Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween Everyone!
It was a bit chilly but "oh what a night"!
For those of you who don't know the story let me explain why Jim is dressed as a lady bug in these pictures!
Long before Halloween Helaina started talking about costumes etc. One day at lunch she declared that "daddy is going to be a ladybug". She kept that idea for days so I of course, WENT WITH IT ALL THE WAY! Jim was a VERY good sport about the whole thing. He wore his Spots with pride for his Helaina. I can hardly wait to see what his future costumes will be when there are two little girls doing the dictating. It is so funny for me to see him dressed as a lady bug since in previous years he was constantly trying to convince me that he needed to dress scary and scare the kids! Hehehehehehehe
My mom found that cool witch hat that I am wearing and I actually had everything else I needed to make it a costume. It is a good thing when you have a large box in the basement marked "costumes". I love Halloween and I love to dress up so the family pictures of all of us dressed up just make my day!
Breleigh made an adorable lamb to Helaina's Mary! She went the whole way with us in her stroller and never made a peep. Who knew that lambs liked pacifiers so much!
So, things I learned this Halloween

1. We have exceedingly generous neighbors
2. Trick or Treating with Friends is way more fun!
3. Having Nana and Papa here makes it even more special.
4. The Port Byron Fire Department puts on a great treat with games, videos and a HUGE amount of treats.
5. Practicing "Trick of Treat" and saying "Thank You" goes out the window when the candy appears and gets changed to "I need more Candy!"
6. Having a family and celebrating Halloween is so much better than anything I could have done in college.
7. Making the costumes makes them even more special
8. You can't carve a gourd even if it looks like a pumpkin (ok so we didn't actually try but it really looked challenging)
9. Kids don't care how chilly it is when candy is involved
10. I STILL love Halloween!

I played just a little with some pics I took of Helaina in her costume. Sorry- Breleigh was sleeping so she didn't get to come out! Stayed tuned for more!

Helaina has taken to wearing this petticoat all the time. I must have caught her on a good day because it is actually on correctly. More often than not it is inside out!
Helaina wanted Breleigh to watch a little morning TV with her! I had to capture the moment!
Helaina enjoyed her first taste of Rip's chicken. She must take after her mother because I love it too! We actually waited in line for this tasty dinner for about an hour!
Breleigh didn't get to eat any of the chicken but she did sit in a highchair for the first time and enjoyed it very much!

Yes, Breleigh is now six months old. Where does the time go? Here is a list of her recent accomplishments...

1. eating baby food. Successfully tried and liked both sweet potatoes and carrots!
2. can now eat a puff with very little gag faces
3. can sit up for short periods of time inside her boppy!
4. Loves to find and try to chew on any necklace that mommy is wearing
5. Reaches out and grabs at anything and everything- including Helaina's hair
6. loves to look at and feel your face
Just to name a few.
We love her!
We had some professional shots taken recently so if any turn out expect to see them on this blog!