Annie had a few Halloween events, but as you all know, she had plenty of costumes to wear. For the big night, though, I pulled a few outfits from her closet and asked her which one she wanted to wear. “Punkin punkin punkin punnnnnnkinnnnnnnn!” Pumpkin it was.
You wouldn’t know it from that picture, but she was actually excited about it. She even said, “Punkin hat!” I wasn’t going to even attempt it. Fashion Annie must wear accessories!
We posed before Trick or Treating:
She eventually showed some excitement:
It was probably thanks to my cape.
My mom came over to hand out candy so Mike and I could take Annie trick or treating to a few houses.
Off we went!
We arrived at the first house, our next-door neighbors on the left.
There are no pictures of her getting candy because when the door opened she flipped out and I had to stop her from running into the street.
We tried again, across the street from our house:
And again…no pictures, because she ran for the hills when the door opened. Sigh. We decided to take her over to Jacket’s house to show her off (NOT to trick or treat)…and we were greeted with a sign taped to the door that said they were out of town. Aw man!
Meanwhile, things were busy at our house, probably because they heard we had glow sticks.
Since Annie wasn’t loving going to random houses, we took her back to our house to trick or treat from Gramma.
It was then we discovered the only two things Annie wanted to do:
1. Steal candy (luckily she couldn’t open it)
2. See other kids.
She went INSANE for all the kids that came to our door. Every time the doorbell rang, she shrieked and squealed and screamed “more kids!” The older kids loved having a little pumpkin greet them at the door.
When they left, she’d yell, “Where you going?” or “Come back kids!” She would often try to run after them.
She got to the point where all she wanted to do was walk around outside yelling, “Hi kids! HIIIIII!” Since someone (Mike) let her eat a mini kit-kat, she needed to work off that sugar. We took turns walking her up the street.
All that walking paid off – for us. She sat down for a moment next to Mike, and she was done.
She slept through the last trick or treaters.
Sweet little pumpkin.
Kate @ UpsideBackwards says:
Oh my gosh she is ADORABLE!!! And it sounds like she had loads of fun once you stopped making her go trick-or-treating
At least her costume looked like a pumpkin. My littlest is so skinny that when she wore her pumpkin suit I swear I heard someone say in a puzzled voice, “I think it’s a carrot”!
Happy Halloween!
Jenn says:
What a sweetie she is!! Thanks for the messages last night. Too be honest, I wasn’t really expecting them as I know how much you guys LOVE Halloween so I thought you would be busy. WOW – I can see from the pictures how many kids you had!!! That’s amazing! So HAPPY Annie had the BEST time!!! She looked great as did you in your cape!
Tammy says:
She made a perfect pumpkin!!
I notice weird things in pics sometimes & after looking at the one of the all the kids in front of your house that were Trick or Treating, I noticed that there is a girl, in blue & black diamond patterned socks that appears to be “floating”. LOL! What a great shot! Ya suppose she’s really a witch??
(I know she was probably just walking off the edge of your front yard after cutting through your grass but still, I love it!)
Kristin says:
Great pics! This was the first year that my two kids, ages 7& 8, really did a lot of trick or treating. EVERY year up until now they got far more enjoyment from passing out candy in their costumes at the door and seeing all the kids dressed up. I am glad Annie enjoyed that as well! A very cute pumpkin she made
Meghan says:
Looks like you guys had an awesome Halloween!! Annie looked adorable!
Shan says:
Aww..what a great Halloween!
Becca says:
I can’t believe you’re still in t-shirts! It was in the 20’s last night for the Maine kids trick or treating!
Lisa says:
That is one adorable little pumpkin. It looks like she had a pretty great Halloween.
AmySho says:
Babies in pumpkin costumes are the best. Thank you for sharing – looks like you guys had a great halloween
Stacey says:
She is too darn adorable and you guys are great parents! What fun you must have had
Heather B. says:
Trick or Treating in flip flops. I kind of hate you right now.
Annie says:
I was thinking the same thing- I woke up to snow this morning!
Megan says:
Wait, your neighbors taped a sign to the door that said they were out of town? Sounds…not smart. “Hey, come on in and help yourself to our stuff!”
Annie is adorable. I love her costume. But what happened to her theme song?! She was supposed to be scary for Halloween!
Sue says:
Megan,
My thoughts exactly! Something that you should NEVER tape to your front door, most especially, on a night when all of those strangers would be coming up to your house. What a perfect opportunity to have someone see that sign, and then return later after all of the festivities were over. Not smart at all!
Annie is the cutest pumpkin in the patch!!
Cathy says:
Exactly exactly exactly what I was thinking. Heather & Mike watch Jacket’s house for them!
susanmig says:
cutest pumpkin of the season. i totally LOVE that you let her pick out her costume!! you guys are rocking this parenting thing!!
next year she WILL be trick-or-treating like a rockstar
Bella says:
Did you break the bank buying so many Halloween costumes that all she has to cuddle with is a mop head?
Very cute photos and story!
Heather says:
that’s her blanket, she’s carefully wound every thread of it into a dread lock.
Kristin says:
How cute! She’s adorable! I am sure it is more fun for the littler kids to be home handing candy out and waiting to see what kind of costumed kid will show up next.
Mine are 5 & 7 and this was the first year that they were racing from house to house and really having a blast.
Anita says:
Heather, what a cutie! I check your blog from time to time and it makes me feel that I’m still in touch with your aunt Kathy. Anita
Heather says:
Aw Anita! So great to hear from you! Thanks for reading. I miss Kathy so much.
Meyli says:
What a great pumpkin!
It’s freaking me out how much she is growing to look like my little sister. The same chub, the same hair, the same skin tone…Whoa. And my sister was a pumpkin when she was Annie’s age! Certainly not a bad thing, but its weird to see photos of Annie and go wait! Thats Jenni!
Pattie says:
She looks adorable in her pumpkin outfit! And it sounds like you guys still had a fun night, despite her not getting the hang of trick or treating. I’m sure she’ll blow it out of the water next year.
Amanda says:
Precious Pumpkin! So funny that she ran away from the doors! Maybe next year she’ll be a trick-or-treating machine.
Kelly says:
So cute! What a pumpkin!
Meg says:
Too cute! I was a pumpkin as a 2- or 3-year-old and it’s one of my favorite costumes. So sweet that she loved seeing the other kids.
Katie says:
Annie is adorable!
And I love your shirt! Where is it from?
Heather says:
Anthropologie – I just bought it on sale!!!
Beckie says:
I think her parents had as much for or more than she did! So so cute.
Lanie says:
Annie is the most adorable pumpkin! One of our 4 year old twins wants to trick or treat at every house and the other is like Annie – so happy to hand out candy to the other kids. The trick or treaters who came to our house were excited to get the handfuls of candy that our rocket threw into their bags! Take care.
Ray says:
Sweet Little Pumpkin, indeed!
“When they left, she’d yell, “Where you going?” or “Come back kids!” She would often try to run after them.”
^^I think Annie’s ready for another sibling. ;D
Norma says:
She has so many precious expressions!