our halloween

was your halloween as grand as ours was this year?

i can't hardly believe it has already come and gone, and as i sit hear working my way through the girls candy bags

i feel a bit shell shocked really.

and not just because this season has flown by (which it has)

but because this whole YEAR has flown by. remember last year?

remember how i was hugely pregnant,

and minie was an only child dressed as an adorable piglet?

how on earth did she manage without her always there side-kick?

her partner in crime, her forever favorite clothing matcher?

it truly is quite unimaginable,

and we all couldn't be more grateful for our darling matching pair of purple kitties.

we spent our evening at the gregory's. our neighborhood is a little hit and miss seeing as we live in the more industrial side of town, so quite frankly their hood was perfect. their street was quite festively lined with trick-or-treaters, blow up ghosts, carved pumpkins, and of course our beloved greg's.

traditionally we trek it down to nannie's for the night for some tasty billie chili and a nannie spectacular halloween bash.

however, this year my mom was a lot under the weather due to unexpected knee surgery, so us kids had to fend for ourselves. it actually felt quite adultish, and a bit off seeing as it was the first time spending the holiday way from Hidden Oaks..

but we still managed quite nicely.

:)

here is minie giving you her best "meow cat" face.

i had a lot of fun getting their costumes ready this year.

minie was by my side every step of the way

and she has never been more excited to wear something.

let's face it..

she rocked the purple cat.

my sweetest kitty... miss poppy louise.

the trick-or-treaters.

minie was a star when it came to running from door to door.

when everyone else was ready to call it a night

she was still begging for more,

and was practically dragging her candy laden bag up and down the streets.

pops and grets.

they were both totally fine with their one sucker and leisure ride from house to house.

can't really say i blame them...

and then it got dark and cold and was time to call it a night.

i've said it before,

i'll say it again..

i love this holiday.

i love my kids for making it all fun again,

and i love having my family so close to celebrate it with.

happy halloween.