Appeldorn Adventures: Halloween 2012

Hope everyone had a great Halloween this year. Each year gets better and better as the kids grow. It is fun watching them be excited about holidays. Sevea proclaimed Halloween to be her favorite followed by Christmas. However I think come Christmas time she might be switching :)

We started our celebration with pumpkin carving. It is a fun yearly tradition that we can do as a family. Even Cohen joined in the fun. Sevea gets excited to watch us carve the pumpkin and see what the end result is. Unfortunately somehow we forgot to take a picture of our pumpkins and by the time we remembered on Halloween they were shriveled and not looking good :(

Sevea is at an age now that she wants to pick out her own costume. However she is also still under the spell of parent persuasion. She originally picked out a princess costume but knowing how cold it can be on Halloween we convinced her to get something else. So we went to the costume store and pointed out all the costumes that we thought could work. She wanted to be Doc McStuffins but they didn’t have a doctor outfit. She wanted to be a cowgirl and tried on the Jessie costume from Toy Story. She liked it but ultimately decided on something that she loved even more. Something PINK!!

She was Foofa from the tv show Yo Gabba Gabba! It was sort of funny because she doesn’t really know the character because it isn’t a show we watch much. But the chance to wear her favorite color from head to toe I think sealed the deal on this costume. Mom and Dad loved it because she could be warm without having to cover up the costume and the price couldn’t be beat!!

Cohen’s costume came courtesy from the Zimmers. Carissa got it on clearance the year before and it just didn’t fit Grayson all that well. Who would have guessed how perfect this costume would be for Cohen. As you read earlier Cohen recently started walking. In trying to keep his balance he walked like Frankenstein. I don’t think he could have been any cuter!

Since Sevea is such a pro at trick or treating we decided to get together with our friends in town to have her show them how it is done. The Witzel twins were the cutest potato heads I’ve ever seen. Mr. Grayson was sure to stink up a place with his skunk costume. All the kids did really well at walking up to the door and getting their candy. They didn’t even need Sevea. It will be fun in the years to come watching them all really get into the holiday. And us adults will love the holiday even more since they’ll get more candy for us!!