Halloween fun

As much as I claim to go crazy having a toddler, I really do love this age with Lisa. She is so perceptive and is learning so much and makes me smile every day. It has been a fun week of Halloween.  Lisa really got into the idea of "Trick-or-Treats" and loved wearing her Nemo costume. We checked out lots of books from the library about Halloween, so she was very excited to be doing all the things they did in the books, like carving pumpkins, wearing a costume and going trick-or-treating. 

Carving the pumpkin

This is how Lisa "helps" us a lot of the time, whether it's baking, sewing, or carving a pumpkin. Sometimes it's a little cumbersome, but she loves helping so we make it work. And sometimes she does do it her self. She can hold the cups while I pour the ingredients in for baking. 

She didn't hesitate to get in there and get sticky pumpkin on her hands. Which is kind of uncharacteristic of her, actually. She always has to have a napkin nearby when she is eating sticky foods cause it drives her crazy to get it on her. 

 Halloween Party

Lisa and Shad, pulling some pretty priceless faces.

If there's music, you better believe Lisa will be bustin' a move

Lisa and Daddy playing a "Go fish" game.  She didn't want to stop at one turn. We'll have to do this for family night some time. 

How many dads do you know that will attempt to braid their daughter's hair? It didn't look too bad either! That night after the party, Lisa and Ryan had a slumber party and stayed up until 1am and ate ALL her candy!!!

Boo at the Zoo

Tautphaus Park Zoo in Idaho Falls has a Halloween night every year, where they have Trick-or Treat booths, kids crafts, and games. Not to mention you get to see some of the animals at night.  

They had thousands of colored lights at the zoo, which was both confusing and exciting to Lisa. She was so cute she kept saying, "They have Christmas at Halloween!"
We told her she had to say "Trick or Treat!" really loud and after some practice, she got it down.