The Taylor's: Halloween fun!

I know, I am such a good blogger this week! I don't know what has gotten into me. I am busy as ever but somehow I am trying to make my family blog a priority since it was getting the backseat for a while there. I love catching up. One day my kids are going to flip through these books and be so grateful that I took the time to write these moments down and post the photos to go along with the stories. Lets face it, I like to post photos, but i need to work on my journaling. It's a work in progress. Anyway here is our lovely Halloween. I couldn't keep up with the kids this year, they wanted to switch Halloween costumes for each event and so we did each one! We didn't get into the face painting and embellishments but now I sorta wish I had. I just have never been much of a Halloween person. I love doing it for the kids since they have so much fun dressing up and going out and collecting candy. But the real history behind Halloween drives me crazy. I mean dressing up to scare away the evil spirits and all the scary costumes are definitely not my cup of tea. I much prefer Christmas, the warm spirit and families. Halloween is just too scary for me! Haha. I am so happy that it is over and now the focus is Christmas!!!!

On Saturday night we went to the Primary Party/Trunk or treat. Since Halloween was on a Sunday this year our ward did a trunk or treat on Saturday night. (and on Halloween night I put a bowl of candy on the front porch and had my kids all tucked into bed by 7:00 :) I was wiped after having been to a Halloween Party at the YMCA that afternoon following 3 photos shoots that day and by the looks of the kids they were also pretty tired. We just grabbed a costume lying around (out of the dressup box) and flew to the party. The girls don't know the difference, and I only cared after we got to the party and saw all the other kids done up so cute. Ah well, there's always next year right?!

This is my favorite costume of the day. When Christ s standing he is 6'7, and Savanna is Heidi's 3 year old best buddy, so Clifford and Emily Elizabeth was the best idea they could have come up with!

Miss Heidi in the parade around the church gym right behind the washing machine! I am not sure what she is dressed up with, but the skirt was something Jadyn got at a birthday party last week, there are wings too so I suppose she would have been a fairy if she had wanted to wear the wings, which of course she didn't!

Tigger and Pooh bear. I got the pooh bear costume at a garage sale this summer for $1. no judging that my little baby looks like a boy in her too small costume. Josh and I showed up costumeless but luckily Alysha let him borrow her Tigger costume for a few pictures! Aren't they cute?

Jadyn in the parade sporting her ballerina dress.

And I helped out in Jadyn's classroom for her Halloween party last week. It was so fun! She goes to a great school.

The whole class!

And Heidi also had a preschool Halloween party. Her best friend in the class is the hamburger beside her. She talks about her constantly and evenhad her first play date with her last week! (as a side note I had planned on staying with her at the play date as she had had her over to our house the week before and the mom stayed around, but when we got there she told me to go and wouldn't give in. And when I picked her up, she ran away form me at the front door because she didn't want to leave. I guess she decided she wants to be big girl like her sister! It was kinda sad to see her so independent but I also enjoyed doing errands on my own :)