Little Treats

Sweet little treats!

Addie loves our pumpkins. She treats them like pets.

Tim said she was telling him that they were orange.

Here she is showing off the little pumpkins. These little white and orange pumpkins are called "ghouls", which I think is pretty cute.
Calum is a total ham. I'm so jealous, because I would love to have Addie actually sit still for a photo. We've come to despair of getting good shots of her! He was an Ewok, by the way, but he refused his headpiece.


Asher, the Cuddly Lion




The Swanns



I originally planned for Addie to be a peacock this year. But the costume arrived and it was ...well...cheap looking. The feathers were faded and imperfectly dyed. It was like a depressed peacock. Peacock in need of Prozac. That wasn't really what I was going for! Plus, she hated it. She screamed like a banshee when we put it on her, I think because there was a bird's head on the hood. She was NOT pleased about having a bird's head on top of her own head. Moreover, Tim didn't like it because he rightly pointed out that peacocks are male and peahens are nothing special to look at anyway. I didn't think of this until he pointed out, but I had to admit he was right.

So, long story short, Ads was a butterfly again. Last year's costume was huge on her, and this year it actually fit. And she loved it. As soon as we put it on her, she exclaimed that it was "awesome!' and "Bee YOO too" which is how she says "beautiful".

We had a few friends over to have some chili and cornbread and to trick or treat. Addie LOVED trick or treating. She was thrilled to be outside, taking a walk at night, with some of her favorite friends. AND we went to people's houses, knocked on their doors, and they let her choose candy out of a bowl. What could be better from a toddler's point of view? Every morning since then, as soon as she wakes up, she runs into the kitchen and asks for a "tweet" from the candy bowl. She has most definitely inherited Mama's sweet tooth! Her favorite candy seems to be York Peppermint Patties, although she will also eat...with great relish and many loud MMMMMs... Rolos, Whoppers, Almond Joys, and Twizzlers. Thank heavens we just bought her a new toothbrush. She wanted the kind of that buzzes and rotates like Mom and Dad have, so we upgraded her to a fancy new Hello Kitty electric toothbrush. And not a moment too soon, either!