Trick or Sleeting and Snowing

It was really snowing on Halloween here in Chicago!  Crazy!  We still took the kids out even though it really was snowing during the time we were out there.  I remember some chilly Halloween's, but never snow before. You can see the snow on Charlie's stroller! Kenley could have cared less what the weather was like, and there was nothing stopping her from trick-or-treating.  I'm pretty sure Charlie was happy with the amount of candy we got too, and he has definitely had his fair share of it!  It was pretty hard to see their costumes under winter coats and layers, so I'm glad that I had taken a bunch of pictures of them and my niece in their costumes a few weeks ago. We celebrated Halloween pretty much the whole week of Halloween.  Kenley had a party at school and at ballet, and I took the kids to a party at Ray's work. The morning of Halloween we went to the gym, and all the kids in the childcare center wore their costumes and trick-or-treated around the building.  Then, we spent the rest of the day staying warm at home until Ray got home and we went trick-or-treating.  Kenley was just as excited about passing out treats as she was to get them.  She was so disappointed that we didn't have any visitors during the first two hours that she kept going out our front door and yelling, "It's Halloween everybody!  Come to our house to get candy!" And, she was very happy when we finally did get several groups of trick-or-treaters throughout the day/evening including our friend Jackson, and our neighbor, Sophia. 

Now, that we are into November, in my eyes the holidays have begun!  I am already preparing for our soon-to-be 4 year olds birthday party, and I have been ordering invites and already going a little pintresty crazy with decoration ideas.  Unfortunately, I'm not that crafty, but I try. I really have fun doing these things, and Kenley is having a great time helping with a few little crafty things for her party.  Of course, I already have Christmas on the mind too.  Not to overshadow Thanksgiving, but since I don't have to do much to prepare for this holiday besides show up and bring a dish, I am already Christmas shopping.  When you are busy and have little kids, it takes a lot of time to prepare for the big holiday. I have taken down my Halloween decorations, only left up "fall" and "Thanksgiving" decorations, and I am already thinking about when I can start putting up Christmas decorations. I usually put them up the week of Thanksgiving so that we can enjoy them as long as possible, and so we can have them up for Kenley's party. It might sound weird, but these things make me happy! From here on out, we will be very busy through the holidays.


2 more days till I get to meet my new niece!  Wishing my sister a healthy delivery and recovery!  We can't wait to meet our newest family member. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from our family photo session a few weeks ago!