Happy Halloween and then some!

Halloween was this past weekend and we got to enjoy watching our grandkids celebrate it. While we didn't get to see Kate's threesome in person, she kept us posted via her blog which we watched throughout the process of pumpkin shopping, carving, costumes and the like.

The Harrmann gang of three is ready to score some candy!

Rhylah contemplates her next stop!

Here in Missouri we tagged along with Sydney a.k.a. Tinkerbell as she experienced her first real Halloween. (really can't count last year when she didn't get to yell trick-or-treat or anything similar!) She had a blast! You could see from the bounce in her step and the excited squeals that she just KNEW this was a special night.

Can you tell Syd's just a LITTLE excited?

An extra treat was having Leon's mom in town from Colorado for the weekend. So the two grannies got to go larking about the neighborhood with their own little Disney character leading the way. It was wonderful fun!

As we set out you can see the bonfire is ready and we ended the evening with white chili and pumpkin bread by the fireside. Yum! Here goes Carol and Gretchen (dressed as a cat and Mama Tink ... yours truly did not go in character garb, didn't know it was expected of a granny!)

Oh, and while I was at it, I FINALLY got a shot of Gret and Leon's new house in
its ALL FINISHED version... pretty, huh?

Ladybug, Ladybug, Time to Trick-or-Treat

"Gramma has an electric punkin??? How weird is THAT? Oh well, never mind, these leaves on the porch
are more interesting to look at."

"Don't you just love my spots, grammy?"

"I don't know WHY I am in this get-up, but it makes my papa smile, so it's all good."

"Mom, why don't YOU have a costume on?"

This is actually Syd BEFORE she went out for her candy... gotta rest up to make the rounds!

Halloween... and we had our "rookie" Trick-Or-Treating Ladybug to make us all smile and feel like little kids again. Sydney made the rounds of family friends and neighbors, escorted by her parents who had possibly even more fun than she did. Funny though, we could tell by her giggles and smiles that she knew this night was a special one, she seemed to sense that THIS kid's fest would be one that she would want to do again and again in years to come.

Twas the night before halloween...

I don't want to be a bragger... but check out these amazing pumpkins by my kids and grandkids! Every year they make a huge production out of carving the "perfect" pumpkin... and these are about as perfect as it can get! I love em! (the kids AND the pumpkins!)