Carving Pumpkins & Trick-or-Treating!

Since Madi had a rather uneventful Halloween last year, we wanted to make sure we got our family traditions going this year. Pumpkin carving (which we had procrastinated from doing at the beginning of the week) was Spencer's #1 priority of the day! Madi was excited to be involved! She intently watched her dad get everything prepared.


Then she stood up and decided to get in on the action!


She insisted on helping with the carving!


WALLA!!! The final product! Nice work Spencer and Madi!


And here's a helpful hint: Sprinkle a little nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves into the pumpkin (and on the lid), and once your pumpkin is glowing bright, your home will smell like holiday delight! :)


After pumpkin carving and naps we got dressed up and let the trick-or-treating begin! Before heading over to our friends, we hit up a few of our neighbors who adore Madi (and were ok with her going back for seconds and thirds). She did great at knocking and waiting patiently at the door.


After wishing our neighbors a Happy Halloween, we headed over to our friends, the Lundell's, where Madi's girl friends were waiting to go knock some doors! Thank goodness Lexi brought over her cool wagon! This was Madi's favorite part of the whole night!!




After a handful of doors and a bag full of candy, we headed back to the Lundell's for some dinner and treats. Madi went right to work counting all her goodies!


Krista's house was definitely SPOOK-TACULAR! From the food to the decorations- she really went all out! Thanks for the great time Lundells! In case you're wondering what my costume was- I was Cinderella (pre glass slipper days). Big thanks to Melissa for letting me borrow the costume (made specially by her)!


The whole gang- expect Melissa (always the one behind the camera :)!