Halloween was a lot of fun this year. Our little Cinderella and bat looked so cute. And for the first time in the five years that Austin and I have been together we got trick or treaters! What a great day!
This year for Halloween Ella knew right from the start that she wanted to be a princess. Deciding which one was a different story, but in the end we persuaded her to be Cinderella since she already had the dress. She looked so sweet!
Christian was not quite as easy to get to decide what his costume would be. He changed what he wanted to be nearly every day. We finally told him he was going to be a tractor because his other ideas (skeleton, scary guy, and an x-ray) just didn't seem fitting for a 3 year old. Two days before the big day he saw Diego on TV dressed up as a bat and he was truly in love. This sounded a whole lot easier than making a tractor costume, so I threw it together (literally). Next year I am making the kids decide by October 1st so that I can buy their costumes while there is still some selection. Making his costume was a huge pain. I had to do it at midnight, so he could wear it to preschool the next morning, but Christian looked cute and he was so happy to be like Diego.
We tried to talk Christian into painting his face, but he panicked. Who knew he would be so scared of paint. He finally agreed as long as Grandpa Kevin got to apply it. What was I thinking? Grandpa Kevin did a typical man job on the paint and the second he was done Christian rubbed his eyes, smearing it all over. After finally convincing Christian to stop crying and open his eyes he decided that he liked his paint even though it looked quite messy.
I thought that now was as good of a time as any to share the good news! I am four 1/2 months along and I am due May 1st. I will answer a few of your questions in advance. 
