Halloween 2016

Halloween this year felt a little rushed since Zuri and I had just gotten home from Florida.  We had spent the week in Disneyworld with my sister Emily.  Lots more to come on that one!  Zuri really wanted to be something scary this year, but unfortunately, even though she is eight, she is the size of a six year old, and all the costumes we could find in her size were of pretty princesses and fairies and whatnot.  So we improvised and took her witch costume from a couple years ago and made her into a vampire/witch.  

Kai was a ninja, and although his costume was a 5/6, it really didn't fit through the torso--too tight-- but was super long in the arms and legs.  He was a little uncomfortable, and really happy to get out of it.

River resurrected Zuri's old Princess costume that my mom made several years ago.  She was really cute, saying "Princess!" over and over.  She didn't like the hat, though, and refused to wear it longer than it took to snap a couple pictures.  River also really got into the trick-or-treating spirit.  She loved going to the houses and saying "trick-or-treat!" and getting candy.  She thought it was the best thing in the world.  No shyness there.  She didn't really get scared with any costumes or decorations either, which was nice.  For weeks, as we saw decorations in the stores and throughout the town, she would say, "Halloween! Scary witch! Spooky pumpkin!" It was adorable.  Christmas will be lots of fun this year.

Our neighborhood is a lot of fun when it comes to Halloween, and not just for the kids.  We have several neighbors who do things for kids and adults alike.  We have one neighbor who always makes scones, homemade root beer, and hot chocolate; another neighbor cooks up hot dogs and hot chocolate; another does scones and a mad hatter's tea party.  It's fun, and a nice break from trick-or-treating when little legs get tired.

Our trick-or-treating didn't last very long this year.  We ate dinner quickly and headed out.  Not even ten minutes in, Zuri was complaining of a tummy ache.  I didn't think too much about it, but then she said she needed to go the the bathroom.  Luckily, we had just stopped at a friend's house and she asked to use their restroom.  She was inside for quite some time, so I knew something was going on.  However, she was fine coming out, so we caught up to J, Kai, and River, who had gone up ahead.  About 30 minutes later she was saying that her legs were tired and she was ready to go home.  Knowing how well she handled Disneyworld, I was really surprised, but we cut our route short and made it home about an hour after we had started.  We made it just in time, for Zuri had diarrhea she was holding in.  Poor girl. 

Stopping in for scones and root beer