Monday, November 1, 2010

Happy Halloween!

We started out our Halloween festivities by going to the grade school to watch the Halloween parade. Ava was so excited!

She would get so excited to find her friends walking by. "Hi, Kiya!!!"
I don't think she realized that they were kids dressed in costumes. If she saw a Disney princess or Jessie from Toy Story, she really thought that's who they were. So cute!

"Ew, Snow White, you are so bootiful!" :)
This was the first year that I attempted to make her costume. Not the greatest, but I didn't resort to using the hot glue gun like I thought I would. Ava's favorite part of the costume, her "purple bra". :)
Then off to the church for a Halloween party. Aren't they the cutest little mermaid, zombie, dog stuck in a bag of dog food, and Tim McGraw you have ever seen?!
Can't forget the other cousin, Chloe, as a lady bug.
Ava got really into trick or treating this year. She was getting so excited. She would run from one house to the next just giggling. She would ask, "mom, do you think they have a doorbell?" She was more concerned about ringing the door bell than getting candy. She also figured out that if there was a group of kids already at a house, she would wait until they left just so she could ring the bell :). She was so much fun this year, I can't wait until next year!







Decorating Pumpkins

So I chickened out again this year. I just can't seem to bring myself to carve a pumpkin with Ava yet. I don't think she would enjoy it, and I would have to end up doing cleaning all of the guts out myself. I hate that job! Next best thing, painting!!! I don't think Ava even knows there is a different way to decorate pumpkins :). Maybe next year when we're both a little braver.


I forgot to get a picture of the final masterpiece, oops. Ava always has so much fun painting. You can give her just about anything, and she would be happy to paint it :)