Halloween 2017 - #parentfail

Our first Halloween in Park Ridge was a success! Evy and Charlie both dressed up in costume for their school parades and parties. They both love Halloween and enjoyed every minute of the celebration.

This year, Charlie was a scary skeleton and Evy was Rapunzel...she even had the long blond hair, but she did not like to keep it on. We spent the evening trick or treating through Park Ridge with the Torrez family (Jack Torrez is Charlie's BFF). After over an hour of marching through the neighborhood we stopped for pizza and when we tried to take the kids out again after dinner they refused! Apparently, they had enough candy!

Unfortunately, this year I was having too much fun and forgot to take pictures of the kids trick or treating. I will remember next year!

(evy's classroom post parade)

(evy marching in the costume parade)

(a quick stop and hug for mommy) 

(evy made this pumpkin for Halloween)

(evy trying on her Rapunzel wig)

(charlie lining up for the Halloween parade)

(there goes the scary skeleton)

Pumpkin Carving with Grandma and Grandpa

Our pumpkin patch plans fell through this year. Charlie was sick and the weather was less than ideal. Instead of spending the day in the cold, we had an indoor pumpkin party. We picked up pumpkins and Grandma and Grandpa came over for dinner and helped the kids carve.  We finished with two of the best pumpkins we have ever had and lots of seeds to eat. It was a pumpkin carving success. 

(all of the guts!) 

(two goofs!) 

(best pumpkins ever!)

Halloween Practice

Evy is practicing her scary faces for Halloween. I think this one will scare everyone! 

Unicorn Love

Evy loves unicorns. Every time she makes a wish on a star she wishes for a real, live unicorn with wings. We went to an art class today and she was told to pick a small piece of pottery, but she saw the unicorn and it was love at first sight. The teacher felt compelled by those blue eyes and let her have the unicorn. She painted it and it will be glazed and ready next week. She can't wait! 

Go Cubs Go!

Auntie Colleen has the coolest job ever and scored the whole family Cubs tickets for the first post-season game! This was Charlie's first time seeing a post-season game and it was an exciting game and they won 2-1. Woo-Hoo! It was a great afternoon with family and everyone loved watching Charlie's enthusiasm throughout the game. 

(Giving bunny ears to grandma) 

(Hang Loose Cubs Fans!) 

(Grandpa and Charlie having some laughs)

(Lovin' the View!)