Halloween 2011

We had a wonderful Halloween this year with beautiful weather, and lots of fun Halloween parties to attend.

We had a Beauty Queen (Miss Nevada to be exact), Minnie Mouse, and a Bed Bug. You can't read the sign Abbie is holding, but it says Bed Bug so everyone would know what she was.

I was pretty proud of myself for getting out the sewing machine (it had been years), and making this sash for Avery. You can't go wrong with vinyl lettering and some glitter glue. It worked out great.

Aliza had been talking all year about being Tinker Bell or a black cat for Halloween, but when she saw this Minnie Mouse costume she was in love. We bought a Tinker Bell costume on clearance after Halloween to save for next year.

Abbie's first pick for a costume was Nancy Drew, which I thought was adorable. After one of our many Halloween parties she realized that many people didn't know who Nanacy Drew was, so switched to a bed bug at the last minute.

Aliza was more that excited to go get some candy. Abbie's goal was to make it all around the whole neighborhood, and she did. Who knew they would get so much from just our tiny little neighborhood.

Apparently our neighbors don't give you just one piece of candy. You are suppose to give a huge handful to each kid I guess because that's what they did. We will be eating Halloween candy until next Halloween because they got so much.

Abbie was grinning from ear to ear the whole night.

I have been addicted to Pinterest lately, and these are a few of the easy crafts I tried from that website. These ghost milk cartons were really fun for the kids to decorate.

I made this fun Halloween banner to hang in the back of our car for the Trunk or Treat. I thought it turned out cute.

My friend Wendy and I made these tool wreaths which were easy and fun. The best part was letting the kids play while we sat around tying on the tool and talking. She made hers all orange with a green ribbon which was much cuter than mine. Maybe I'll try again next year.