Happy Halloween!

Okay, I'll be honest here, I don't like Halloween.  Never have really.  So, this year, I really debated what to do.  Of course, our girls think Halloween = Candy, so they very much want to participate.  But, we were traveling all last week, so we couldn't participate in any school events or weekend events; Monday night (actually Halloween) is a school-night, and our neighborhood typically isn't much for trick-or-treating (though that changed a little this year).  I really didn't want to buy some expensive costume that they may or may not wear again when I didn't think we would do much. 

Well, enter Publix.  I heart Publix.  What a great store.  Since we needed to go to the grocery store anyway (we'd been out of the house for 10 days), I was pretty excited to see that they offer trick-or-treating in the store from 4 to 7.  The girls couldn't wait to get dressed up in costumes we already have and join me at Publix.  Ryan helped them get ready; Lily was adamant that she would be Tinkerbell (same as last year, so the dress doesn't fit quite as nicely as before), and Mia wanted to be Snow White.  Aren't they cute?

 Well, when I got home a few minutes later, Mia changed her mind and really wanted to be Tinkerbell too; unfortunately, we only have one costume available.  However, then I suggested she be Minnie Mouse which is what she and Lily dressed as two years ago.  She was so excited!  So, we got her changed and ready to go again.  Lily asked several times "where is my Minnie Mouse costume?"  She couldn't believe that she had outgrown it, and Mia was wearing it! Again, aren't they cute?

 Lily really wanted to fly like Tink; she tried several times!

 Mia insisted I call her Minnie for the rest of the night.  Here she is practicing her curtsy.

We went to Publix and it was pretty neat.  They had 6 stations set up where they handed out candy, painted faces, etc around the store.  The girls were very happy to put more candy in their buckets!  Their favorite station was the very last one which offered little ice cream cones.  This was a fun (and practical) way to trick or treat!

The girls loved seeing all the trick-or-treaters coming by; they helped hand out the candy and admired all the costumes.  Here they are hanging out on our front porch for a few minutes while I got dinner ready.

 I tried to make a somewhat fun dinner since we didn't do a whole lot to celebrate.  When I told the girls were were having Spiders for dinner, they were both quiet for a second and then said Ewww!  I thought this turned out pretty cute...ravioli with bell pepper legs, chocolate chip eyes and a marinara sauce web.  Pretty tasty too.

 We took the easy route for dessert and made Tollhouse Halloween sugar cookies.  Yummy!

Overall, a pretty low key Halloween for us which was perfect.