Halloween

This year we had an angel and bumblebee for Halloween.  Amelia loved having a fluffy skirt and wings.  Evelyn very much disliked the wings and headband.  

We had our Tuesday friend Halloween party.  The girls had so much fun with pumpkin flashlights, coloring and lots of yummy food and treats.

When we lined the kids up for a picture Harper thought Evelyn's wings looked tasty.

On Halloween day we met aunt Kait and Elise at Grandma Kreykes' apartment.  Amelia loved showing off her costume to everyone and was super excited to get more treats.  Evelyn still wasn't sure why I kept making her wear this annoying costume.  

We were invited to a Saints Day party.   The angel costume was perfect for that but Mia needed something different so Sissy helped me whip up a Mama Mary costume.  We meet our friends Mama Katie, William and all of the daycare kids at School Sisters of Notre Dame to do a parade that afternoon before the party.  All of the Sisters were so excited to see a Mary costume and Amelia chose to be shy and would hardly speak to them.

Saint Nicolas

I've been trying to get Amelia excited about Christmas and move on from Halloween and Thanksgiving.  She had fun with turkeys but still could not forget about the pumpkins.  So I've been pointing out Christmas trees, lights and Santas wherever we go.  While she loves these new things she still can't forget about those pumpkins.

Saint Nicolas visited our church one Sunday and I thought it would be a prime opportunity for Amelia to familiarize herself with the idea of sitting on someone's lap.

Yeah, she wasn't having any of it.  She didn't cry but kept this annoyed look on her face the whole time.  When we got in the car she kept saying, "Thank you Santa!" because she got a small bag with hay in it.  The funny thing is she had no idea what it was but was excited because Santa gave it to her.

Halloween Part 2

Halloween Day was a little crazy for us but Amelia was game for everything that we had to do.  

In the morning we had a party at Allie's house. 

 When we got home Amelia painted her little pumpkins while Lucas and I carved the big pumpkins.

Amelia is sporting her Halloween boxes that Grandma made for her.  All of the grandchildren received a pair this year and she loved that there were pumpkins on them.

Then Amelia took a short nap and we were off for trick-or-treating.  We visited Great Grandma Kreykes in Saint Peter.  Stopped to see Grandma Korky at work (McDonald's).  Then went to Grandma Sissy and Papa's house.  Stopped to visit Aunt Kait and Uncle Jeremy and finally went around our neighborhood.  Last year there weren't very many neighbors home so that part was short, but it seemed everyone was home this Halloween.  Since we knew everyone, Amelia kept inviting herself into everybody's house.  She also kept taking candy out of their bowls and everyone thought she was so cute they just let her do it.  One neighbor gave Amelia a small container of play-dough and she wasn't sure what it was but just knew that it wasn't candy so she tried to trade it with a different neighbor for candy.

She came back home on a sugar high since she doesn't normally get anything with a lot of sugar and it was a miracle she was able to fall asleep that night!

Halloween Part 1

 Amelia was a kitty for Halloween this year.  I was excited to make a simple costume that would also keep her very warm.  I didn't plan on the fact that she would hate the hood for the costume.  I tried keeping it upstairs so that she could see it and then I tried wearing it hoping she would want to copy Mommy.  Nothing was working!  My last effort was putting a "pretties" by the ear, and that sealed the deal for my girly girl.

 It still bothered her some but she kept it on.

Here is her "Cheese" face that has become common during photo sessions.

She didn't even mind wearing her costume to school.