Halloween 2014

This year marks a first.  The first time since 2009 that Marissa was a Disney character/Princess.  That last few years she wouldn't consider anything princess related but this year, thanks to her friend being Anna, she chose to be Elsa.  She looked perfect!

Gianna still wants nothing to do with anything princess anymore, but now I have hope that she might turn that around.  However, the name of the costume she chose is "Arctic Princess", so we'll see where that goes.  She wanted to "zombie-fy" it with creepy makeup but settled for some black stitches on her face.

 

We had a big group going out this year, mostly Marissa's friends, but they were so fun and easy that I didn't mind.  My only problem was losing my voice due to not feeling that great.  I ended up not getting a lot of pictures that I had planned on, which bums me out more.  The good part was it was Friday, and they ended up with lots of CANDY! 

Pumpkin Carving 2014 Round 2

After having so much fun carving their pumpkins the other night, I bought another two while out food shopping.  The girls (with a little coaxing) carved Mickey & Minnie.

Gianna carved Mickey.

Marissa carved Minnie.

They came out great!

Love them all lined up on the front steps!  

Pumpkin Carving 2014

The way we got the girls to go pumpkin picking this year was to promise to carve them.  We've only carved them once before when the girls were younger and just been slackers ever since.  Usually just display them outside with nothing on them.  Oh well!  No parent of the year prizes here!!

So today we got out our carving supplies, chose designs and got to work.

Gianna took to digging out the guts like a pro.

De-gutting pumpkins is serious business around here.

Gianna chose to do a Dalmatian, but I quickly took over since it was bath night, leaving a little for her to finish.  I've since been reprimanded about carving duties and had my arm twisted into getting more pumpkins for them. (secretly it's always been my wish to have a porch full of pumpkins so this is no problem! LOL!)

Marissa chose to carve Stitch, which is her favorite character.  Knowing I'd take over if she didn't finish in time, she diligently carved it all herself.  She did fantastic!

We added the lights and set them outside, and they look awesome!!

Our Not So Scarey Halloween 2014

Halloween is one of my favorite "holidays", my most favorite is Christmas, in case you were wondering. ;). So I went all out and finished decorating for Halloween today. I re-discovered some things I haven't seen in awhile and it was all fun again! 

We don't do the scary stuff around here, basically because I'm chicken. Most of our stuff is Disney themed. Bet that's a complete surprise! LOL!! 

Some of this stuff we've had since Marissa was a baby so it's sentimental. Then of course I've added to it with each visit to Disney World. 

This sign gets updated constantly by Gianna with my comings and goings. 

My pumpkins don't get changed up that much from year to year but I love them. 

Around here we love Stitch.

I've come to realize that I have a thing for cute candy dishes/cookie jars. 

Ready and waiting for cute little trick or treaters!!

Halloween 2013

After not having a normal Halloween here the last two years, this was going to be our year!  Sadly, I petered out on the decorations but we still got our candy on!

Marissa  originally wanted to be Katniss from the Hunger Games, but ended up being a Pirate.  She looked great!  

                           

Gianna had her heart set on being a Spooky Spirit and luckily found both her costume AND awesome boots!  It's scary how cute she was!    

                           

Gianna's class party was fun and quick.  We gave out goody bags with wax moustaches that everyone in her class is crazy for....Gianna decided to wear hers during the parade.

Joe volunteered to stay home with Riley and pass out candy, so it was a Girl's Only sort of Trick or Treating.  

I chased two pirates, a vampire and a spirit around the neighborhood.

            

So happy the reported rain held off, though we did feel some raindrops before the girls declared they were all so tired and we headed home to sort & trade our loot.

Hope everyone had a fun, safe and Happy Halloween!

Halloween 2012

This is the second Halloween in a row that we've had no power. This year we went to our town trunk or treat that they pulled together for the kids.

The girls were so excited to have some sort of Halloween. Marissa was the Mad Hatter and Gianna was Monster High's Rochelle Goyle. It was cold and trying to convince the girls to layer clothes under their costumes & wear coats was interesting, but they did somewhat. Most of all they got candy and they're happy.

I took better pictures but need to upload them. For now, the iPhone will do.

BOO!

Last year while scouring Pinterest, I had come across THIS fun Halloween project.

Then I actually made it.
Amazing right?

Didn't get to take a pic of it to post it before the Halloween Nor'Easter hit us.
Remember the storm?

I do. 

We were without power for 3 1/2 days.

It sucked...big time.

It felt wrong to post this AFTER Halloween so I started a blog post to remind me to blog about it THIS year. Yes, this post has been hanging around for roughly a YEAR, because otherwise I'd FORGET.


ANY-WHOOO....here's the project...

