trick or treat

i've said it before.. i'll say it again.
sunday holidays are tricky business.
things get all muddled about when and how to celebrate,
so then we just celebrate all week long. and well...
it is sort of painful. isn't it?
the rain certainly didn't help anything.

i love me some halloween.
but even I am ready for it to go.
HOWEVER...
the jackson girls were looking especially scrumptious this season.
and looking back.. i want to bite them.

my very own mermaid.
she can handle a fin like a pro.

{birdie}
she refused her hat and nest most of the time...
so really she just sort of looked like a purple blob.
still cute??
yes.

one of our favorite festivities included a trunk-or-treat at grandma billie's new joint.
it was a major hit...
and pretty hilarious and slightly scary all at once.

a little pumpkin carving.
this picture was about as long as the whole carving+girls business lasted.
2 minutes in they both decided princess and the frog was much more enticing,
and then dustin and i were left for 1+ hours creating greatness.
it all worked out.

you didn't think i would forget them?

trick or treating was frigid.
i mean arctic... really.
but aren't jude and minie cute? they are soul mates.

and it ended..
halloween at our house is now down and packed and we are more than happy to say goodbye until next year.


and now comes christmas....

*gulp...