Costumes, Candy and Carving

Last Halloween, Zach was working and the girls were only 8 months old, so we didn't go out around the neighborhood or carve pumpkins or any of that. This year, Constance and Victoria had a blast! They got to wear their elephant outfits and go out in the front yard. woo hoo! We stopped by our neighbors' houses for a little trick or treating. Everyone loved their costumes. I haven't heard that many oohs and aahs since they were teeny-tiny babies. The girls loved walking to all the houses, and they got to play with the 3-year-old twin boys across the street. Constance learned how to roll down a grassy hill, which she did over and over, until she got a little bit of an allergic reaction to the grass!

Next, the girls discovered CANDY! I let Constance have a mini Hershey's bar, and Victoria a tiny bag of M&Ms. It didn't take them long to figure out that the other candy was right there in their Halloween "purses." They tried to eat the candy through the wrappers! Victoria got chocolate all over her face, hands, and costume. It was classic and so much fun.

The girls love it when the doorbell rings. Even as I was putting them to bed, trick-or-treaters would ring the bell and Victoria would gasp happily as Constance exclaimed "door!" It's either that or the sugar high; I can still hear them in their room, refusing to sleep.

We had picked out a great pumpkin at the pumpkin farm, but had never gotten around to carving it. So, Zach pulled out his carving knife and introduced the girls to pumpkin guts. As predicted, Victoria wanted nothing to do with the slimy orange innards, but Constance was all over it! We made a pretty cute, last-minute Halloween decoration and had a fabulous evening! Happy Halloween!!