We had a most spectacular Halloween this year! and quite a busy one, if I do say so myself!
The festivities began on Sunday October 25th when we took the girls to 'Boo at the Zoo' at the Denver Zoo. Since it was the Bye Week for the Broncos, we were able to spend as much time there as we wanted without feeling rushed to get back home to watch the game (or be at the game!) So we spent a good chunk of the day walking around the *beautiful* zoo and the girls got to try their hand at Trick Or Treating :) The weather turned out to be perfect, we couldn't have asked for a more wonderful day and of course, they were the cutest littles there!
On the Friday before Halloween, October 30th, me and the girls took a trip into Mommy's office to show off our costumes. We were also able to spend some time with Papa and after an exorbitant amount of 'ooo'ing and 'ahh'ing over the girls, we headed out to meet up with Nia to go see Great Grandma Vratil. Sunny Vista Nursing Home held their very own Trick Or Treat Street where all of residents sat in the hallways while little ghosts and ghouls collected a *ridiculous* amount of candy. You could just see the joy in the residents' eyes to see so many little cuties running around and I believe it was mutually beneficial for the kids as well.
After some initial shyness and hesitation, the girls got right into the groove of collecting sweets and even started shaking the residents' hands. I was very proud of how kind and gentle the girls were!
And of course, we got to spend some quality time with Great Grandma Vratil :)
Halloween itself was a pretty low key October 31st. We put on out costumes (AGAIN!) and spent some time at our friend "Miss" Anika's 4th birthday party and then came back home to prepare for the dozens of Trick Or Treaters that flood our street.
The girls helped Daddy carve some pumpkins, but when asked to help remove the guts of the pumpkins, Ryan adamantly stated that "pumpkin goop is too yucky for little girls" and she did not want to get her hands dirty. It was hilarious, but not out of character for our little Ry! But despite Ryan's non-participation, Peppa Pig still, somehow, made her way onto one of our pumpkins!
We didn't end up making it out to Trick Or Treat, since we had a sicky Olivia and Ryan was exhausted from all of the previous days' festivities, but she was very content to help Daddy hand out candy. All in all, a great Halloween for 2015!