Trick-or-Treat!

We had such a great Halloween!  It was Beckett's first Halloween and we were so excited to take both the kids trick-or-treating this year.

Beckett was a monkey and Presley was a good little witch. 

 Is he not the cutest little monkey you have ever seen?

 And of course Presely was just precious in her little witch costume!  She loved the hat and broom!!!

 Sweet little Becks did a great job riding around the neighborhood in the wagon.

 Presley and her friend, Jenni-Claire.

 

 She did such a great job trick-or-treating.  I thought she might be a little bit scared but she walked right up to every door all by herself.  

   
 

Beckett so cute in his little "1st Halloween" jammies!

Happy Halloween!

Presley's Halloween Parade

On Halloween morning, Presley's school had a Halloween parade.  All the parents gathered on the playground as the students marched around in their costumes. It was so cute and Pres looked adorable!  She wanted to be a princess at school, so she went as Cinderella.

 

Enjoy the pics of the parade below!

 

My sweet little princess!

Pumpkin Carving

The day before Halloween, Blaine had to go out of town for the night.  When he's away time seems to creep by at a snail's pace.  We had taken family pictures that morning before he left and as a result, Pres missed her gymnastics class.  I was trying to figure out what we could do when it hit me...tomorrow is Halloween!  Let's carve the pumpkin!

I drew the face.  Presley decided that the pumpkin needed some hair, so she took care of that part.

I carefully cut the top off the pumpkin and called Pres over to look inside.

That was a mistake.  She took one look at the string and seeds that filled the inside and immediately ran away.  She kept saying "I don't want a pumpkin anymore!".

Okay, so pumpkin carving was not her thing.  I quickly had to change gears and figure out what part of this she would like.  After a minute or two I finally came up with the perfect pumpkin activity for Presley...roasting pumpkin seeds.  She loves to cook so I knew this would be right up her alley.

A little butter.

A few sprinkles of cinnamon.

A dash of allspice.

Some sugar.

And a few grates of nutmeg.

Into the oven they went for 1 hour.

I finished the jack-o-lantern alone.  Pres liked it when it was all finished, especially when it was all lit up!

She was so excited when it was time to try the pumpkin seeds.

She loved them!  

I may not have a carving partner, but at least I have a little cooking buddy.