Halloween Festivites

 Little A was The Littlest Angel for Halloween this year.

We started our Halloween festivities with a trunk or treat that A1 and F invited us to. It was good to have a trial run with little A in her costume. I was worried that she wouldn't like her wings, and I was right. She cried and cried until we took them off.

She was also very confused about what was going on. (Also, look at that adorable sad face. That bottom lip sticks out so far!)

Allan took her on a walk around the trunk or treat to help her calm down, and at some point she realized what was going on and was okay with it. She still refused to wear her wings though. She was very serious as she went from car to car.

 And very pleased with her loot when we got home. :)

We carved pumpkins as per tradition. Little A didn't really like it. She seemed to think it was pretty gross. And she didn't like sitting on the paper we put down. After we got the first one done we put her to bed because she had pretty much had all she could take. 

We had a lot of fun carving them though. I actually made toasted pumpkin seeds this year. I save seeds every year and then never get to them, but this time I actually did it! They were really yummy. We munched on them while we watched "An Affair to Remember".

The morning of Halloween we drove to a nearby city to go through a corn maze. They had such a cute set up there. There was a hay maze for the little ones with a lot of fun activities inside.

We wandered through that for a little while. Then we went through the corn maze, which was just about the perfect length to do with a toddler. It took about 30-40 min. They had a lot of emergency exits throughout the maze too, which is really good when you have kids. It was also impossible to get lost, which was kind of a bummer, but also really good when you have kids. Little A loved it! She had a blast chasing us and touching the corn stalks. She was especially thrilled when she found some rocks and loose corn husks. By the time we were done she was exhausted and ready for a long nap.

That night we were supposed to meet K6 and P at a trunk or treat, but P overslept, and they missed it. Little A had a blast at the trunk or treat though. We brought candy, and Allan manned the trunk while I took A around.

Everyone loved her costume and a few people knew who she was. She filled her little bucket up and then sat in the trunk playing with her candy while we waited for the rest of the kids to go around.

We then went to Nana and Pops, and A proceeded to try and empty their candy bowl into her bucket! Ha! After some dinner we went around Nana and Pops neighborhood with K6, P, and her husband's family. Little A really liked the idea of people giving her candy. I safety pinned her wings to her pajamas so she didn't notice them, and she was a happy little camper.

She was completely exhausted by the end of the night and slept all the way home. She struggled to sleep during the night though; she was very wound up. Allan and I took turns with her on the couch.  We have all been really enjoying her candy.  ;)