Halloween!!

Happy Halloween!!




Ah, my favorite holiday!!

We have had a fun Halloween season with lots of activity. Last weekend Ella and I went with Celeste, George, and George's daughter Danielle to a Halloween party in out old neck of the woods in Forest Lake. We hung out at their house first while George fixed my car (thank goodness for friends with skillz!! - George, you know who to call when you need a plumber!) so Celeste had Ella and Danielle ride Jezabelle, her horse. Ella loves riding and I am so glad she has the opportunity to do so once in a while.



At the party we got to go on a long hayride and Ella thought that was fun. We even stopped at a spooky abandoned barn - crazy!


Ella wasn't really into the pumpkin carving, but she liked coloring on it!


This last week has been strange for us. Ella was sick early on and I stayed home two days. I also noticed that one of her front top teeth looked odd so we went to the dentist. She had smacked her mouth on the bathroom sink a few weeks back. Dentist said it was not viable (dead) so it would fall out on its own and to watch for abscesses....*sniff*....our little cutie is gonna have a gap tooth smile until she is 6 or 8!!! Oh well.
I took Friday off to work on stuff for our party over at Becky's. Sophia and Ella got to decorate their own cookie and eat them, they loved it!




Friday evening we went trick or treating with the neighbors and their two boys - Jonny and Joshy. Ella loved it! She was dressed as a Snow Princess and walked around the whole block (in our neighborhood that's like 3 or 4 city blocks) and received plenty of candy.

We went back to Jon and Jackie's to help hand out candy while the kids played. During that play, Ella got clocked in the forehead with a toy gun. It left a small but deep puncture that bled like crazy at first. So, we went off to the ER to make sure it would be okay. On the way there she kept saying "my face is broken" and " Mommy, Ella sad." She ended up getting a few stitches. She was very brave and patient girl at the hospital. Since then you wouldn't even know she was hurt, except for the stitches on her forehead. She has been as crazy as normal.

We had a great party. Becky and I worked together to get everything done and had lots of fun doing it!

Jake dressed up as Ghost Rider (minus the flames I guess) and gave some motorcycle rides. Kati got to go and even Rachel took a spin around the neighborhood!

Sunday was a nice lazy day and I got to take a nap (so grateful for the simple things!!) in between the cleaning and we got outside to enjoy the beautiful weather for a while as well.
I hope everyone had a great Halloween!!

Arrrr!!
Cheers!
Carissa