Halloween Festivities

I absolutely LOVE Halloween! It is one of my absolute favorite holidays! I don't know what it is, but it makes me giddy inside. Bummer thing is that my husband is the complete opposite, and I usually have to pull his teeth to dress up or even participate in the activities. Our festivities started on Friday with a costume party at the Potter's. We had a great time as always!

Rob and I decided to dress up as my parents this year. I was fortunate enough to snag my Mom's gold cruise dress from the yard sale that we had a couple of months ago. A lightning bolt hit me a couple of days later and I knew that Rob and I had to dress up as my parents. The costumes couldn't have been more perfect!

The inspiration behind the costumes

The final ensemble!

I loved how everything turned out!

On Saturday I made my Mom's famous chili. It is a tradition in my family to eat chili on Halloween. Since my mom was gone this year, I decided to make it for the first time. It turned out delicious! We ended up eating with my sister's family before heading out trick-or-treating. My niece Kendra is such a good sport and tags along with us every year.

The rain started pouring that night the minute we started eating dinner. To say I was a little upset is an understatement! Lucky for us, shortly after we finished eating the rain let up a little and we decided it was now or never. It continued to sprinkle the whole time we were out, but it wasn't too bad. The boys had so much fun! They ran from house to house and couldn't get enough of it! It made my heart happy!

After trick-or-treating we made our usual stops at my Grandparents house and at Rob's parents house.

My cute nieces

Savanah and Jacob

When we got home, we were even lucky enough to Skype with my parents before taking off our costumes. It was weird not having them here. My mom is also a huge fan of Halloween! I think that's where I get it from. After talking to them, it was rough to get the boys calmed down. They definitely had a sugar high! All in all, it was a GREAT Halloween!