It's easy enough to make, yet a little time consuming, but I love how it came out!  I plan on leaving the "boo" in the spot instead of a pic.  Just a cute, fun decoration piece.

Halloween 2011...

Can't believe it's Halloween....especially with snow on the ground! We are still without power, hot water, & heat. The kids actually had no school today & tomorrow is a delayed opening with a possibilty of changing to no school. :(

Will blog more soon!

Happy Halloween!!

Somethin' Witchy

Awhile back during one of my almost weekly trips to Michael's, I found a paper mache' witch hat. Inspired, I tossed it on my cart. While walking around I found a black boa & some other Halloween-ish items. I knew how this was going to turn out, I had the vision in my head & everything.

Then I came home & left the bag on my counter.
For awhile.

Eventually, I opened the bag to see what was inside & realized I needed to get a move on.
I asked Joe if he could get me some black spray paint on one of his many trips to Home Depot.
Then I got busy & forgot about it...again.

One night Joe brought home the requested spray paint, now I knew I had no excuse for not getting it done in time for Halloween!

I sprayed it, giving it 2 coats. After letting it dry completely, I went to work on it.

I kept it very, very simple.

I wrapped the boa around the center, using hot glue. Then I attached the pumpkin/leaves, which was conveniently one piece. All I had to do was adjust the stem. After gluing that down, I glued on the owl & my masterpiece was done!!
Like I said very simple!

Decided

Yes it's early to be thinking about Halloween...unless you're a kid. The girls begged me to take them to look for costumes & when we got the chance we did. They decided pretty quickly too, though I had to talk Gianna our of her costume of choice since I didn't think Joe would like to see his baby girl as Lady Gaga.

So it was settled on Marissa being Red Riding Hood & Gianna as a witch. I can't keep that hat away from Gianna either....she wears it every chance she gets! Doing homework, setting the table, watching TV, you name it she wears it!

Both girls are excited about their costumes, I'm excited that they can wear layers easily underneath to keep warm. That's the mother in me. Can't help it. ;)

Halloween 2010

The girls could not wait to get their trick on today! After getting dolled up I made a point of getting pics before heading out. It was so cold today so shortly after taking these the coats went on!

Marissa was Athena, Goddess of Wisdom...she's into Gods & Goddesses after reading the Percy Jackson books. I think it helps that the animal that represents Athena is the owl....which Marissa LOVES! Gianna was a Movie Starlet. Let me tell you, she can get her Diva on like nobody's business!!
The girls had fun, but they were happy when we headed back home....they were tired & cold & eager to eat their candy!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Halloween Parties/Trunk-or-Treat

Today at school the girls had their class parties, or as I like to call them CHAOS!! It's crazy, it's fun, it's HALLOWEEN...well almost!!

Stopped in Marissa's class first. If you ask her what she was she'll answer: "Athena, Goddess of Wisdom". Not "a goddess", not "Athena", but "Athena, Goddess of Wisdom"!! This girl will set you straight! LOL!

Then I headed off to Gianna's class where the kids were bouncing off the walls. Here's my little drama queen...but she likes to call herself a "Movie Starlet". If you ask she'll sign autographs...but only if you give her candy! LOL!Here she is less dramatic & so sweet looking....Parade time...in the COLD weather! It dropped 20 degrees in just ONE day...CRAZY!!!Evidence of freezing little girl....tried layering clothes underneath their costumes to keep them warm but their classrooms are SO warm so they refused to layer too much. They would much rather suffer for their beauty. LOL!Our crew, after school...Shortly after school we headed out with my sister & her kids to go "Trunk-or-Treating". Cars are lined up & there's dancing, food & trick or treating out of everyone's trunks. The kids all had fun, despite the C-O-L-D!!A lot of people decorated their trunks....This was a fun trunk...

We had so much fun today....it was the perfect kick-off to Halloween weekend!

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!!!

It's not the nicest Halloween we've had but at least it's not really cold.

We figured we'd go out early to the apartment complex in town since the weather was iffy. We got our group of friends & hit the streets around 12:30. Not every house was ready for us but the kids got a decent bag of loot. This was our group of kids, Marissa's BFF her brother & his friend.Just the ladies.....Later on we met up aith another of Marissa's friends & her sister (Gianna's BFF).After about 2 hours we headed home for a late lunch before heading out again.

By the time we were ready to go back out it had started to drizzle steadily. It wasn't too bad so we headed out.
Sorta mad at myself for not taking pics before heading out this morning. I had curled Gianna's hair & it looked so "Belle-like"....sigh.....We didn't even finish our block before the rain came down heavier so we just called it quits. It wasn't the greatest Halloween but the kids are still happy with her loot! ;)

Hope everyone had a safe & fun Halloween!!