Halloween was awesome this year. Katie really got into it. See that title up above? Well, Katie made that up. It's her Halloween song (it only has that one line, but it's still totally cool).
She's actually been talking about pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns, and all things Halloween since the beginning of September. Here are some of the Halloween festivities.....
Last weekend we went to a Halloween Carnival/Fundraiser.
Katie had a great time participating in such classic games as:
Ring Around The Bat, Spooky Golf and the ever popular, Bean Bag Toss.
This was one of her favorites. Magnetic Fishing.
This week, one of the playgroup Mom's hosted
a Halloween party for the kiddies. There were turkey hotdogs,
cheese sticks, watermelon chunks and Halloween cookies.
Ah. Could there be a better lunch menu for a toddler?
Now, when have you ever seen Batman, a cheerleader and a fish sit down
together for a nice story? Never, huh. Now you can say you have.
On Thursday night, we carved out Katie's pumpkin.
At first she was reluctant to stick her hands into the goopies.
But, she overcame that aversion very quickly.
Halloween day was dedicated to pumpkins. Katie and I made
pumpkin bread together. She helped me use the hand mixer, stir up the
ingredients, and also taste tested everything. Including the flour.
Here is Katie's patented 'Double Spoon Stirring Technique'.
Please, do NOT try this at home.
We decided to attend a downtown Trick-or-Treat festival.
The bakery handed out cookies and the donut shop handed out, what else,
donuts!!!
Hey, look! I found Nemo!
As soon as we got home, Katie wanted to start in
on her candy. Because of the allergies, I took out ALL the
candy in her bowl and replaced it with four dum-dum lollipops and
some Smarties. She didn't care for the Smarties, but loved the lollipops.
She loved them so much, she felt the need to share
the joy with Daddy.
And so, Halloween is over. Katie is already prepping for the
next big holiday. We've got our Thanksgiving library books
out on the table for her to peruse. It's time to let go of the
pumpkins and embrace the turkey.
But for now, it's good night from
Halloween town!
