Saturday, November 1, 2008

Halloween 2008

Taylor & I had a GREAT day...the only thing missing was Daddy...he is on his annual elk hunting trip, and due to how the season fell this year, he missed Halloween. We took a lot of pictures and video so when he gets home we'll be able to get him all caught up. We started off the morning with Halloween cinnamon rolls ( aka Pillsbury Cinnamon rolls...only these had orange frosting rather than your traditional white frosting). From there we played around the house until mid afternoon, when we ventured to town after an early nap. The merchant's in town held a Trick Or Treat street for all the kids, so we started there. Taylor went to 15 or more stores and really seemed to have fun. She was pretty shy at first, but once she figured there were "Treat Treat's" involved, she came out of her shell saying "Treat Treat" and "Thank you". Everyone thought she looked adorable and complimented her costume. After that, we went to the Burris' family's house. We filled our belly's with mummy hot dogs and pumpkin shaped pizza. Taylor and the boys played in the leaves and enjoyed the beautiful weather we had, in the mid 60's and no jacket required. We set out to Trick Or Treat in the neighborhood around 6 pm. We were gone for almost 2 hours and Taylor walked 95% of the way. She really got into it and would run from house to house. As her bucket became heavier, she looked for assistance in carrying the traditional candy loaded pumpkin bucket. Again, she said "Treat Treat" and "Thank you"...on our outing she ran into the beloved Barney. Taylor kept wanting to hug and kiss Barney, but the little girl, probably 3, wanted nothing to do with Taylor. The little girl's Mom handed Taylor Barney's head since the little girl wasn't wearing it, and Taylor kept hugging and kissing Barney's head. It was very sweet and Taylor loved seeing Barney on the streets of Montrose. After 2 hours of Trick Or Treating, I asked Taylor if she wanted to go home and she quickly said, "NO" and started crying. We headed home any way, it was getting cold, and finished the night off with frosting some delicious sugar cookies that Laura made and handed out candy to the other kids that were still roaming the streets. Taylor had an absolute ball playing with the boys, playing in the leaves, Trick Or Treating, and eating treats. We had a great day and really missed Daddy being here. It's a good thing we don't live in a neighborhood because Taylor wouldn't want to wait until next year to go Trick Or Treating...it may turn into a year round event if we did...

I took so many pictures and I couldn't decide on which ones to share, so there are several...and the sad thing is, this is only a fraction of what I have on my camera.



Taylor, at home, waiting for the evening festivities to begin...




This picture cracks me up...don't they look like twins? She was even standing like the ghoul...






CHEESE!! Ready to roll.




Taylor's first "boyfriends"...Mason (kneeling in the back, Greyson to the left and Brayden to the right)


A series of photos that I couldn't decide on which ones to share, so you get all of them...
















Mommy & Taylor playing in the leaves...


Running to the next house....


Waiting for the homeowner to answer to door....


Look who we ran into...the beloved Barney.


Comfy on the couch...that was a lot of walking for a little girl.


Looking for more Trick Or Treaters.....


Mommy & Taylor after returning from Trick Or Treating.


A whole pumpkin full of candy. It's enough to last a 21 month old a LONG time.



The balloons that Taylor got from the party store while Trick Or Treating at the merchant's in town.



Decorating a cookie after returning from Trick Or Treating.



One tuckered out little girl...an end to a GREAT night!!!

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