...go trick or treating.
(Sorry for the blog absence. No excuses. Please don't leave.)
After naps on Halloween we loaded up our kiddos and drove the 45 minutes to my sister's house in Spanaway. Even though I still miss Bellingham, I am thankful to be living closer to my sisters again because of days like this. We invited Darin's sister and her little guy to join us for some fun, and my other sister showed up too! It was a real party.
We had a delicious dinner (thanks again, Jason) and then prepared for the fun of trick-or-treating in Michelle's development neighborhood.
Thank goodness for warm baby costumes!
Dani wasn't so thrilled with the stroller, so I promptly handed off the camera and carried her in the front-pack for a while. Problem? My sister had told me her camera battery was dead, and I didn't get ANY pictures of her kiddos in costume. Maybe we'll have to do a staged photoshoot sometime this month?
Here are a few pictures I think Darin took.
(Hey, it looks like we've got some blurry cousins in these next few shots!)
Maya and Macey did a great job at helping Daisy up the steps to the houses for about the first 20 or so houses. And then the novelty of waiting for a two-year-old wore off. I was proud they lasted as long as they did. So Michelle, Darin & I took turns helping her up to houses and we hit a few more. But by then it was getting really dark, and Daisy was getting freaked out when groups of kids would come running up behind her. She also wasn't such a huge fan of the scary costumes and after a big meltdown we decided to call it a night.
Looks like these two were done as well.
Daisy kept talking about the "scary stuff" as Darin carried her all the way home, but was sure excited to dump out her candy once we arrived! And now she wants Halloween every day.
Darin took a little video of the trick-or-treating action as well. Really cool to contrast with last year.
Check back tomorrow for Halloween Part 2: Molly & Lexie vs. Mike Myers.
