Trick-or-Treat!!

 Well the kids had a blast today while we went to trick or treat. Gabryle was absolutely adorable in his robot costume and received lots of comments from people.  We went this year to the mall's trick or treat event and then went to a local neighborhood close to the girls school and trick or treated there also. The kids were so polite it made me proud! They said "Thank you" to all the people handing out candy and patiently waited their turn in the line at the mall.

Every time someone would put a package of M&M's into Gabryle's pail he got so excited he thanked them 2 or 3 times. It was just so cute! After we were through with all of the trick or treating the girls compared what was in each others buckets. Not sure of the purpose of that since they knew that all the candy would be combined into a communal bag to be put up in a spot only Mommy and Daddy could reach after being inspected so no one had more candy than the other.

 The girls also had a party in their classrooms during school today in the afternoon. Mackenzie said hers was a blast and they got to play a few games also during the party. Kylie said hers was fun because they also got to celebrate one of her friends birthdays during the Halloween Party. She also got to go trick-or-treating at the local Veterans center this morning with her class.

All in all the kids had a great day. They all fell asleep rather quickly tonight and I'm sure they were exhausted!

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Halloween's fast approaching!!

Halloween is just a few days away and the kids can not wait till it gets here. Or at least, the girls are extremely excited. Gabryle I am not for sure if he realizes yet what Halloween is. As of right now he just knows he has a costume in his closet that is hanging up waiting to be worn.
We carved our pumpkins yesterday and Gabryle had a BLAST getting to take out the seeds from the pumpkins. He was able to get all dirty in the house and didn't get in trouble for it! Even after the pumpkins were empty from their seeds and all carved out he thought it was still fun to take the top off and "act" like he was still getting stuff out of it. He had a plastic spoon and sat down with a cup and the pumpkins on the table and had fun. The girls helped a little taking out the seeds, but they weren't as into it as Gabryle. I've included pictures below!
This year, Mackenzie has decided she will be a cheerleader. That was a little shock to me, but hey, it's her choice. She already has a cheerleader outfit in her closet that she just has gotten to be in the size it is. She is excited she'll get to FINALLY wear it. She plans on having her hair in two braids and using the barrettes I made for her in their school colors. It also turns out great that the uniform is in their school colors, red and white.
Kylie is going to be a Cowgirl Pop star. She has a pink hat, a top with a horse on it, a skirt that is full and knee length and of course her pink cowgirl boots. She loves the outfit and it looks absolutely adorable on her. She at first wanted to be the red cowgirl that she saw at Wal-Mart cause that is what Miranda, one of her best friends is going to be, but was glad in the end with the pink one instead. Now she says she can be unique.
Gabryle will be a robot. He found the outfit at Wal-Mart when it first came out and fell in love with it! He goes around the house calling it "bobot" instead of robot, but it's still cute. He was so proud when he tried it on and it fit, after going and exchanging for a larger size.
Mackenzie already has our plans laid out for going to trick or treat Wednesday, and luckily her plans are also what we had in mind anyway for trick or treating this year. Kylie hopes we get to stop by her teacher's house from pre-k, which we most likely will. She also wants to try and stop by her teachers house from this year, but however since I have NO clue where she lives, we might not make her house. I'll post pictures Wednesday after they are all dressed up. Hope everyone has a safe and happy Halloween!!!

Halloween Fun

Well Halloween this year was a good one for the kiddo's. Mackenzie was a "bad" vampire, Kylie was Ariel, and Gabryle was a cowboy. I think Gabryle ended up getting the most people liking his outfit out of the three kiddo's. Mackenzie and Kylie wore their costumes to school and each had a party in their class. Kylie's was a pizza party and got to eat lunch in her classroom. She had cheese pizza and ate it all gone she said.
Around 12:30 Gabryle and I headed up to the school and helped get Mackenzie's room ready for their class party. She was so thrilled to see Gabryle and I when she and her class came back from their special class of the day. She helped me pass out the drinks that I brought and then went with her class to do what her teacher needed them too do. Gabryle had a blast up at the school. He sat quietly at the reading table that was in the room and took sips out of his capri-sun he had. He would get up a few times, push his chair in, walk to another adult then turn around and pull his chair out and sit back down. When he saw Kenzie he squealed and went and stood by her. Kenzie helped pull a chair up for him and they sat together eating the goodies that were provided. By the end of the party, Gabryle had Kenzie over in the bean bag reading center trying to get her to read him a book. It was cute!
After school at five we went and did the mall's trick-or-treating that they do every year. Once Gabryle figured out that you show the bucket to the people, they give  you candy he was grinning from ear to ear. He was really enjoying himself I think. We finished there, came home ate dinner, and then headed to a neighborhood closer to the school. Boy did they hit the jackpot! Gabryle loved going up and getting candy from people. Some would mention how cute he was and he would just grin at them.
All in all the kids really had fun today! Each girl had fun at their school parties, plus they got the "BOO BAG" we bought for them. They also had a good time trick-or-treating and I would say they got at least a good 5 pounds of candy this year. Next year will most likely be even more fun since Gabryle has the whole thing figured out I believe.

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Carving Pumpkins

Kylie getting the insides
of her pumpkin out.

One of the kids favorite parts of the Halloween time is the carving of the pumpkins. This year Gabryle watched and was just all curious as to why Kenzie and Kylie were sticking their hands inside the pumpkin and pulling stuff out of it.

Mackenzie getting the
insides of her pumpkin out.

We drew the designs on the pumpkins a few days ago so I would know how each pumpkin was to be carved. Mackenzie decided to have hers with a funky mouth so we did bunches of "ups and downs" for her mouth. Kylie's wanted hers to be the maddest of all three pumpkins. On Gabryle's we just all three put our own ideas into the pumpkin and came up with what it is now.
Now the girls can not wait till Monday! Kylie will  get to go trick-or-treating at school along with having her Halloween Party and Pizza Party. Mackenzie's class will have a Halloween party also, which Gabryle and I will go and help at. They also don't know but we ordered each of them a "boo bag" from the PE department at school. For a fundraiser they were selling treat bags that will be distributed during class Monday. They each will get a bag that has candy, vampire teeth, tattoos, and a few other little treats in it. Then Monday evening we will go to the Mall's trick-or-treat event and trick-or-treat at the stores there then head over to a neighborhood or two for trick-or-treating. Kylie's teacher sent a note home that if any of her students stop by her house for trick-or-treating they will get a special trick from her teacher and her family so we plan on stopping by her house. Busy this year for Halloween but it will be fun!!!

the final product!

Till Next Time!!!