This was Gracie's first year of Halloween fun (last year she slept through it all), and we sure had a lot of FUN!! Friday I got a little antsy to take pictures of Gracie in her costume...low and behold she didn't take it off again for a couple of days. She LOVED her 'buggy' costume and was rather content to do everything in it :)
To begin our festivities, our ward had a fall festival with carnival games and a dinner. Gracie enjoyed wandering around looking at all the costumes! I got into the fun by dressing up as a Renaissance era lady. Gracie thought I was wearing a tent and hid herself in the layers and tried (to no avail) to rummage through the petty coat and find my legs! As the carnival began to wear her out, the skirt became her resting post. It was soft and provided easy access to a game of peek-a-boo when she got bored!
Saturday we spent a few hours downtown with our neighbors at a Halloween stroll- the businesses were open for trick-or-treating and we walked all over getting enough treats to enjoy for a while! Then we went to the mall for more trick-or-treating and called it a day! Tim had the day off and it was really fun to have him there...he was the designated photographer and I didn't even snap a photo of him to commemorate his presence! Well, all the activities seemed to take more of a toll on me than Gracie, but we sure had a blast.

photos:
my neighbor and her little boy- we did all this fun stuff together
Gracie requesting more candy at the costume contest
Gracie and I at our ward fall festival
My grouchy lady bug...I must have suggested taking the costume off
figuring out the candy bag
the back of the costume (note the padded bum)
she didn't feel complete until her 'buggy' head was in place
me in my costume...it seemed to fit a bit easier last time I wore it...