Halloween Week

Halloween week was so much fun! Earlier in the week, I put together a Halloween party for Elijah and his friends. They were so cute in their costumes and it seemed like everyone had fun. There was a couple of games, including a counting scavenger hunt, and tons of food. The kids seemed to like the cupcakes the best. Actually, I should say they liked the frosting the best, because everyone was covered in it. It was really cute though.

Since I somehow managed to have a blonde blue eyed girl, I decided to take advantage of it, so dressed Chloe as Tinkerbell. My friend's son's name is Peter so he was Peter Pan this year.

While the kids are young, I'm trying to keep it themed costumes, so Elijah was Peter Pan too.

Then on Friday we went to the Jelly Belly Factory with some friends. It smelled so sweet and yummy. The kids had so much fun watching all of the candy (and tasting it too). Elijah really liked watching the candy robot arms. (He even builds "jelly belly" robots with his blocks) Chloe liked all of the different colors and kept trying to eat the candy.

Elijah and his friend Sariah after the tour.

Saturday was our church stake carnival. Jed dressed up with the kids for it. (I was the party pooper and didn't dress up because I had a class right after) There were so many games and candy. Elijah even won a goldfish. That was probably his highlight of the carnival.

Then it was finally Halloween. Jed wanted to dress up this year with the kids. It makes it more fun for everyone. So we went all out. He had a lot of fun getting everything for his costume too. Since all adults in Neverland are pirates, of course that's what we were. We also wanted to dress up so Elijah wouldn't have a problem with adults in costumes, because that has been a problem in the past. He even would cry when he saw the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus. But this year, he did such a great job! He ran up to every door and would say "Trick -or- Treat" and "thank you". He only got scared once, but that was because this guy jumped from a bush in a scary mask. He loved getting candy and had a blast tricker-or-treating with my brother and sister, Devin and Elena. Chloe did a great job too. She didn't seem bothered at all by everyone dressed up in costumes. Overall, it was a really fun Halloween.