Joy School Halloween Party

Joy School had a small Halloween party for the 5 kids we teach. As you can see by the pictures, Ella was a little grumpy that day and refused to participate in the fun. From left to right... Kyrie was a princess, Dottie was a witch, Amelia as a cheerleader, Brielle was supposed to be a unicorn... but was also dressed as a cowgirl. And there you see grumpy Ella in her Princess Belle costume. The girls frosted sugar cookies, sang a few songs for us... and then did a couple of crafts. Ella loves Joy School... but for some reason this day she woke up on the wrong side of the bed.

Trick or Treat?

Candy, candy and more candy. I can't wait until it is all gone... in fact, I think it will "magically" disappear. But there was tons of fun had collecting it. Ella was Belle from Beauty and the Beast. Abby tried to squeeze into a pumpkin costume, but it was a little tight and wouldn't zip up the back. The plan was to go trick-or-treating around the neighborhood, but some "goblins" came to the door and spooked Ella a little bit... so the most we could get out of her was Trunk-or-Treat at the ward party. Good thing... we don't need the extra candy.

Pumpkin Pickin'

A long-time tradition in Colorado Springs is picking pumpkins at the Venetucci Pumpkin Farm. I did it as a kid, and this year I got to take Ella with her joy school group. She refused to get out of the stroller, but I convinced her that they wouldn't let her take the pumpkin home unless she carried it herself. So... she picked out a little pumpkin, and an even smaller one for Abbigail. I love my girls...