Halloween!

Halloween was a blast this year! On Saturday, we had our ward Trunk-or-Treat. We dressed the girls up, went and ate a yummy soup dinner, and passed out candy. We didn't end up getting any pictures, but it sure was fun! On actual Halloween, I took Alice to physical therapy, finished making Alice's witch hat, got the girls ready and we were off! We took the girls Trick-or-Treating with my nephews and niece and a couple other families in the ward. Alice was a witch, and Merrilee was Jo-Jo the Clown. Ben had a lot of fun taking Merrilee up to the doors. The first of many years ahead that he will be taking his kids out on Halloween! Merrilee got the hang of things pretty fast and she was quickly holding out her bucket to be filled with candy and saying "Bye-bye" at each door. It was a nice night. Not too cold...perfect fall weather.  Merrilee got a pretty good loot for Ben and I to devour...oh and Merrilee. (We give her a piece every once in a while....).

(Oh yeah...I also chopped off my hair this past weekend! I like it!) After trick or treating and getting the girls to bed, Ben and I made pumpkin chocolate chip cookies together and enjoyed the Halloween lanterns I made (Isn't Pinterest the best!?) We decided making these cookies on Halloween will become an annual tradition...Because we need even more sugar after all the Halloween candy, right? :)

 Halloween was great, but personally, I am thankful it is November...The BEST month out of the year for many reasons.  One is it is my birthday month! Another is it is Thanksgiving month. And a third reason is I get to start listening to Christmas music. Yes I am one of those people who start listening to Christmas ridiculously early, but that's as far as I go...Christmas decorations, shopping, etc. is to be done AFTER Thanksgiving. I love Thanksgiving and it deserves attention during its own month. I just wish there were more "Thanksgiving" songs to listen to! ;)