Halloween 2010

We began celebrating our infectious fall season by a visit to the Lombardi Ranch.

the girls enjoyed picking through all the pumpkins for just the right one

Winners were found by one and all!

They were brought home, carved and put on display. Ada came up with the design idea for our pumpkin this year. The girls also picked out tiny pumpkins to represent Ada, Isla, and baby brother.

The girls had 3 occasions to dress up in their Laura & Carrie Ingalls costumes this year: at G4's annual Halloween party at Michael's work, once at church on Sunday to attend the fall festival, and then that evening for trick or treating. Whew! It was a busy few days...

Of course this was right when I sprained a muscle in my pelvis and was put on bedrest for 3 days. I was pretty emotional missing out on all of this fun, but Michael thankfully took some photos and I did manage to hobble down the road for trick or treating with the girls. Ada held my hand and helped me along the whole way! What a treat!

Here's our Laura & Carrie Ingalls!

Thank you Cookiema for the adorable dresses and bonnets!

I was pretty excited to have finished making these matching white pinafores and treat bags just in time. This was my first time using an actual pattern and also sewing buttons and button holes with my machine- sooo scary! Thankfully they turned out!

They just melted my heart!

These were taken right before the girls headed to Michael's work party.

Michael came home from work to collect his little prairie girls for the party.

They were soooo excited!

Here's Ada petting some sort of animal at the petting zoo set up during Mosaic's fall festival

Hanging with their buddy Amira dressed as a cow

Isla with her buddy Caytlin dressed as Snow White

Later that night trick or treating in our little neighborhood. Soo fun! The girls were exhausted after such a fun packed weekend.

Oh yeah, did I forget to mention that we celebrated Ada turning 4 on Saturday (in between all of these events). Birthday post to follow soon!

Love and hugs!