Halloween 2011

Lots of thanks to go around this year for Halloween. Thanks to Karen and Susan for sharing some of their costumes so our girls could have fun changing costumes. Thanks again to Karen for the costume idea. Oh, and thanks to Karen again for yet again hosting a wonderful family Halloween party. And muchas gracias to our family for being so much fun. I used to be anti-adult participation for Halloween, but Stef and I are now going on year 4 or so of dressing up for our family party. It is a lot of fun seeing what everyone picks to wear each year.

When the girls were trying to decide what they wanted to be this year Afton, just like last year when she picked her Weird Toast costume, picked her Easter bunny costume immediately and didn't waver. She loved the idea of having a big, puffy bunny tail as part of her costume. Stefanie made the costume for her. Mya, on the other hand, changed her pick just about every day. But she kept mentioning being Cinderella, so on Afton's preschool dress up day, Mya wanted to be her favorite princess.

The puffy tail that Afton loved. She giggled every time she got in her car seat because of how big the tail was and how hard it made it to sit right.

Our little princess!

Afton's bunny costume at the family party.

Mya dressed up as a peacock. She has a Disney princess show where Jasmine dresses up as a peacock, so when she saw this costume she was excited to be able to be a "peacock like Jasmine". She was so cute carrying around her trick or treat bag...her arms would spread out and open the bag automatically each time she said trick or treat or posed for a picture.

As part of the party all of the kids line up and do a costume parade, with adults spread out around the yard handing out candy as the kids walked around.

Afton was in pose mode all day. If there was a camera around she was ready.

My family has a minor obsession with ABBA. If my completely unbiased opinion, I'll have to say it was quite possibly the greatest Halloween costume ever. One of the fun parts about dressing up as ABBA is that our girls knew who we were. Afton and Mya went through a stage of their own ABBA obsession. Grandpa Orgill bought them their own ABBA DVD because they loved to sing and dance to the music videos on it.

On the 31st we had a trunk and treat for our ward and the girls changed costumes one more time: Barbie ballerina for Mya and an "I Dream I'm a Genie" costume for Afton.