Halloween 2012

To tell you the truth, Halloween, one of my favorite holidays of the year, was a little lack luster this year.  Firstly, the girls wanted to be what they were last year for Halloween.  What?  A child of mine recycling a Halloween costume?  Not under my roof!  But, this year the busy photography season was extra busy and before I knew it, it was too late to look for/order costumes and so I conceded.  I mean, it was what they wanted.  Then days before Halloween Lilia changed her mind so I made a run around town looking for a new costume, to no avail, they were all gone.  Mom fail.

Lili and Sophie actually ended up wearing their costumes from two years ago on Halloween night.  And although I dreamt up ideas of grandeur for my first and only little boy, he ended up wearing a fireman costume we found in our dress up box.  Mom fail x 2

At least Hazel was wearing a new-to-her costume.  The peacock.  (Sigh) Sad to say that she will be the last little girl in the family to wear that costume and it breaks my heart.

Other Halloween disappointments - we didn't make it to a pumpkin patch, no homemade doughnuts, corn mazes, or dinner in a pumpkin.  Some of our favorites.  There was just too much going on this year - 3 birthdays, a baptism, my mini sessions, a Studio 5 segment, Rich and Lili went to Chicago.  We did have some fun this year - Ward Trunk or Treat, carved pumpkins, watched scary movies, school parties and field trips, and decorated the house.  Halloween night was uncharacteristically warm and Rich took the girls to a new area of our neighborhood that was a hit.  The girls divvied over there "peanut" candy - which is everything good in my opinion - without complaint and Hazel was safe from any allergic reactions (it's a hard time of year to be allergic to peanuts).  So now on to Thanksgiving and Christmas and here's to hoping we will cross more items off our "to do" list.