The Nelson Narrative

We made our annual trek to the pumpkin patch last weekend.  We were going up to MV anyway to visit my mom, and a good friend of mine happens to work at a pumpkin farm there every October so we knocked out both of those in one visit, plus we got to see my niece's new house and visit my dad and stepmom before they head south for the winter.  It was a busy and fun day.  Then yesterday the girls had a field trip to another pumpkin patch, so they've definitely had their fill of pumpkins for the season.          

The girls were so excited to go trick-or-treating last night.  They barely ate any dinner.  Our friend Jerri came over to help give out candy so we could both take them around the neighborhood, which was great, because usually I stay behind to give out candy and only daddy gets to take them. A fairy and a mermaid Olivia did NOT want to pose for a picture

It's been a weekend full of Halloween activities.  First, we made cookies on Friday: Then, we carved a pumpkin on Saturday: Finally, trick-or-treating on Sunday:

The girls went to their first Halloween Party yesterday (I'm finally starting to do things with the moms' group I joined a year or so ago).   They trick-or-treated for non-candy goodies like stickers, playing cards, drinking straws, etc.  It was fun and all the kids were so cute in their costumes.  Excuse the butt, but when you have a dozen or so moms all trying to get their toddlers to sit for a picture a butt or two is inevitable... Today we are going to make frosted sugar cookies (pumpkins, bats, etc.), tomorrow we will carve pumpkins and then they are very excited to go trick-or-treating on Sunday.  We have a third costume, a cat, that was a hand-me-down along with the chicken so not sure who will wear what between the three costumes.