I have an confession. I really am not a Halloween fan. Growing up we never carved or painted pumpkins, decorated the house, or attended any fall harvest/pumpkin patch but we did go trick or treating. I remember each year my mother would buy us a costume, a plastic cape with ties on the back kind of like a hospital gown only made of plastic with a matching plastic mask. We wore them over our clothes and winter jackets. I remember going trick or treating all over my small town and hitting up as many houses as possible. Once we were back at home, the candy was poured out onto the living room floor to be sorted. I then would literally save my candy to the point where it has to be thrown away. Yes, much of it had to be thrown as it was months later and I'd still have candy left over. Crazy I know.
Although I am still not a fan of Halloween, I don't want my girls to know. I actually try very hard to ensure my girls love Halloween and enjoy all the fun activities. So far we have attended the fall festival, gone to the Pumpkin Patch, painted and carved pumpkins, and went trick or treating at daycare and my work. The girls (especially Maya) have really had a lot of fun. Each year it gets more and more fun for me as I get to see my girls enjoy the activities and see the smiles on their faces.
On Friday we attended a Halloween party at daycare and then enjoyed trick or treating at my work. It was an exhausting 2 hours for us parents but the girls had fun. Makenna really enjoyed walking around and grabbing as much candy as she could. They both looked adorable as well. Tonight we do it again by first spending time with friends and then going door to door trick or treating around our neighborhood.. It should be a really fun time for the girls
and for me.
Happy Halloween everyone!
I have an confession. I really am not a Halloween fan. Growing up we never carved or painted pumpkins, decorated the house, or attended any fall harvest/pumpkin patch but we did go trick or treating. I remember each year my mother would buy us a costume, a plastic cape with ties on the back kind of like a hospital gown only made of plastic with a matching plastic mask. We wore them over our clothes and winter jackets. I remember going trick or treating all over my small town and hitting up as many houses as possible. Once we were back at home, the candy was poured out onto the living room floor to be sorted. I then would literally save my candy to the point where it has to be thrown away. Yes, much of it had to be thrown as it was months later and I'd still have candy left over. Crazy I know.
On Friday we attended a Halloween party at daycare and then enjoyed trick or treating at my work. It was an exhausting 2 hours for us parents but the girls had fun. Makenna really enjoyed walking around and grabbing as much candy as she could. They both looked adorable as well. Tonight we do it again by first spending time with friends and then going door to door trick or treating around our neighborhood.. It should be a really fun time for the girls and for me. 
