Kat gave us an Arabian princess costume that was just a bit small for Regan last year that we thought would fit Ella. Since Steve wasn't big on the idea of a costume anyhow, I decided I wouldn't buy anything and Mia could wear her pink sweatsuit with a pair of bunny ears we have. Simple and easy.
Last week I realized Mom and Dad would be visiting during trunk or treat so I decided to ask Mom if she wanted to join us. She did. Tracy heard about our plans and decided that they should come join the fun, since Donovan isn't big on Halloween either. Perfect, we would have four adults and four kids.
So we all gathered at our house for dinner (sub sandwiches) and then dressed the girls. By the way, the watermelon isn't part of Mia's costume and the plush cell phone isn't part of Ella's. They raided Haylie's carseat and took her toys.
Chloe was a ladybug and Haylie was a flower. They were warm enough in their costumes. We took off Ella's head piece and Mia's ears (which she refused to keep on her head anyhow) and bundled them in their coats, hats, and mittens. So Mia wasn't really in costume anymore and Ella's was mostly hidden. But Ella was very excited to "go to a costume party" at "the castle." Mom rode with us and Leslie rode with Tracy. All the guys stayed at our house and watched a movie.
We got there for about the last 20 minutes of it. Most of the kids had already made their rounds and left so we got through quickly. We started out with just Ella walking. Mom was carrying Mia, Leslie was carrying Chloe, and Tracy was carrying Haylie (of course, she is only 4 mos). This was the first trunk.
Then Chloe decided to walk too. She and Ella held hands. Shortly after, Mia decided to walk too. She was so adorable and concentrating very hard on walking.
They did great walking. Ella kinda lead Chloe around and Mia and Mom followed us. Tracy moved around us taking lots of pictures (most of these are from her camera - thank you!). Then we saw the ponies. Once Ella spotted them, she bee-lined for them. It looked like they were closing down since it was almost 8pm. The man asked if anyone wanted to ride so I asked Ella and she lit up. I walked with them and she kept saying, "Mommy, I'm riding a horse!" At the end she wanted to ride all the other horses too. I had to tell her that they were going to bed soon.
While Ella was riding the horse, Mia was very concerned. She's afraid of most animals (or at least not fond of them) and kept saying, "Ella, come back!" I guess she was very relieved when Ella was safely back on the ground.
After riding the horse, Ella didn't want to hold Chloe's hand anymore, so Mia held hands with her. Those two are like two peas in a pod. They have similar coloring with reddish hair. They have similar temperaments. And they can make each other giggle. They were shrieking and giggling while they walked. The man handing out glowsticks thought it was so cute that he gave each of the girls more glowsticks. We ended up with two each.
Then it was 8pm and people started packing up and leaving. It was perfect for small kids. Some candy, extra attractions (Ella was so excited to tell Daddy about her pony ride), and a short distance to walk. We walked back to the cars and stopped for cappuccino on the way home. Short and sweet and so much fun! And because they're so cute and escaped being in most of the other pictures, here's Tracy and Haylie. Doesn't Haylie look like her mommy?
Tracy thinks we should do this again next year. I agreed, but we'll be outnumbered, unless one of the guys wants to come. I jokingly told Tracy that we could have six by next year. She didn't think so, lol. Hope you had a great Halloween too!
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