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Halloween 2016

Last Friday night was the Fall Festival at Centennial Elementary. By the time we finally headed over, we only had an hour before it was done. Brynn did a couple of games and then found her friend for Bingo. Clara had her costume on and came along too.


This game was really funny. It was dark in the room, so at first I thought the white things were marshmallows until I saw how dirty all the kids' faces were. Ha. They were powdered donuts.






Neither one of the girls was able to wear a costume to school/daycare, but I picked them up early for the usual trick-or-treating at my office. They had a lot fun there.






Most of the other kids

On our way home we stopped at Kevin and Wendy's house. Brynn opted to wait in the car as she didn't have her coat on or anything and it was already starting to get colder. I work with Kevin and Wendy is from around my home town and was actually in my sister's class.


 Heading out! Rosha and Grandpa and Grandma Froemming came trick-or-treating with us again this year. I had dressed up as the Statue of Liberty for my work costume contest (I didn't win) and figured I'd better go out with my get-up on.




I feel like this was the theme of the night; just a blur! And Clara forever trying to keep up with the girls.





Clara somehow weaseled her way inside this person's house.



Another sucker!

I always love this house's decorations.

We were so grateful again this year for such nice weather.





Our next door neighbors.

We had just gone up and down our block and when we came back to our house Clara, Grandpa and I came in and Daddy, Grandma and the older girls kept going on down the other side of the block for a bit. Then Rosha and Brynn went with Rosha's dad to the mall again.




The girls were spoiled again with gifts from relatives (thank you, everyone!) Clara was surprised to see money in one of the cards she received and said, 'woooow!' when she opened it. Ha.



Clara getting into the Halloween spirit, 'scaring' Daddy: 


We set our bowl of candy out when we were out trick-or-treating, but this was our total of ones that we could count when we were home. Definitely down from earlier years.



 It was another successful and awesome Halloween! Clara told me when I was putting her to bed that she got 'much candy!' Indeed, they did!


Tonight Clara was reading to her baby doll. So sweet.



Comments

theweckerlys said…
It looks like they had a great Halloween! What were their favorite treats?? I think it's so neat that your office does the trick-or-treating, looks so fun!
November 1, 2016 at 11:14 PM
Grma Holly said…
A great night! So fun Rosha could be there, too!
November 2, 2016 at 8:23 AM
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