Happy Halloween!

We had a SpOoKy Halloween weekend together! We had something planned every night this weekend, so I thought one big post about our weekend would be best!

Before Tae Kwan Do on Friday evening, we went to the store and picked out our pumpkins (and it was slim pick 'ums, won't do that again). Afterward, we headed home to start carving! The kids drew faces on their little pumpkins that we didn't carve and then got down and dirty gutting the big ones out! Kyan loved this part and did a great job getting everything outta them! I picked out the seeds amongst the slime (they are my favorite part of the whole messy process)!And what would be pumpkin carving without a little crack?!

Our creations!

Then on Saturday, after dance class (if you haven't seen Lola shaking her groove thing to the Monster Mash yet, click here, it is too cute) and an afternoon of hanging out at the house, we headed to Grandma and Grandpa's church for their annual "Trunk or Treat"! It was as fun as we remembered it (only this time it seemed better planned and the carnival/chili cook off was outside - so much more room)! I wish I would have taken a picture of the pots of chili, there had to have been at least 40 of them, and the two that I tried were delicious! It was nice to get to spend time with them, as it seems like we haven't seen them in forever!

Here is Kyan and Lola right before we left the house!

Playing games and "trunk-or-treating"!
For those that don't know what "trunk-or-treat" is, members of the church line up their cars in the parking lot, trunks pointing out, decorating them up nice and festive, and pass out candy to the kids that attend! It is so creative and such a safe way to have the kids trick or treat!

And Kyan, he is so protective over his little sister. It was pretty busy and while standing in line, he put his little hands on her shoulders and made sure that she was able to keep her place in line! It was a heart melting moment for a mama to watch.

Now, for Halloween! Our morning started off with a visit from Grandma Donna! Chad went to the Cardinals game while I stayed home with the kids (something about it being Halloween and it being one of my favorite holidays made me wanna watch it on the big screen today). The kids and I went to Michael's craft store to get supplies for the next wreath I have cooking up in my head (I think I am crafting tomorrow with my neighbor Karen - if you are reading, hi! Yes, I am talking about you - who brought her girlfriends over to see the current wreath on the door! They all loved it and it made me feel proud! She wants to make one for fall too, think we might be crafting tomorrow! Anyone else in?!) A little nap for Lola and then it was time to head out to walk around the neighborhood (which Lola wasn't really having, come our third night of busy Halloween "stuff" she was pretty much done, but made it down the street and back) as soon as daddy got home!
Usually Kyan likes to go and get MORE candy and will stay out longer with daddy, but this year, it was all about passing it out! Both kids had a blast with this part of the night and I think might have preferred it over knocking on all the doors!

And when neighbor Ella and her girlfriend came over, I was officially off candy duty! The three of them took over!
I am so happy to live in such a safe neighborhood! The kids were running in and out of our house and the neighbors house all night! At one point, I walked inside and Chad asked if it was okay that they were all upstairs playing?! Almost as soon as he asked they were all next door! It makes me that much more motivated to try to start up the Pink Flamingo Fridays (more on that later)!

Hope everyone had as great of a weekend as we did!

Happy Halloween from The Roseland Family to yours!