Building A Legacy: Happy Halloween(a)

Happy Halloween(a)

(M&M Family)

I love this time of year- the fall leaves falling from the trees, the smell of cinnamon, the cool breezy air! What I love most though- is all the fun that starts as we enter fall and look forward to winter. I love the time we get to spend with family and look forward to it each and every year!

Halloween(a)- I do get very excited to pick cute costumes out for my children and dress them to go around and "trick-or-treat". I wish there wasn't the darkness associated with Halloween but I think we can live in the world without becoming a part of it. I'm totally down for a revival- why can't Halloween take on a different meaning?!?! Who's in? Anyway- I think mostly, I remember how excited I was to dress up go around and get a bucket full of candy and want those exciting memories for my children.

We successfully took Ruthie from house to house at a near by neighborhood and succeeded in creating a fun memory for our sweet girl! She had a blast!! She even got to experience her first taste of cotton candy!! I wasn't completely behind letting her have a bite- I know how much I love that sugary treat- but after Jon promised that we'd brush her teeth atleast three times that night- I gave in. And yes- she loved it!!

Thankfully- this year again, she had nothing but candy on her mind Halloween night- but mostly forgot about it by morning. I know I don't have many more of those times left!! But- now the question is- what to do with all this candy!! In years past, I'd pick out all the Snickers and treat myself- but now- I don't even want the temptation in my house- and Jon... he's had some but we still have almost a full bucket!! :)

Anyway- here are some cute pictures from Halloween(a) night and the Autumn Extravaganza:

Ruthie was a strawberry

Brayden was a giraffe

The family was M&M's