The Whidden Family: It's Halloween!

Hey there! I'm excited to make this blog post today because I get to share pictures of some Halloween fun :) This was a busy week for me...the OCA Fall Festival was on Friday. I planned a great deal of it, so the week was filled with finishing up games, prizes, signs...and lots of other odds and ends. I get stressed out about things like this, so I'm glad it's over...haha. It turned out nicely, though, and the students had fun. It was very windy, so our games & signs kept blowing over. No one seemed to care, though, and it all worked out.

Also, Paige's teacher, Susanne, had her sweet baby girl on Thursday. She named her Lillian Grace, and she arrived a little early. I'm very happy for her, yet I'm sad that she'll be out of the classroom for a few months. She had Reese in class for nearly two years, and now she has Paige. She has been a crucial part of my girls' lives for a while, so we're going to miss her! On the flip side, she needs to be with her baby now and get that sweet bonding time in. I couldn't be happier for her and Lillian :)

My sweet youngest child was The Hulk for Halloween...seriously...it was the perfect costume for her! If you've ever seen her angry, then you know why...haha. She was too adorable and rather funny! She couldn't have cared less about the games or prizes...she just wanted to run around and get dirty...hence, the bare feet!

She was just too busy to sit on the hay bale for a picture...

Reese's costume consisted of a cute super hero tshirt. I didn't try and force a costume on her. She still can't tolerate anything scratchy or tight, so when I found this cute shirt, I knew it would be perfect for her. Here she is with Miss Leah and Miss Chelsey. They love Reese, and they are huge helpers in Ms. Norma's class. They have single-handedly helped Reese learn to drink from a big girl cup with a straw instead of her sippy cup. She has never grasped the concept of sucking through a straw, so she has never even wanted to try it. These girls have kept on and kept on working with her until she finally got it. I am so thankful for them!

With a little coercing, Reese did play a few of the games. She tossed the bean bags into the bowl and she tossed the ring onto the spider! Then she ran off looking for leaves...haha!

She was very happy to find herself a piece of hay to touch :)

Saturday evening we walked down the street to the Trunk or Treat event held by a few nearby churches. The girls don't actually trick-or-treat because they just don't understand it. Plus, they have no interest in candy. I guess that's a good thing! Here are more pictures of the Hulk...

And Reese wouldn't smile for anything...she just kept sticking out her tongue and looking serious! She gave me some silly grins at some point, but I was hoping for a true Reese smile. Oh, well...she's still cute!