This year was an exciting year. We were lucky enough for Corbin to come down and celebrate Halloween with us! We even checked Gabby out of school an hour and a half early to make the most of such a fun and exciting day. Gabby had chosen to be Hermione from Harry Potter and Corbin was obsessed with both Willy Wonka and Harry Potter so his Mommy bought him both costumes because he kept insisting he was going to be Willy Wonka, but Nanny knew that he would change his mind when he saw Gabby's costume...and she was right! Corbin did decide to be Harry Potter which went perfectly with Gabby's costume, what luck!
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| Somehow I ended up dressed in Corbin's Willy Wonka costume that fit me like a shirt. I was grateful for the hat since it rained the entire night of trick-or-treating |
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| Papa with his costume and the kids with their shots of "bloody" Jello, |
On the morning of Halloween we all (Grandma, Nanny, Corbin, Mommy, Daddy, Papa & Gabby) awoke early to take Gabby to school and watch her school's costume parade. This was the most magical event for Corbin, all of the kids everywhere and all in different costumes, it was magical! Gabby always loves the parade and this year was extra special because her teacher from last year scooped up Corbin's hand as she walked by and he got to BE in the parade as well. The entire event was adorable and quite comical. He held her hand and never stepped out of line. Gabby walked with her class and was one of only two Hermiones in the entire school.
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| Amazed at all of the kids |
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| Joining in the parade. |
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Parade Hermione (Her teacher even dressed up).
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| Devastated when the kids went back into the school. |
After school Nanny had really cool treats for the kids. Gabby baked brownies with Nanny and then they decorated them as individual graves. Then as a family affair we ALL worked on the carving of the pumpkins. I just cleaned them out and so did Papa. Then the artists in the family: Nanny, Papa, and Daddy carved them. Nanny free handed the art and then the three of them took turns carving. Gabby loved choosing the designs for her two pumpkins. It was a special day.
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| Graveyard Brownies |
Finally it was time to go trick-or-treating. We decided to start early because the forecast did not look promising. It started to rain after about houses. We all used ponchos and umbrellas. Luckily the kids had chosen costumes that had capes and hoods. The kids never complained and all of us: Grandma, Papa, Nanny, Mommy, Daddy, Corbin and Gabby made the trek to obtain all of the candy we could stand. It may not have been ideal weather, but it was definitely a Halloween we will never forget. So fun having the entire family together for the fun.
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| Attempted to use the car, but the battery died. |
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| Trick-or-Treating at their first house |
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| The loot! Not as much as usual but she was tired of the rain and asked to go home. |
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| Using her levitation spell to make her cat float |
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| Look carefully. It took an entire day of shopping to get accurate clothing. The same skirt Hermione wears, the correct shirt, the tie, the socks, the cape, the correct wand (we had to repaint it for it to be the correct color), and crazy teased Hermione hair. Details are what it's all about with my girl! |
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| Being Hermione. |
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