Happy Halloween

Halloween is a favorite
around here,
and like most years,
the girls had very definite
ideas about their costumes.

Lexi's became a bit of a family affair
with her, mom, dad and Bailey
inspired by the movie
"A League of their own".
We can't say that our hot dog was thrilled
with his costume, but we sure thought
he looked adorable.
Ryleigh went off on her own,
dressing up like Hermione from Harry Potter.

The girls had a lot of fun
with all the festivities
leading up to the big day.
They enjoyed the school book parade,
1st Grade Pumpkin Spin day,
a 4th grade Halloween playdate with limbo,
bobbing for apples and pumpkin painting,
and, of course, the grand finale...trick or treating.

It rained and rained and rained some more
on the 31st, with no end in sight.
One brave neighbor invited the whole crew
over for dinner and games,
and just as the kids finished eating,
the skies parted and the rain stopped.
It was perfectly dry for trick or treating,
and the girls had a ball.

Lexi was unable to sprint from house
to house this year thanks to her friend's
highway blimp costume,
and this made it much easier to keep track
of her whereabouts.
And in typical Ryleigh fashion,
after about an hour she called it quits
to go home, eat her candy and open the
door for the older kiddos.