Halloween

Wow! The last two days have been crazy! First we took Sophy to School for her class party yesterday. She had a great time with her friends and gave out her little goodie bags. Then I took Lola home to stay with a sitter (Thanks Christian!) and rushed off to FE for their Halloween Photo shoot. It lasted most the day so when I got home Sophy had already been picked up and was waiting for me with all the tales of her fun day. I chatted with Christian for a while before running off to meet Trish and Annabelle at OC for Trick or Treating in the Dorms. This is one of my favorite parts of Halloween. I remember passing out candy in the dorms when I was at Harding. I LOVED it and it's so fun to go up there with my girls and see all those college girls having fun. We took a minute when it was over to let the girls eat some of their candy and snap a picture on the bench outside.
This morning we all slept in a little because we went to bed late last night. We got dressed and ready and headed out at noon today. First we met up with Trish and Annabelle, and Nicki at TGIFridays. One of our favorites. They emailed me a coupon for free kids meal if they were in costume so I printed off three before I went. The food was great and we had a blast, except when Sophy decided to crawl under the table and throw a fit. At least it was a quiet fit and was soon over.
After Lunch Trish Took Annabelle home for a nap and offered to watch Lola too. Lola napped at Trish's house while I took Sophy to the mall to "visit" Mickey Mouse. We ran to the disney store and she talked to Mickey through the glass window for a little while until I pulled her away to get some real shopping done.
When we were through we ran by Trish's to get Lola and went to Northpark Mall for their Trick or Treating. We did it last year and it was fun. The girls got lots of compliments on their costumes. They have a really cute pet shop there that caters to dogs. Their window displays were SO cute and Lola was dressed as a puppy so I asked the owner and before long Lola was in the window. She was really tired and cranky though so we didn't get the best picture. I'll have to try again sometime when she's rested.
After the mall we ran home to eat dinner and decorate our pumpkins. We didn't have a lot of time until it got dark so I put our bowl of rasins (yes I skipped out on candy this year) out on the porch for the trick or treaters right away. When we were fed and happy again I loaded us up and we went out to do the real trick or treating. I chose to leave our neighborhood this year. We get a ton of kids on our street and lots of moms drive along and watch their kids closer thant hey do the road. With Jeff gone it made me nervous about taking them out on my own. I was afraid that they would run out in the street or get lost in the other kids when I wasn't watching.
I drove to a neighborhood nearby that was gated, but had the gate open for Halloween, and was small and quiet. They all seemed thrilled to see the girls and everyone was very friendly. When we were finished Sophy kept begging to go to more houses the whole way home. Since most our neighbors were still passing out candy when we got home I decided to humor her. I put them int he stroller and walked a few streets. I didn't even bother going to every house, but just a few of our favorites from last year. We ended up with a TON of candy this year. I even gave some of it away when our bowl ran out on the porch! I tried to take a picture but it didn't all fit in the frame!
By the time we got home and ready for bed it was an hour past bedtime and both girls were tired. I'm glad we got everything done, but man I wouldn't want to go through this week again for a long time! Happy Halloween everyone!