When our city postponed Halloween for a week I was majorly bummed since Taber and I would be out of town on the rescheduled date. I really didn't want to miss it so we dressed them up anyway and decided to check out trick or treating at the mall.
The girls were a lady bug and a bumblebee and Cam was the cutest little elephant to ever walk army crawl this earth. ; )
I had some face paint so I did some fun little designs around the girls eyes and on their cheeks. I thought they looked pretty cute.
We met up with Teya's bff Mia and headed into the mall.
When we got inside it was chaos! I guess since the city wasn't doing trick or treat everyone and their dog was at the mall. We waited in line at the first store for 20 minutes just to get a pathetic tootsie roll. We got in line for another store but 10 minutes into the wait we decided to ditch the mall and take our friends up on their offer to trick-or-treat with them in Massachusetts. We said goodbye everyone at the mall and headed down to Mass.
We got to our friend's house just as it was getting dark and the kids were not happy that we subjected them to picture taking before they could go knocking on doors for candy. This was the best shot of all 3 we could get. : )
The girls had a blast when we finally let them loose outside. They ran from door to door and got quite a nice collection of candy. It was pretty cold though and Brinley tapped out after about 20 minutes and sat in the car with me and Cam to get warm. It was a fun night and I'm glad we got to see the kids trick or treat.
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A week later they had trick or treating in Nashua. Taber and I were on our Anniversary trip but I told my parents about it and showed them where the costumes and the face paint were.
I figured my Dad would probably just do a few little designs on their eyes like I did but he found a book with face paint designs and let the girls pick the most elaborate ones they could find.
Teya picked butterfly eyes...
and despite Teya and my mom's best efforts to dissuade her, Brinley insisted on having an ocean face. Teya was very upset that Brinley's ocean face did not coordinate with her bee costume but you can't really argue with a 3 year old once they've set their mind on something.
The girls and their make up artist, Papa Uda.
My mom stayed home with Cam and passed out candy while my Dad took the girls trick or treating. It sounded like my dad had a blast and I'm so glad he got to enjoy some fun bonding time with his granddaughters. : )




8 comments:
That header picture is beautiful! I can't wait to see the rest of them!
And holy smokes, your dad did a great job!
Holy cow! Your dad is super artistic...amazing! Your kids are growing up so fast...
Seeing Dad paint the girls' faces was such a treat. I love that Brin insisted on the ocean face. That is totally something Lily would do... and that Brooklyn would be mad about :)
Such cuties!! Love the costumes. :)
So next year I'm just going to drive down to your parents and have your dad do the kids' faces for Halloween, ok?? My mouth totally dropped when I saw Teya's face. And I laughed about your comments on Brinley's ocean face, but it really was pretty cool, I can see why she wanted it. Makenzie walked in and said, "ooo is she the ocean?" She totally got it. :)
Alright, hope you guys have a great Thanksgiving!
Your dad is too cute! I love that his paintings are so elaborate. You can just tell how much the girls loved it. I think its so cool that your parents come to spend time with you guys/the girls...even though you guys live so far apart.
It sounds like you guys made the best of a not so great Halloween! It looks like tons of fun still! And I love your dad painting the girls faces...it is so sweet! And seriously?? Your new header?? You all belong in a magazine. Perfection.
I love Cam's floppy elephant ears. Dad is such an artist! I can't believe the detail he put into those masks. He could have a nice little business going during the summer :) The kids look so cute.
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