Running in Circles

One year I'll get totally into Halloween, but I just can't help it....its just not my favorite. Holidays are definitely more fun with kids and this year Hazel was so excited about all of it. 

All week she practiced saying "trick or treat" and "trunk-trick-treat" and I'm copper, can I have some candy?"

Brice gets ALL the credit for all the sewing done for these costumes- and i'll take credit for the hot gluing! 

We were able to go trick or treating in a close by neighborhood with some of our favorite friends. Its so fun to watch there kiddos together and were so grateful for the friends we've made here in Dallas. Our brave Hazel loved trick or treating and wasn't nervous about any of it, but she totally got spooked by a jumping spider that got her. She was in tears and pretty shaken up about it all night.

So, here's to a few more days of dessert after lunch/dinner and then I'm tossing the rest of the candy and maybe next year the whole family will get in character :) 

don't hold your breath though. 

We are welcoming fall here in Dallas with open arms! 

The weather is cooling down (like a high of only 80*) and there definitely is a crispness in the air. We've been sleeping with the windows open, decorating the apartment with little pumpkins, and talking about Hazels' birthday and possible Halloween costumes. 

The best place in Dallas to get a taste of fall early on is the Arboretum. 

I know I blogged about it last year but it was just as fun today! 

...pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere...

We needed to have an early halloween, because Brice is going to be out of town Halloween weekend. He'll be in New Orleans for a NSO (new student orientation) convention where BYU is showing off some of their great ideas! 

Anyways, We spent the day with Melanie and Kris trying to fit in as many Halloween things we could. We picked the most perfect pumpkins, but enjoyed seeing all the different sizes and shapes. Then we went ahead and tested our carving abilities..Kris takes this pretty seriously...but it was so fun! Brice and I both thought it was kinda crazy he had a whole drawer of carving utensils. We're just jealous though.After carving and finishing the BYU game we headed to Chipotle for dinner. so yummy!! Then we went back and watched Hocus Pocus. Melanie and I grew up watching this on most Halloween nights so it was fun to share the tradition. 

Finally, Mel and Kris headed to the haunted Circus but we passed because we had a whole lot of laundry to get done. Thanks guys for helping us enjoy an early Halloween. I will go ahead and eat some candy the rest of the month, just to make it official!

 Happy Halloween!