Halloween

 

The ward trunk or treat was really fun this year.  They did games inside and then trunk or treating outside afterwards.  Dan won the doughnut eating contest!  He sure put all the 2 and 3 year olds to shame!!  Sophie liked the doughnuts but especially enjoyed learning how to play BINGO.  Tessa's favorite was when Dan gave her a sucker, look at her costume, it was a mess.  Oh and in case you are wondering, we were Goldilocks (Sophie) and the 3 bears!  I was worried that Sophie would be jealous when she saw all the Disney princesses at the party but she LOVED it!  She thought we were at Disneyland I think.  She would say things like, "Mom, Sophie go talk a pirate?" gesturing towards a little girl dressed as a pirate.  Then she would go up to the chosen character and say something like, "Hi, Snow White, Hi!  I am Goldilocks."  We visited several celebrities.

Since Sophie had been talking about it for a few months we decided we'd better go out a do some real trick-or-treating too.  At the mention of Halloween she has been saying, "Knock, knock!  TRICK-OR-TREAT!! Thank you!"  I thought she understood how it worked... but I was wrong.

The first house we went to I let Sophie go up to the door with the other kids we were out with and figured she would follow the older kids' lead.  I was standing on the drive way with the other adults.  The doorbell was rung and the door was opened.  "TRICK-OR TREAT!"  the children beamed.  It was kind of hard to see over the banister on their porch but while the nice man was giving perfect strangers candy (we live in an apartment complex and no one gives out candy so we went to a neighborhood across the street).  Anyway, I couldn't see well but I thought I saw Sophie go in the door!  I ran up there, barged inside the house to find Sophie wandering around their living room looking for candy!  She did get the hang of it, but I was very explicit that she stay OUTSIDE where she can see her Mommy.

 

That's Sophie with the love of her life, Jake!  She really does have a serious obsession, when he's over she can't stop saying his name and having him do everything for her and notice everything she's doing.  They are enjoying the clear winner of the Halloween loot, candy necklaces.  A perfect combination!  And the other picture that didn't make it on the scrapbook pages is Tessa adoring Kim, aka- Sophie's competition (she's Jake's wife).

 

These 2 are just other pictures I took this weekend.  Sophie putting on make up with me Saturday morning, a little too much bronzer on the forehead!  And Sophie blowing on Tessa's stomach.  They enjoy playing together... sometimes. :)