on halloween night...

we started off with a self-taken family photo. it's called set the timer and run. and it didn't end in a nuclear meltdown....success!

i love halloween night.

it's so much more fun with little ones.

they were both so excited!

and i guess i discounted carson a bit....thinking that he wouldn't get it and would just be along for the ride.

boy was i wrong.

he joined right on in, just like a veteran.

we should give the little ones more credit than we do.

they are far smarter than we think :)

carson walked his little legs off.

and we met up with some friends along the way.

it's so much more fun with little friends!

once he got his cookie, he was all set for the night.

he was so fun to watch.

of course, i knew miss emma would have a blast.

when the night was over, i was kinda sad to see it go. so here's to next year...maybe we'll be celebrating in a new house by then? heaven help me if we aren't.

it sure would be fun to have some of our family along for our trick or treat night out :)

neighborhood costume party

ariel & sebastian attended our neighborhood costume party this year.

i was super pleased with both of their costumes. if only i could get a little quicker at my sewing :)

we carved a pumpkin, and miss emma picked the design. she wanted him super smiley.

and we managed to get a family photo, which always makes me so happy.

here are my little sea creatures, waiting to be judged in the costume contest.

they didn't win, so emma was not impressed. that's always a good lesson for our kiddos, right?

a halloween outing...

we made some plans with some friends to meet at the local grocery store for an afternoon of fun.

sounds odd, i know, but this little ariel will do just about anything to be able to dress up :)

i whipped up bro's costume pretty last minute. i was thankful that the rangers were in the playoffs. while hubby watched the games, i quietly cussed sewed with my sewing machine.

Sebastian was my inspiration. I used a red t-shirt from target, some of miss emma's red leggings, and some felt for the rest. Sebastian's sleeves were made from Emma's leftover red soccer socks.

So sweet.

And our daddy was home to take a quick pic.

Of course, the best one had the worst lighting. geez.

First was cookie decorating.

Then, oreo stacking...

Then cookie eating...

And face painting too...

They had tons of games, bobbing for apples, a ring toss, but mostly Emma liked being with her little ladybug friends.

pics in the patch...

I love them both! So cute!

Costumes on Parade

Emma's little preschool had their annual Costume Parade, and Emma went as Ariel. I made her costume this year, and got the idea from this blog.

She saw me reading that blog last year, and told me that she wanted her costume to look just like that one, so I did the best I could :) You should check out their costumes from this year...truly amazing!

I figured if Emma was going to be Ariel, then this little guy could be Sebastian. I definitely had my work cut out for me.

The parade was fun...

And all of the little costumes were just precious.

This one was my favorite! So creative!

We got one quick class photo...

And then, I was off to the gym.

All of her friends were princesses this year :) It was a fun morning for all of them.