Halloween

We really enjoy Halloween every year. It's by far our favorite holiday to decorate for/participate in. I hope the girls grow to love it as much as Reed and I do. This year, we took both the girls trick-or-treating while Nana stayed home to hand out candy for us. Emily had a great first experience trick-or-treating. We just did a small block then brought her back home and put her to bed. She loved looking around at all the kids in their costumes. Allyson is now a pro at trick-or-treating. By the middle of our round in the neighborhood, she was running up to each house at top speed (she made a couple of face plants in the process) and knocking on the door with her bucket. She even used her sword on a scary skeleton decoration at one house. Her enthusiasm made Reed and I laugh out loud on several occasions. We came home, met with her friend Andon next door for a little while (watching them feed each other Nerds was hilarious!), then we came home. Ally even got to sit and watch Scared Shrekless with us and Nana before going to bed.

Ladybug Emily and Pirate Ally
Cute little Lady

Friendly pirate

Mommy and Emily

Mommy and Ally

Ally knocking at the door

Ally walking up to a scary house

Princesses

Ally is crazy obsessed with princesses. She loves to dress up in her princess dresses, watch her Disney princess movies, read princess stories, and make up stories about princesses. So when I heard that Disney Princesses on Ice was coming to town, I snatched up tickets in the front row for Ally, me and Reed. Needless to say, she had a great time eating her popcorn (she wouldn't let go of it!) and watching all her favorite characters come to life on the ice. Here are just two pictures of the prettiest princess I saw there:

Ally passed out int he backseat after the show
Mommy and Ally after the show