Halloween is so much fun with a toddler. Sophie really got into everything that was Halloween related. She loved decorating grandpa's house and for the longest time kept calling the decorations her costume, but we eventually got that figured out. She loved (and still loves) reading Halloween books and watching Hotel Transylvania and "witches" (Hocus Pocus). She really seems to like things that are scary and spooky. It made the whole month of October really fun. Since Aunt Erin's house is full of adorable Halloween costumes we were able to just pick our favorite. We went with the darling and cozy dragon. The week before Halloween Sophie kept saying she wanted to be a princess so I was a little nervous so was going to freak out about it, but she did great. And she dresses up like a princess daily anyways.
The weekend before Halloween we did the traditional pumpkin carving/painting, caramel apples, and delicious soups over at the Enger's. Sophie ended up painting her almost entirely dark blue so I finished it off for her and dusted it with glitter and it turned out super cute! I didn't even really get a good picture of it until a week later, but oh well. We tried to soak in some extra Halloween fun and go to the Boo at the Zoo with some friends but it was pretty much a crazy, crowded mess. The lights and decorations were cool, but man, that crowd wasn't worth it. Sophie loves the zoo though so she had fun seeing what animals were out at night in the cold.
I always go back and forth on dressing up for Halloween. Usually a month or two before I come up with an elaborate family costume, but when it comes down to spending money on it I usually cool off. (We would have been the little dragons Viking parents/owners). Then the week of Halloween comes and I freak out that I don't have a costume. So we threw together a "Castaway" theme outfit to highlight my blossoming belly. I honestly didn't even wear it anywhere but trick-or-treating, but it was nice to feel festive. Daniel did wear his little get-up to work though. Too bad it was a freezing cold day to be wearing shorts.
Sophie's little dance class:
I'm glad Sophie had her cousins to go trick-or-treating with--it makes it so much more fun for everyone. Except for maybe Bella because we were too slow for her. Once we got Sophie in a stroller things were a little bit easier. It's times like those we realize how much younger Sophie still is than her cousins, even if they play so well together. She's still got a lot of growing to do! Sophie did throw one dragon sized tantrum right before we went out trick-or-treating which was super lame and eventually end in her wearing ridiculous shoes for her costume, but it all worked out!
Our one photo from her and her friend at the zoo. Lately she hides from the camera or refuses to look at me--and this picture is just ridiculous.
I love how her costume looks flopped over her face. She was too cute!
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