We had a great time celebrating Halloween this year! Declan’s at an age where we can anticipate and get excited about future events and he was thrilled to receive a cool lion costume from Grandma Chase! Quinn enjoyed her adorable ladybug costume from Grandma, plus it was easy for her to crawl around in it – something of paramount importance in her life!
We started out by co-hosting with a friend a Halloween Party at our home, complete with a craft, songs, and thematic food (“Mummy Thumbs” for hotdogs in crescent rolls and Halloween themed-shaped bread for the sandwiches). It was awesome having Gemma, Papa, and Grandma at the party! Then Erica took Declan and Quinn trick-or-treating to a few houses on our street. Each stop turned into a long visit: Declan took off his costume and played, people fawned over Quinn, we got D suited up again, then on to the next house. We did about 5 houses, and it took 2 1/2 hours. Then we drove into town and watched the Halloween parade, ran into lots of friends, and got a few more treats for Declan’s pumpkin. THEN we went to the Salerno’s to help celebrate Gemma’s birthday with cake and singing! What a day! Needless to say, we all slept VERY well that night – what a wonderful day!
