Halloween 2016

We wrapped up a fun and successful Halloween evening tonight.  After an early dinner and a quick photo shoot on the front porch, we headed out as a family to go trick-or-treating on our street.  Although we had torrential downpours both in the morning before school and then again after lunch, we were lucky to just have light sprinkling in the evening which was totally do-able.  Ella looked adorable in Lia's old Little Red Riding costume.  She kept on saying that she was a princess and I just let her run with the idea.  Logan was a wild and rangy Kylo Ren from the new Star Wars movie although he refused to wear the mask.  And, last but not least, Lia was a beautiful Cinderella from the newest version of the movie released in 2015 wearing the gorgeous dress and shoes that Lola bought her when she was out visiting us last summer.  The kids were troopers trick-or-treating up our hill and back down again.  Even little Ella refused to sit in the stroller in between doors after the first few houses.  It just cracks me up how she manages to keep up with the older kids the majority of the time!  After being out in the cold for almost one and a half hours, we returned home by 7:30 to spend the rest of the evening munching on candy, answering the door, and watching the first Karate Kid movie (a total classic and a request of Ron's).  We even let Logan and Lia stay up past 10 o'clock so that they could finish the movie!

The gang all dressed up and ready to go!

Liarella showing off her beautiful gown and sparkly slippers.

Kylo Ren striking a crazy pose.

Little Red looking so cute.

All four of Lia's American Girl Dolls even got dressed up for the occassion!  Marabella as a witch, McKenna as a mermaid, Caroline as Elsa, and Grace as Anna.

The kids and mom starting up the hill at the beginning of the evening.

Logan streaking past Lia while I was trying to get a picture of her.

Papa and the gang walking to one of our neighbor's houses.

The kids about to ring one a doorbell.

After coming back home, Ella discovered the Dracula teeth that she had gotten from one of the houses tonight.  Amazingly enough, she actually kept them in her mouth for several minutes after I first helped her to put them in.  It was so funny looking--especially with her cute costume on.  Ron named her 'Little Red Riding Hood-ula!"