Trick or Treat!

Lindsay didn't really "get" Halloween last year, so it was fun introducing her to the festivities this year.  First, we carved our pumpkins... she wasn't too impressed with the process, but was very proud of the pumpkin Daddy carved for her!

Our pumpkin family.  I'm pretty sure I've carved the same pumpkin face since I was about 10 -- can't go wrong with a classic!  Todd, on the other hand, likes to mix it up every year.  I guess one of us has to color outside the lines. :)

We had the cutest chicken costume picked out to wear, but Lindsay called an audible about 10 minutes before our Halloween block party and decided she wanted to go as a ghost that my mom made for her.  It was definitely not worth the fight, and the ghost was super cute, too!

The original chicken costume -- it was my little sister's costume when she was Lindsay's age!

The last-minute costume switch to the cute ghost -- who am I to tell her she can't change her mind about what she's wearing?

After the block party, we headed out trick-or-treating.  We had explained the "rules" to her before we left -- ring doorbell, say "Trick or Treat!", they put something in your bucket, say thank you and head to the next house.  She did great, and loved seeing all the kids outside.  Todd said they ran into a complication when one house just left a bucket of candy on their front porch -- Lindsay stepped over the bucket to get to the doorbell because she knew you had to do that before you could get candy!  This girl follows procedures to the letter... Wonder where she gets that from? :)

Explaining to her that people will put things in her pumpkin after she says "Trick-or-Treat".

Ready to head out for a fun Halloween night!

She is getting to be so fun -- we are just loving this age, and next year should be even more exciting for her now that she knows what Halloween is all about!