To begin the festivities, Travis and Grace carved a pumpkin on Thursday night. Grace was so interested in helping, but once Travis started pulling out the "guts," she exclaimed, "Ooh, Daddy! That's disgusting!" It took some convincing, but then she stuck her hand inside the pumpkin and went to town. She had so much fun!
Here's a picture of the final result. Not bad, Trav!
Friday was a very busy day, starting with Grace's Dora birthday party at the little park. She invited all her neighborhood friends and their nannies for lunch, cake, a bounce house and a pinata. Gabby and Dori did a great job pulling it all together, and I think the kids had a great time! Then, that evening, we started getting trick-or-treaters around 6:00. We were eating dinner, but Grace insisted on running to the door each time the doorbell rang to pass out candy. As usual, sweet Ella was ready for bed by 7:00, but I couldn't let her go without getting some pictures in her fairy costume. We didn't let her eat any candy, but she had fun playing with it. 
Here's are some shots of Grace's first Halloween... 
And, here's one family picture. Ella was DONE at this point. 
Once Ella was in bed, we headed off for our own candy gathering. Grace was a mermaid, although she didn't keep the wig after I finished snapping pictures. 
We made her go up to each door and say "trick-or-treat" without assistance. She did so well and got lots of compliments on her costume. Most people thought she was a princess, and when they said so, she'd promptly turn around and stick our her mermaid tail. Too cute! She did not want to wait until we got home to dig into her candy, so she ate most of her candy between houses. A highlight of the evening--touching the neighbors' spider web after weeks of anticipation! After making the block, we decided to call it a night. After all, her birthday is tomorrow!
Here's a picture of the final result. Not bad, Trav! Friday was a very busy day, starting with Grace's Dora birthday party at the little park. She invited all her neighborhood friends and their nannies for lunch, cake, a bounce house and a pinata. Gabby and Dori did a great job pulling it all together, and I think the kids had a great time! Then, that evening, we started getting trick-or-treaters around 6:00. We were eating dinner, but Grace insisted on running to the door each time the doorbell rang to pass out candy. As usual, sweet Ella was ready for bed by 7:00, but I couldn't let her go without getting some pictures in her fairy costume. We didn't let her eat any candy, but she had fun playing with it. Here's are some shots of Grace's first Halloween... And, here's one family picture. Ella was DONE at this point. Once Ella was in bed, we headed off for our own candy gathering. Grace was a mermaid, although she didn't keep the wig after I finished snapping pictures. We made her go up to each door and say "trick-or-treat" without assistance. She did so well and got lots of compliments on her costume. Most people thought she was a princess, and when they said so, she'd promptly turn around and stick our her mermaid tail. Too cute! She did not want to wait until we got home to dig into her candy, so she ate most of her candy between houses. A highlight of the evening--touching the neighbors' spider web after weeks of anticipation! After making the block, we decided to call it a night. After all, her birthday is tomorrow!
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