ALYSSA WAS SLEEPING BEAUTY FOR HALLOWEEN!! Her preschool had a dress-up party on Tuesday, and Cinderella was there with her! Mommy, Nonnie and Emily came to the party, too, and we all had a great time!

NICHOLAS' CLASS HAD A HALLOWEEN PARTY ON TUESDAY, TOO! Of course, at West Street, the kids weren't allowed to dress up ~ for safety reasons! His party was still a lot of fun! I'm a room mother, so I got to help organize it and be there for it. All of the kids made a spider out of pipe cleaners and lolli-pops and played "Halloween Twister" and "Pin the Nose on the Pumpkin". They ate snacks and goodies and really had an awesome Halloween Party. Last week, Nicholas got invited to a Halloween party at his friend Michael's house, and tomorrow night, he has another one at his friend Brycen's house. Talk about a social calendar and Mr. Popularity!!

EMILY JUST WENT WITH THE FLOW THIS YEAR...I couldn't find Alyssa's old flower costume, so we put Emily in a terry bath robe with a duck on the hood. She actually looked rather adorable, if I do say so myself!! She didn't come Trick-or-Treating with us because I didn't want the hassle of pushing the stroller through all of the wet leaves since it had drizzled earlier in the day. John took her out for a ride to get his evening coffee and then met us at my mother's house. THe older kids and I walked up Washington Street to Nagel Place so we could see "Leigh-Leigh" and "Nin-Nin's House". Then we walked back to West Street and down to Nonnie's house. Both kids were extremely tired after the LONG walk!

OVERALL, HALLOWEEN WAS AWESOME! School parties were fun and the weather was great for both the parade and Trick-or-Treating! We'll be eating candy until Christmas!!

EMILY'S BAPTISM IS NEXT SUNDAY, so I'll post some pictures and a brief blog after that!!