We originally decided on Snow White but then October came and she started saying Ariel. Unfortunately, the Ariel costume is super long because of the tail, so I convinced her the Snow White was still a great choice. She was very happy with this and looked super cute.
Colin of course had no clue what was going on but as we got closer to Halloween he would point out every pumpkin we saw. Saying it in his on cute way! At this age I love that I still get to pick out his costume and try to think of things he probably wouldn't be on his own when he is older. Since he is my little Prince and would look cute next to Snow White, a Prince costume was most fitting. I paid more than I usually would on Etsy but I think the cutness was a big pay off!
We didn't make it to one of the big, fancy pumpkin patches this year but made a quick stop at a nursery that had pumpkins. They also had a slide and a bounce house. Really what else could a 4 year old want. And Colin just pulled around the cart we had for the pumpkins. Free admission and only $8 for pumpkins. Success!
Love my Moldiv app for making fun collages!
On October 30th Whitney had Trunk or Treat at school. The parents line up in the parking lot, open their decorated trunks and we hand out candy as the kids come by. Some parents go way out. Thank goodness Sue had brought us a Halloween flag that we had hanging on our mudroom door. I just taped that up and at least had a little bit of Halloween flair! My mom joined me again this year and helped keep Colin from running up and down the parking lot. The trick, raisins, and lots of them!
Grandma brought this pumpkin making kit and Whitney spent almost two hours assembling each piece of the pumpkin and writing her name on the back. We attached the candy and handed this out to her classmates!
On Halloween Whitney stayed home because her cough got a lot worse and I wanted to make sure we were able to head out for trick or treating. Plus, Colin seemed to be getting sick too and the next day we found out he had croup! So, a perfect day to paint their pumpkins!
My attempt at a Curious George pumpkin. No one seemed to get it!
Everyone rallied for the night and we headed downtown for the parade then made our way around our neighborhood. I guess everyone was excited to have young kids on the street so we had about 15 houses participate. Encouraging us to take as much as we wanted since they weren't expecting anyone else! We ended up with way too much candy! Not good with a pregnant Mama in the house!
Parade
Showing off their loot at Mimi and Grandad's house.
Taking the lead from some friends, we let Whitney pick a few pieces of candy and she traded the rest into us and we went to Target and she got to pick out a toy! When she asked what we were doing with the candy I said, "Papa is taking it to work". She started laughing. I asked what she was laughing about. She thought Tim was going to to eat it all himself at work! Funny girl!
She selected this princess hair styling kit and has had so much fun doing her Snow White doll's hair.
