Halloween 2010

Yesterday we pretty much laid low as a family since Nora had been sick the night before and we were all sort of waiting for the next one to fall... so far we're doing okay, but don't feel out of the woods yet! Just taking a day at a time. We/Brad carved our pumpkin yesterday, with some help from Carolyn.

She actually wanted to help clean out the inside of the pumpkin.

This is what she thought of pumpkin carving as a tactile adventure the year she was 15 months. :) But now she doesn't seem as bothered by the gooey stuff- and for some really odd reason, she is FASCINATED with seeds! Every time we cut an apple or a pear or a peach or any other fruit, she always requests (sometimes politely, other times, it's more of a demand) to see the seed! She was so excited to see so MANY seeds inside the pumpkin. :)

And this girl loves her Daddy. They have a really special relationship that is growing closer and closer as Carolyn grows. She's really a lot of fun right now and Daddy is really good about getting down and playing with her. He's a good Daddy.

Nora Bean had a choice of two costumes that were given to us- a bumblebee or a butterfly- within the insect category, this was the one we ended up with. :) She got many compliments on being so cute as we traversed the neighborhood. It was a bit chilly for her and I regretted taking her out once we got halfway around the block, but overall, she was content enough to sit in the wagon covered by blankets and eating treats- I let her go up to a few houses when she ran out of treats and needed some more. Thank goodness for the house that was giving away pretzels!

Carolyn picked out a Sleeping Beauty dress- I figured we ought to at least get a good dress-up dress out of the Halloween deal. I made a tiara for her out of a headband and though it turned out cute. :)

We went trick or treating with a bunch of kids from the neighborhood. It was quite the posse of kids and a bit out of control at first as the big ones led the little ones on a wild chase from house to house, and Carolyn, who really just wanted to sit down and eat candy (it does terrible things to her behaviorally, so we don't often let her have it!), couldn't quite keep up. Once I told her she could eat candy when we got home, things went smoother, and she had a really good time. Of course we had to deal with Meltdown  Central when we got home, but overall, it was a fun night. :)