~ CONGRATULATIONS YANKEES!! ~

~ HALLOWEEN SCENES ~

We had a fun and candy-filled Halloween day and night. It was so nice to have it on a Saturday, so daddy could enjoy (and help out!). The kids tried to wait around patiently to go trick-or-treating ~ as you can see, they hung around our foyer, the front lawn and then after lunch we ventured out!

yes, that flash in the bottom right of the picture is Mia!

So, Mia really did not want to be Snow White anymore...she really wanted to be the butterfly (like her preschool teacher), so mommy brainstormed and even ran up to the party store to find a pair of antenna's; which I couldn't find...so I ended up taking apart a tiara in Mia's dress up box. I took off some of the beads, clipped them off and then secured them on with a pair of pliers...I was so happy with the outcome :) Then, I remembered an adorable hand-me-down outfit from her friend Maddy and "ta daaaa" a pink butterfly:

Do you like my antenna?

Mia flying like a butterfly :)

Pink butterfly flies up to her first house!

We walked around the court with the kids and did

a few houses before Mia's "tired-time"

Hmmm, someone else is looking tired...

at this point Mia was the one walking/running around...

Mia was thrilled to have a very special trick-or-treater: Baby Paige! Or baby fairy Paige!

notice Mia checking out Paiges shoes

she's always been a shoe-girl

and probably always will be:)

holding hands

LOVE this shot!

Hmmm, someone else seems to be as active as Miss Mia...

Eddie goes out with daddy and the big boys

(in the wagon!)

While daddy and the boys were out getting more candy - Mia and mommy relaxed a bit and gave out some candy. Before I knew it, Mia was asleep on the sofa...unfortunately, she missed her buddy Meggie when she came trick-or-treating...

she was a very tired little butterfly :)

I HOPE EVERYONE HAD AS HAPPY A HALLOWEEN AS WE DID :)

~ MIA'S PRESCHOOL HALLOWEEN PARTY ~

Mia's preschool celebrated Halloween yesterday. The kids and teachers came in costume - I'm sure you all know what Mia is dressed up as by now :)

We dropped the kids off at school like usual - it was funny to see Mia looking at the teachers all dressed with an inquisitive look on her face..."who is that?!" I got a quick picture of Mia and her buddy, Meg before we left. We came back 45 minutes before dismissal for the parade, songs and pumpkin picking...adorable doesn't sum it up:

Here comes my girl!

The teachers had extra help walking all the little ones

out for the parade...they needed it!

Here comes Meggie!

Teachers trying to get everyone to sit for the songs...

The little ones sang Halloween songs - very, very cute! Mia sang a little bit, not much. She was more concerned with getting up...she did not want to sit on the ground with her dress for some reason.

Whenever a song was over, she would stand up...and the teacher would tell her to sit, and she would...

But, she was itching to get up!

When the songs where over - we all went over to a little pumpkin "patch" so the kids could pick one ~ Meaghan's mommy and I took advantage and started a photo shoot! As you are looking at the next few pictures, notice how Mia is ALL over...my girl does not want to stand still for a moment ~ it is SO Mia ~ my active, loving life little girl :)

She just makes me smile from ear to ear ~ just love, love, love my Snow White (umm, who by the way now wants to be a blue butterfly after seeing one of her teachers costumes!! Help!)

~ NEIGHBORHOOD HALLOWEEN PARTY ~

Every year our neighbors put together a party for the kids (and adults) in one of the courts in our neighborhood ~ it just gets better every year too! This year is was postponed to Sunday, since Saturday was supposed to be a "wash out". We had the best weather on Sunday and we all had the best time at our neighborhood Halloween party:

Snow White & Commander Cody

Snow White & Hippie-mommy :)
They thought of EVERYTHING

there were bean bag games, ring toss

musical mats, etc!

Mia saw a friend from preschool

and had fun playing ring toss with him :)

Make-a-braclet & necklace table!

Eddie's wrapping me for the "mummy wrap" contest

we lost :)

Yup, they even had a haunted house (um, haunted garage!) It was awesome! I made a zombie-dummy and brought it over a few nights before the party. I could not believe what they had done in this neighbors garage! They covered the walls in black plastic tarp, and then they hung some tarp from the ceilings to make a maze or walk thru and we hung spider webs on the walls - there were spiders, ghosts and 2 boys dressed up; one was behind the 2 way mirror and the other followed people around!! There was even a hall of masks and a "real" witch who spooked you...the older kids really enjoyed it, kids Eddie's age got scared; but it was FUN!

Anthony waits on line for the haunted house with Meaghan's brothers
Mia swings while her brothers & dad go thru the haunted house:)

Paige our little ladybug :)

Paige with mommy & daddy

Meaghan's brother, Mikey, ninja-boy and Eddie

Auntie Michelle with Paigey

Mia with Auntie Michelle

Meaghan Grace & Mia Hope

Cutie Witch & Snowy White

Our three darlings :)

It's always so very special when our girls are all together :)

We really had a great time at the party, seeing friends, playing and just spending a beautiful day outside ~ HAPPY HALLOWEEN!