It's Trick or Treat Time!

Happy Halloween from the Alphabet Family!

We had a chilly night, but that didn't stop us from heading out to collect our loot! If you have not seen our last two posts, here's the low down on costumes: Christina was a beautiful butterfly, Dominic was a mischievous monkey & Ethan a pleasantly perfect pumpkin!

What a fun time!

Christina and Dominic were ready to go shortly after getting up this morning. Someone remind me next year not to mention that it's Halloween until about 5 minutes before we get ready to go. It was a long day for them waiting for 5:30 to come! They did pass the time by asking me how soon it would be until they could go trick or treating. Bryan walked in the door and changed his shoes, however he didn't make it far enough in to even take off his tie.

Laying on the couch this morning, giddy with excitment of what was to come later on today!

So out we went.


Christina was into Halloween last year. Dominic enjoyed it, but tonight was different for both of them. Their excitement tonight seemed to feed off each other. Dominic must have tripped about 5 times trying to get out of the wagon faster than Christina. If I would have posted all of our pictures you'd see a theme, Dominic heading back to the wagon as Christina is still making her way up to the house. Here's one of what many of them look like:

Ethan was very happy hanging out in the stroller. He did get his fair share of candy, even after we told people he didn't need it. At one house they even let him pick out his own candy. He decided on a roll of smarties and a tiny tub of play-doh.

Christina was also pretty excited at one house. She got to get a bag of Fritos and proudly showed them off for the camera. Since when do people hand out Fritos for Halloween? These are the same people that also offered her a juice box. You might be thinking maybe they weren't expecting trick or treaters, but they were! They actually had 4 families partying in their yard with baskets of candy and what not that were handing out! So my girl brought home the Fritos!

Dominic had to check his bucket after almost every house. Making sure that they really put the candy in there and then to tell us what he got. Here's the monkey checking things out:

We were only out about 45 minutes but the kids had a blast! We barely got in the door and the buckets were dumped on the table. Obviously by the photos below, they had a great night!

Ethan with his smarties and M&M's

Dominic found some Lemon Heads

And in true Christina fashion, she liked, ALL OF IT!

Hope everyone had a wonderful night trick or treating. Truly a fun, cold evening.

Can't wait for next year!

Happy Halloween (at preschool at least)!

It's been a Halloweenirific week for Christina. She had her Halloween party at the library yesterday. The kids were all asked to wear their costumes. The librarian, Mrs. B, even came dressed as the Cat in the Hat. Christina I think was more excited about the M&M's they gave her and seeing if she could get them all eaten before we got home and her brother saw what she had!

Today we had her Halloween party at preschool. Christina decided she was going to be a butterfly this year. So we hit the sale at Old Navy and got her the cutest butterfly costume around! Of course, it was the cutest because she was wearing it!

This is Christina's costume from behind:

They actually combined the 3 and 4 year old classes for the Halloween party. So if this looks like a big group it's because it is! There are 24 of them when they are all together! I seriously don't know how these two teachers have the patience!

Christina's best friend at school is Jersey. In the picture above we have Reagan (also known as Princess Leia), Elizabeth (backwards Tinkerbell), Christina (the cutest butterfly in the universe) & Jersey (super girl). I unfortunately don't know the princesses next to super girl's names (sorry 3's)!

Christina eating her halloween cupcake. Although when asked if it was good, she informed me all she at was the frosting. And the cupcake was even chocolate! What was she thinking?!

Christina crawling through the tunnel during one of their many fun activities at the party.

This is Christina and Malena. Malena was cinderella. You may remember Malena from the birthday party post a few months back. They shared their party together (with Tinkerbell -Elizabeth) back in June.

Anyway, thought I'd post these up here so that Bryan will get off my back about me not doing a blog. He was nice enough to go to the party and take the pictures, the least I can do is blog about them!

Rest assured for the die hard followers, we'll have a post after Saturday night. Trick or Treating for everyone!

Sleep is calling me and after the week of sickies we've had-boy do I need it!

Night!

Fun For (F)All!

It's guest blogger time again!!! Daddy's back, thanks to mommy taking care of two sick kids. Yuck!

As the leaves have started to change colors and quickly fall off of the trees, the Alphabet Kids have been itching to play outside. So daddy fired up his trusty leave blower and built a pile of leaves in the back yard for the kids to play in. Needless to say, I think they had fun!

Christina and Dominic did their part to help build the pile.

After jumping in the leave pile over and over again, Christina found it fun and amusing to throw the leaves up in the air!

Ethan, who was NOT a fan of playing in the leaves, still found sissy to be quite funny while he was swinging nearby.

This evening, we tried to take our minds off of the horrible Browns game (as Dominic asked me, "The Browns are stinky like the Steelers daddy?". I had to explain to him the difference but ended up telling him, yes, the Browns stink and so do the Steelers, but for different reasons.)

With the weather being nice, we decided to go on a nature walk. So we piled the boyz into the wagon and away we went.

Before long, Christina wanted to pull her brothers in the wagon. Thanks goodness that rail was there or the boyz might have ended up swimming tonight! I think Dominic's facial expression says it all about his sister's wagon-pulling skills.

Of course, our little nature girl (not to be confused with Dominic, our Jungle Boy -- long story for another blog!) but our nature girl can't pass a pile of leaves without throwing them in the air. She is such the camera hog!


Dominic had to take his turn pulling the wagon.

All in all, the perfect end to a memorable fall day for The Alphabet Kids...

Now bring on Christmas!!!