2015-11-18

Halloween

As per tradition, we spent an evening shortly before the holiday carving pumpkins. Bekah and Analee carved their own (first time for Ana), Seth carved Miriam's to her specifications, and I carved Winnie's to hers.

Analee, Rebekah, Miriam and Seth working on pumpkins. (Rebekah's wearing part of an inside-out volleyball on her head, in case you were wondering.)

Winnie and her jack-o-lantern.

Winnie, Seth, Rebekah, Andrea, Analee and Miriam with our creations.

Silly photo. Minus 10 points to Seth for turning his eyelids out. (Shudder.)

Top pumpkin: Rebekah's. Bottom pumpkins: Winnie's, Miriam's, Analee's.

I loved having Halloween on a Saturday. It made it so much easier to visit the grandparents before dinner so the girls could dedicate their post-dinner time to door-to-door trick-or-treating.

Winnie the ladybug (after tripping several times in her too-big ladybug rainboots, Seth brought her home to change to sneakers before going to more houses), Miriam the witch (with her hair in tiny braids, which she specified), Analee the vampire (in the cloak I made with fabric similar to Grandma Scott's Halloween tablecloth that Ana loves) and Rebekah the ghoul (who came up with her own costume and makeup).

Grandpa Wirkus growling at Miriam and Winnie.

Rebekah removing Winnie's costume from Analee at Grandpa Wirkus'.

Winnie laughing at Roscoe at Old Grandma's house.

Miriam and Winnie watching Grandma's bird and eating candy.

Rebekah petting Roscoe.

The girls posing in their costumes so Grandma Scott can take a picture to share with Grandpa Scott, who was in northern Idaho at the state volleyball tournament.

"Ice skating" on the newly poured floor of the garage Grandma and Grandpa Scott are having added on to their house.

More ice skating.

Knocking on Grandma Susan's door.

Hanging out in the basement. Grandma Dennis had his knee replaced earlier that week, so he had a separate bed set up in the family room for his recovery.

On Grandpa's bed.

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