We actually celebrated Halloween this year! Last year with a new born, the festivities were limited to…nothing. Tuesday night was our ward trunk-or-treat party. I know I have a good ward when I get more excited for trunk-or-treat than Halloween night. After the trunk-or-treating (which had a good turn out of trunks and treaters) there was a chili dinner. We enjoyed spending time with friends and watching Olivia toddle around.

Bumble Bee!

James and I went as newly weds

Olivia is working on her aim when pointing to “nose”

Since Olivia was finally in her Halloween costume, we could also finally send Grandma a photo for her birthday.

With her bumble bees

On Halloween, Olivia and I took a few walks (in her last minute bumble bee costume I am pretty proud of). She loves picking up leaves. I should say she loves picking up stems. She is very particular about grabbing the stem of the leaf. I enjoyed watching her practice her motor skills today when she would pick up a leaf upside down, she would switch hands to grab it right side up. It’s the “simple things in life we treasure” right? Olivia also really enjoyed this holiday’s decorations around our apartment complex. Between her decoration exploring and picking up leaf after leaf, our walks take a very long time and yet we don’t make it very far.

Exploring the small pumpkins on our porch

A leaf!

Mom, guess what I got you. A leaf!

Carry me now.

Toddle Toddle Toddle

One friendly old lady encourages little ones to explore her decorations

Olivia and I also went to a local libraries class “Wiggle Worms”. It’s always so nice to get out of the house, meet other moms and kids, be reminded of nursery rhymes and songs, and have someone else be the focus of my kids attention. She of course went in her costume. We came just a minute late and were surprised by a welcome of lots of moms and the coordinators saying, “she came just in time!” I don’t know anyone that well so I was a little confused. Then someone clued me in, “We are gonna sing the bumble bee song.” Oh, I thought we won something for a moment.

I love this face. She was watching another kid build with blocks.

We sing songs and wave scarves.

We also sing songs and shake shakers

We wound down the afternoon by trick-or-treating at our leasing office (and random people who saw outside) and walking with friends. Olivia was chewing on the wrappers of some of the candies as she got them (teething) but I didn’t notice until it was too late that she broke through a Kit Kat wrapper. We were able to grab a picture with her good friend Tessa before the night ended.

Happy Halloween everyone!

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