Halloween 2012

Our Halloween day was spent at my Dr.'s office and Olivia's pediatrician.  We both have ear infections and I have a sinus infection.  After our appointments and we got loaded up on antibiotics and Tylenol and prayed we felt better soon.    My husband and I were undecided if we were going to take Olivia trick-or-treating because we knew she wasn't feeling 100% but after dinner she seemed a bit more like herself so at the last minute we decided we'd take her to our church's Trunk-or-Treat.  We layered clothes under her costume ...3 shirts, a sweatshirt, a hat and fleece lined pants to be sure she stayed nice and warm.  (I even stopped at Target to buy an ear warmer for myself)    ...and off we went, with cotton in our ears and a pumpkin bucket.   I didn't bring my camera, but luckily our church had an awesome photo booth for everyone to take pictures, so at least I have those!    Olivia had a blast!  There were about 50 cars lining the parking lot of our church, all the trunks were decorated in different themes and most people handing out candy were dressed in costume too.  It was a great way to trick-or-treat without having to worry about where the candy is coming from, since it was all our fellow church goers and we were nice and safe in the church parking lot with no worries of cars driving near us or Olivia running into the street.    Before going to this church I'd never even heard of Truck-or-Treat but I'm so glad that our church hosted this and we got to go.  They did an awesome job with organization, they had popcorn and apple cider, the photo booth, tons of candy and it was a great night for fellowship and outreach!   We didn't stay too long because we were all really tired.  I was really bummed because we wanted to trick-or-treat with my sister in law and nephew but since we decided last minute there wasn't any time to plan.  There's always next year.   You can see pictures of Olivia in her costume from our day at the Spooky Zoo here.  

Weekend Recap - on Tuesday

Due to Hurricane Sandy and a downed telephone pole with live wires, my job was closed yesterday, hello surprise 3 day weekend!  Today though, we're back to business as usual... (I was really hoping for a 4 day weekend but who can complain?)   The hurricane did some damage to my local area but we were definitely spared the worst.  Praying for those of you who were hit directly.  Stay safe.   This weekend our local zoo had a Trick-or-Treat event for kids.  They got to dress up, go to the zoo, see the animals and trick-or-treat all at the same time.  We met some friends of ours there and spent the day together.  I'm so grateful for these friends, we all have girls who are around the same age and they all go to the same dance class and have fun playing together.    With the forecast of rain and Hurricane Sandy making her appearance, I'm so glad that we took advantage of this zoo day so Olivia didn't miss out on wearing her costume and participating in trick-or-treat!   

Olivia with her friends P & A



Checking out the animals

     We're hoping for a nice day tomorrow so we can attend the Trunk-or-Treat at our church.    Happy Halloween!!!