Fall 2010 has been nothing short of amazing. Our sweet Love Bug (and of course John Lee and I) have had so many great experiences that I can't even write about them all in this post. Let's just say, we have tailgated, cheered for the Aggies, attended a Raiders game (just John Lee and I), went to the Southern New Mexico State Fair and the Mesilla Valley Corn Maze, drove to Cloudcroft for their Fall Festival and rounded out October with a great trick-or-treating adventure.
I guess for the purpose of this post, I will concentrate on one of our adventures - trick or treating. I L.O.V.E. me some trick or treating. This year for Halloween, my wonderfully talented mother-in-law worked her sewing machine magic and made the Love Bug the cutest Candy Corn Princess costume ever! I got the idea from a costume I saw in a magazine, but I have to admit that her interpretation and final product was 10 times better than anything we could have purchased. I know we are extremely lucky to have a grandma that will make a costume - this is really evident when all you see lately are the store bought costumes roaming the streets Halloween night. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with the store bought attire (I would have killed for a store bought costume as a kid), but Avery's costume was just on a another level and it ooozed with homemade love.
We set out on our adventure at about 6:00 p.m. and roamed the streets surrounding our neighborhood in hot pursuit of some serious candy... Okay, Avery is only 21 months old and there is no way she can even eat most of that candy herself. So what, if it was really for John Lee and I - don't judge - I saw many of parents posting status updates on Facebook Halloween night referring to pillaging through their children's candy bucket as they sleep to the get the "good" candy. I have a couple more years before I have pillage - something that I am very grateful for.
Back to the topic at hand - Avery was the hit of the trick or treating circuit. With her sweet voice, she went from house to house, saying trick or treat, and thanks. One lady even commented on how pretty she was, to which Avery responded "thanks" and did a spontaneous twirl, just to make sure that the lady saw every bit of her costume. On the other hand, she really disliked anything "spooky" - her words. "No momma, no spooky" was what she repeated a number of times. So there were houses that we avoided and dogs that she watched from a distance. But overall, it was such a wonderful night.
I love our family of three and I wouldn't change any of our little adventures for the world. I know that the Love Bug won't remember this night when she is older, but I took plenty of pictures and this scrapbooking mom, will do her best to preserve the memories that way.
Next on our list of adventures is a trip to Minnesota. The Love Bug, the Muncs and I are boarding an Airplane Thursday, and leaving daddy to watch the house. Can't wait!
Lots of Love!
Emily "Mother of a Love Bug"
