Halloween Celebrations

Fall is flying by and we have stayed pretty busy. Especially during the past week as we were  celebrating Halloween. The kids sure had lots of fun this Halloween. My little girl dressed up as a cat and my baby boy was an alligator/ dragon. Pretty much all week long, we did a Halloween related activity: from arts and crafts at home, to looking at decorated houses/ storefronts to baking Pumpkin cookies and having Halloween parties, we did it all.

On Wednesday afternoon,  we had a Halloween Party at the Park with our friends and their mommies. The kids showed off their costumes, painted some pumpkins and enjoyed a spooky spread of delicious foods.

After a month of being on vacation and not going to preschool, Amelia finally went back on Friday and was very happy about it. Especially since they did their Halloween Party that day. Every child dressed up and so did their teachers. They did a little parade, played games and enjoyed some special treats for lunch.  

And Friday evening, it was time for trick-or treating. Amelia (and even Elliot) were very excited and didn't nap that day. Of course, the extra sugar she had at school didn't help either. We were invited at a friend's house for a pizza party and other delicious treats before we all headed out for some trick-or treating. The weather was perfect as it cooled down some and the kids weren't too hot in their costumes (always a concern in sunny Florida). Amelia and her friend Noah happily knocked on every door, saying "trick or treat" and "thank you" and filled up their buckets quickly with candies.

We all had a great time, enjoying spending time with friends and seeing the kids being so excited in their costumes and having fun. A great Halloween indeed :)

The next morning, Amelia had to inspect her "treasures" and was excited to find a lollipop among all those candies. She is not interested in anything else and knows that she only gets one small piece of candy a day (pretty soon the candy bag will disappear and no one will ask). That way, we stay away from the dentist for a while.