steps! Thanks again for sharing. I love every single post.
November 4, 2011 at 12:47 PM
Brandon E. said…
Funny how those little simple things like the spider ring become favorites. I remember a little rubber cow that was promo for some dairy thing I brought home, Daniel thought that was the greatest deal. Literally wore it out playing with it over the months
November 6, 2011 at 4:32 PM
Anonymous said…
Love it! She is the cutest Minnie ever. We are also enjoying our Halloween loot.
Brittany
November 6, 2011 at 6:04 PM
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