Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!

Ally has been sporting her sweater a lot this week - G'ma Debbie - she got to wear it 3 times this week! It was awesome. Below is a picture of the rear - I told you it was super cute! Thanks again.

Now comes the costume saga. Yes saga, drama, fiasco, whatever you want to call it. We though Ally could wear her costume from last year. She was a fish last year and the costume still fits, so hey, why not? right?

Wrong...Ally had other ideas

When we showed her how she looked in the mirror she freaked out. Screaming, crying it was a bad seen. She ripped the head down it was awful.

Being the prepared moms that we are we had a back-up costume ready to go. Ally would be a panda bear.

Isn't she the cutest panda bear ever?

Oh wait not so much the cutest, maybe the saddest?

Make that most pitiful panda bear.

Or maybe the most tortured panda bear

angry panda bear?

ticked off and refusing to wear this costume ever again toddler girl is what she was.

The costume trying on was Monday night. It was a disaster. After we put Ally to bed we scoured the Internet for an alternative costume. I even persuaded Becky to get our her sewing machine and make a pumpkin costume out of some old orange pajama pants. It was not a good scene in our house.

On Tuesday Becky went to the second hand children's store and spent the best $5.99 we've spent in a long time. On a costume that did not feel like a costume to Ally.

So for Halloween 2008 Ally was a ladybug.

She was such a good girl trick or treating - she even carried her own pumpkin. We went out with Charlie and Gwei Gwei and had lots of fun visiting a few neighbors and clients. The cutest thing was that every time we went up to the door of a house Ally would walk right on inside! Then we'd tell her to come out and put some candy in her pumpkin. She didn't really get the idea of trick or treating until we got home.

We were home early in time to hand out candy at our house. Ally was so excited; every time trick or treaters came up the front walk and steps she would yell "kids, kids" and point at the door. Then she would run to the door to see them. Here she is below watching her dvd of herself smiling b/c some kids were coming!

And just for my mom - our jack-o-lantern!