Halloween 2019

I can't believe I'm sharing about our Halloween 2 days before Christmas but I bought Lyla's Christmas gift the first week of November and have been spending every spare minute on it since. I finally finished it yesterday and now have the time to get caught up here.

Halloween night already feels like it was forever ago but the ages of our kids were so magical this year that I'll never forget it!

I love nothing more than a good family themed costume and I thought after last year that my days of getting everyone to agree on that were over but I somehow worked my magic this year and we all dressed up to go ...

OFF TO NEVERLAND!!!

Happy Halloween from Tiger Lily, Tinkerbell, Peter Pan, and the crocodile!
Lyla made the PERFECT Tinkerbell with her adorable blonde spout and Liam loves any animal right now that would be considered "spooky" (bats, spiders, scorpions, and CROCODILES oh my!)

A crocodile costume was next to impossible to find in a child's size so we made do with a dinosaur costume from a local kids' thrift store and covered it with felt scales to cover up the blue underneath. It was a labor of love but I'd do it again and again and again for how happy it made him and how much he loved it!

On Halloween morning while everyone was working, we invited Liam's cousin Olivia over to make spooky candy necklaces!

Then I proceeded to hear, "Is it time to go trick-or-treating yet?!" hundreds of times throughout the afternoon until Nic got off work. We had our traditionally chilli and cornbread for dinner and headed outside to snap a couple pictures of these cuties! 

Her adoration for her daddy (Peter Pan), just like the movie ... 

Then 2 minutes before actually leaving to go trick-or-treating, everyone decided they didn't want to wear their costumes and switched into something else. haha So we actually took an adorable little lion and a blue Power Ranger trick-or-treating that night. I didn't really mind because I've always wanted Lyla to wear this adorable lion costume that was Liam's at her age ...

Our neighborhood is the perfect size for our age of kids. Basically one loop of homes and they are done. They made out like bandits with everyone giving them a handful of candy at each house and some, even a full size candy bar!

How cute are they together?! And that tail!! We had to keep encouraging him to slow down and wait for her because he'd run way ahead and get to the door significantly before her. This house it was her turn to ring the door bell ...

I love when neighbors leave their treat bucket on their steps if they aren't going to be home. This one even had toy snakes and spiders in their basket, Liam's favorite!!

I can not get over how sweet this little lion is!!! Animal costumes are my fav!

He is pretty darn cute too with his sword!

Poor Lyla tripped trying to keep up with Liam ...

Matching the sunset ...

They both came home with a bucket full of candy and ate 3 pieces each while watching Room on the Broom before heading to bed for the night. My mom came trick-or-treating with us and left them these adorable witch hand gloves filled with candy and spider rings!

I'm already excited for next year and have a child who loves pretending he is a bat to keep me in the spirit until then. haha Happy Halloween! Or if you're reading this tomorrow ... Merry Christmas Eve!