Gearing Up For Halloween

Even though tomorrow is officially Halloween, we have done our fair share of celebrating for the last few days.  With as much as we have done, it doesn't even seem like we would need to do Halloween, but now, where's the fun in that?? 

It started on Thursday with a Halloween party at Miley's school...she got to dress up, and she spent her class time playing games.  

Parents got to come to class about 20 minutes till the end, and watch the kids as they passed out treats to each other, and sang some songs that they had learned that day.

Miley was so excited to get to dress up as Belle, and loved seeing her friends, Kayla as a spider, and Austin as a Nascar driver.

And even though this little guy didn't dress up this day, he still looked pretty handsome, so I had to throw a picture of him in here.  :)

On Friday night, we went to the Fall Festival at our church.  I braved this on my own with both kids for the first hour and a half, because Cameron was just getting back from a business trip to Chicago.  I was pleasantly surprised with how well both kids did, considering the party began at 7:00....right around bedtime for both.

Getting ready to go! 

There were lots of fun activities for Miley to do.  She got her face painted with a candy corn, and a rainbow painted on her hand...

She got some help making a "Witch Hand..."

We took some pictures at the photo booth...

But she really enjoyed the "Ghost Walk" (a spin on the classic cake walk, where they handed out ghost suckers instead).  She spent most of the evening just walking around, and around, and around (and acquiring a few ghost suckers in the process!).  Towards the end, when everyone was getting ready to do the costume parade, I looked over, and Miley was the last, and only, person doing the Ghost Walk.

I was not sure how the evening would go with both kids on my own, but if anything, it just howed me how much older and more independent Miley is becoming.  She just went from booth to booth on her own, and hardly looked to me for anything.  In some ways, it was really nice, but just another realization of how old she is getting, which is sad.  She was more interested in playing with her friends than hanging out with Mom...

At least I had the cutest little Beast ever to keep me company!

We had the costume parade, and then after that, Cameron made it to the party!  Just in time for a few photo booth pictures with the whole family, and then outside for Trunk-or-Treating!

Saturday afternoon, we carved pumpkins!  This was the first time we had done this in three years, and Miley loved it!  She gets so excited every night when we put the lights in them and they glow outside on the front porch.

Phew.  Can y'all believe everything that we have done already??  And it isn't even Halloween yet!  Now it's on to actual Trick-or-Treating, and a little party at our neighbor's beforehand!  Can't wait...