Halloween 2013

Stick a fork in us, we are done. Done with Halloween, done with parties, done with trick-or-treating, done with pumpkins, and (mostly) done with costumes. We are most definitely not done with eating candy, but that's quite alright with me :)
We had a jam packed week of fun Halloween festivities and events. There was the Halloween parade and class parties at school, trick-or-treating at Daddy's office, our neighborhood "Halloweenie Roast," and the main event: trick-or-treating!!
To say that Caroline and the twins had a good time trick-or-treating would be an understatement. "Epic" is a better description of their night. The girls trick-or-treated their little hearts out with the Benjamin and Bain children and had a blast.

Caroline giving her best "scary" face at her class Halloween party.

Minnie Mouse Margaret heading to school for the Halloween parade.

Minnie Mouse Julia excited for school.

Everyone ready for the parade!

Caroline on parade

                                                        Trick or treating at Daddy's office

Margaret stuck with the Minnie Mouse get-up.

Julia switched to a cupcake costume.

Three happy girls, heading home after a fun visit with Daddy.

After trick-or-treating at Daddy's office. Julia decided to take a bath...in her cupcake costume.

                                           "Halloweenie Roast" and Trick-or Treating!!

Even Mommy got dressed up for Halloween!

Chowing down at the Halloweenie Roast

The cupcake face-jamming a cupcake.

Little C, Campbell and Big C playing before trick-or-treating.

And they're off!

The big girls were trick-or-treating champions!

This hippo ballerina had a great time with her cupcake :)

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Hoopla

Halloween may still be several days away, but I think it's safe to say that we've enjoyed a fair amount of Halloween hoopla already. We've eaten enough treats to choke a horse, decorated and sent Halloween cards, completed Halloween crafts, and made and played with orange play dough.
The girls have dressed in costume just about every day in October and practicing trick-or-treating is a regular event in the Hepper household.  Last week we went to the Halloween party at Westwood and today we enjoyed a pumpkin carving playdate. Now that the week of Halloween is finally upon us, we are looking forward to a couple more parties and the main event: trick or treating!!

The twins SUPER excited to go to the Westwood Halloween party as Minnie Mouse and a pink crayon...

....except that by the time we were leaving, everyone had changed their minds and their costumes.

Daddy and his lady bug setting off to hunt for the perfect pumpkin.

Caroline and Julia decorating their pumpkins with stickers and paint.

Cutest cupcake in town!

Margaret busy decorating Halloween cards. 

Julia busy not decorating Halloween cards.

Sweet Caroline during a playground visit.

Julia about to enjoy a cat cookie sent by Grandma.

Margaret pushing beads into her orange and green play dough. She's not bleeding...that's marker on her hand :) 

Getting ready to roll to the pumpkin carving playdate. 

The twins were a little more interested in riding Mary Kate's roller coaster than carving pumpkins... 

M and J inspecting a pumpkin.

Caroline very diligently scooping out her pumpkin. 

Daddy and J taking a carving break.

The Bains had an extra special treat to share: a Frankenstein ice cream cake! 

6 children, 6 pumpkins!

A Festival, A Field Trip, and Some Family Time

We crammed just about as much as we could into this past weekend. Saturday was a drizzly, dreary day, but that didn't stop Daddy from golfing and Mommy and the girls from getting out and having some fun. We went to St. Christopher's Fall Festival and had a great time. In the afternoon, Daddy took the girls to the playground so Mommy could take a break (and maybe a little nap).
On Sunday, we took a field trip to the pumpkin patch at Ashland Berry Farm and then spent the late afternoon and early evening with Uncle Tate, Aunt Donna, and cousins Will and Claire.

At St. Chris...

Caroline counting her tickets for fun at the St. Chris fair

Margaret was a little unsure about the fair.

Her form isn't so great, but it got the job done!

That pink dot is Caroline atop the Titanic!

I'm not so sure about this carousel ride, Mom.

NOW I'm digging this fair!!!

Just keep looking over there, Julia....

At the pumpkin patch....

Homemade donuts...yum!! 

Daddy and J

M and J excited about the tractor.

Ready for the hayride!

Mommy and Margaret

Margaret found a pint-sized pumpkin for her pint-sized self. 

Caroline getting a grip on her selection....

I did it! 

Daddy proving he could handle the "all you can carry for $20" deal.

Checking out the farm animals.

At Uncle Tate and Aunt Donna's...

Margaret ready to ride in the cozy coupe.

Points for Will and Julia for looking at the camera. Everyone else: fail.

Crazy haired J on the tricycle. 

Two out of four ain't bad!