Halloween!

Our little Giraffe

At least two months ago, I asked Maddy what she wanted to be for Halloween.  She immediately answered "GIRAFFE" and never once strayed from this idea.  This made preparation for the big holiday very easy and I do believe the costume was a success! 

On Saturday, October 26, 2013, we hosted a kid-centered Halloween party, complete with "Pin the Nose on the Pumpkin", "Splat-Spider Bullseye" and "Halloween Candy Egg/Spider Scavenger Hunt".  The scavenger hunt was a big hit and allowed for some running around for the kids (kid and parent approved!) in the back yard.  The Halloween candy eggs and plastic spiders weren't too hard to find, so kids Maddy's age on up enjoyed the quick but active hunt.  Costumes were encouraged for all, and we had lots of great characters arrive - scary werewolves, princesses, a pirate, monkey and much more.  It was LOTS of fun!

On Halloween night we took Maddy trick or treating to a few neighborhood homes. She was quite shy at first, barely whispering "Trick or Treat", but by the last house she had found her voice.  Once we were home, she really enjoyed all the kids coming to OUR house to trick or treat.  Madeline shook with excitement, then ran to the door to see who (or what) was out there!  Only once did she get quite scared seeing a masked child at the door, so the boy's mom had him remove his mask so Maddy could see it was just a boy.  (Very kind in my opinion!)

We all had a great Halloween - lots of fun all around!!

Leopard-dog Daddy with Giraffe Maddy

Giraffe Maddy with Safari Guide Mommy

Happy for good weather for the party!

Post Scavenger Hunt

Andy and Monkey Luella

Madeline - sugar crash

The Rock Family

Megan, Eric and little Pea - Althea

Trick-or-Treating!