My Love Bugs

We hope everyone had a happy Halloween!  This mama is smiling but exhausted!  It is a lot of work pulling off memorable holidays for the kiddos.  We went to several different Halloween events this year and the girls had fun each time wearing their costumes.

Here are the girls below after trick or treating two weekends ago at our town's Main Street.  We had a spaghetti dinner afterwards at the fire station with friends which was packed but fun.

Then, last weekend I took the girls trick or treating at our town's farmer's market while Will was laid up in the hospital nursing kidney stones.  We had been talking about trick or treating at the farmer's market all summer so I felt like I needed to keep our promise and take them.  It was a lot of work getting them in their multiple layers of clothing and packing them up in the car by myself, but it was definitely worth it. It was cold but very sunny and I couldn't stop beaming with pride as my sweet little insects said "trick or treat" and "thank you" to each of the vendors.  They made out at the farmer's market with local, organic apples, candy and a free pumpkin for each of them.

 Here Emma is taking a break in the sunshine.

 Here is my beautiful butterfly, climbing the stairs as we left the farmer's market.

And here they are, allowing me to take their picture so that I could show Daddy later in the hospital.

Neither of the girls liked the feel of the pumpkin on their hands but our chickens are definitely enjoying the pumpkin guts!

 Here are my little insects, ready to go out for a night of trick or treating!

 They weren't phased by the cold or the rain but Will and I found ourselves counting down the houses.  You know it's miserable when Will said, "okay, good, only three houses left".  Granted, he was limping around with a giant kidney stone and a tube in him.  Poor guy.  He's resting now, and very glad he was able to come along.

 Lucy, hugging her candy bag.

 Emma was frightened by a giant Gumbi passing out candy and a skeleton that reached it's arms out towards her on someone's front porch.  After that she only wanted Daddy so despite the doctor's orders, Will carried her around on his shoulders.

 Here's Lucy sorting her candy.  Phrases I overheard her saying included, "I'm swimming in candy!" and "Ooooh, I just did a candy burp.  Delicious!"

 Here is Emma eating M&M's on her tummy.  Emma's favorite candy includes M&M's and Whoppers.  Lucy's include Laffy Taffy and M&M's.

We had fun despite the cold and rainy weather and hope you did too!  Happy Halloween!