Our Halloween adventures lasted a week, so let me give you the scoop chronologically.
Saturday, October 25
Our friends David and Emily threw a wonderful Halloween party. The kids' costumes were a big hit. Katie was Nemo (aka "fishy fishy" since she's never seen "Finding Nemo"). Her friends Hannah and Meghan also got in on the animal fun.
Katie got into the groove at the party by dancing in her fishy costume:
Friday, October 31
Katie went trick or treating for the first time. We only visited a handful of neighbors (the ones we know best) but she wasted no time learning how to show off for candy. :-)
Katie went trick or treating for the first time. We only visited a handful of neighbors (the ones we know best) but she wasted no time learning how to show off for candy. :-)
Saturday, November 1
For me, the biggest event of the Halloween season is our neighborhood block party, which includes a costume contest. Last year Katie the Lion won 3rd place. Could she outdo herself this year?
Sadly, John couldn't come, so I recruited my saintly future sister-in-law Lindsey to help me watch Katie and take pictures. Katie LOVES her Aunt Lindsey!
But before we get to the costume contest, let me tell you about Katie's other fun block party adventures. She amused herself (and the rest of us) by trying to eat the ice in the drink bin, saying hi to a neighborhood dog, and picking up all the leftover toilet paper from a Dress-Your-Mom-Like-A-Mummy contest.
So now, back to the contest. Katie had stiff competition from about two dozen of the neighborhood kids:
The awards were given out based upon applause level, so when it was Katie's turn to shine, she made sure to applaud for herself:
Sure enough, her clapping must have helped, because Katie made the semifinal round. And when the applause was tallied again, Katie got... 2nd place! Go Katie!!!
Katie enjoyed the entire afternoon, but was glad to cuddle up with Aunt Lindsey and Sesame Street afterwards while Mommy helped clean up.
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