Trick - or - Treat

Monday was a very busy day for the girls.  For starters, our local elementary school decided to have Pajama Day in lieu of costumes.  This increased the excitement level for an already exciting day.  Once at school, Savannah and Lila had class parties before coming home and trick-or-treating.  Between my committments in Lila and Savannah's classrooms, I was at their school all day.

Lila's party kicked off at 9:00 a.m.  Luckily, they have a "No Food" policy so the kids weren't shoving candy in their mouths at this early hour.  I went into help with the party and fill my little girl's bucket.  Lila was engaged in the activities but seemed a tad overwhelmed by the number of people in the room and change of routine.  She hung close to her very good friend Mya and especially enjoyed the freeze dance activity at the end of the party. 

Here is my little Halloween Kitty girl sporting her pajamas after her school. 

 

During Lila's party, I was pulled to be a mystery reader for Savannah's class.  She has such a nice class this year and I really enjoyed my time reading.  I was asked to provide three clues and it wasn't until the third clue that the students knew who was knocking at the door.

1.  I have a daughter in the class.

2.  She has a sibling in Kindergarten. 

3.  She eats lunch on a cloth napkin.  (Everyone enjoys this novelty when observing Savannah eating lunch.)

I put on my bathrobe and slippers (like my big girl requested) and brought all the slumber party essentials - a Thomas Train pillow, Hello Kitty Blanket, stuffed animal, flashlight and favorite book.  I was surprised at how anxious the students were when I asked them to hold my items while I read. 

After my mystery read, I took Lila Grace out to lunch and then quickly put her down for a nap before rushing back to the school for the pajama parade.  Lila could have participated as many of the morning Kindergarteners did, but I figured a nap was best.  Here is a picture of Savannah during the parade and before we headed into her classroom party.  

Once back at home, the girls rushed to eat dinner and get into their costumes.  They were very excited that our old neighbors were joining us again this year.  It just wouldn't be Halloween without them. 

Here is everybody chomping at the bit to collect their candy!

 It was chilly on Halloween.  After all, there was snow on the ground in places.  The girls are really bundled under their costumes and look a little heftier than usual. 

This was the first year that I didn't coordinate their costumes in some way or another.  In fact, Adeline is wearing her costume from last year and Lila is using Savannah's old butterfly costume.  Life is just too busy and opinions are too strong for me to take the reigns in this department.  Sign of the times. . .