Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!

Before Daddy left for Seton Hall we carved our big pumpkin! Lilly drew the face and Daddy cut it out. Here she is drawing the eyes.

Lilly carefully watched as Daddy cut out the face.

When Andy was done cutting and was ready to pull out the eyes, nose, and mouth Lilly got very upset. She didn't want her pumpkin cut or the eyes out and started crying.
We explained the process to her and then lit the Jack-O-Lantern and she was once again happy. Her favorite part was singing Happy Birthday to the Jack-O-Lantern and blowing out the candle over and over again.
Today I had a few of Lilly's little friends over for a little Halloween party. Will and his baby brother Colin, Caden and his new baby brother Jake, and Lindsay (our neighbor) came over in costume. Lilly was very excited. Here are Will, Lilly, and Lindsay.

Baby Colin, Will, laughing Lilly, and Lindsay. Caden came right after the picture was taken.

The kids painted pumpkins and colored little wooden pumpkins.

Here is Caden, his mom Jen, and his new baby brother Jake. After painting pumpkins they played pin the crow on the scarecrow (seen in the background). I covered their eyes and they stuck the crow on the scarecrow. It was cute.

Lilly listened intently as baby Jake's mommy told her about bouncing the bouncy seat gently. She did a very good job listening and was very gentle to Jake. A good sign of things to come? I hope so.
It was a nice little get-together with just a few kids, some crafts, pizza, grapes, salad, and good company. I think Lilly had a nice time. She's very excited about trick-or-treating after her nap!