"Chicka Tree" Day

As soon as we get done with the birthday/end of the month madness each year it's Halloween time!

I feel like we never have enough time to do "Halloween" things in October because we are so focused on Kenna's Birthday.

We start prepping for Halloween on the 29th after the birthday madness is done.

Halloween has a whole new meaning for me now that we have a little one.

Our first Halloween as a family of 3, all I can remember is being so overwhelmed... I was happy just to get a picture.

Now, we are decorating, doing crafts, getting dressed up, and trick or treating.

Here's our last 3 Halloween's in a nutshell:

Pumpkin, Tinkerbell, Ladybug... love em all.

We got to go to a costume party early this year to practice dressing up.

Mikenna kept asking, "chicka tree (trick or treat) day yet?" even though she had no clue what that meant.

When Halloween day finally arrived she was begging to "chicka tree."

We got out her bag and some candy and did a little practice run at home.

She liked taking the candy in and out of her bag more than anything...
But she had the "chicka tree!" and "thank you" down.

We headed out in our neighborhood with her friends Eli and Bella.

Mikenna and Eli have been buds since birth.
They just so happened to be a ladybug and a bumblebee this year,
so we HAD to take them out together!

Love those little bugs!

Mikenna treated trick or treating like an event.
She would get candy, say a quick "tank-you!" and run off to the next house saying "next one, come on next one!"
Eli and Bella weren't in such a hurry, we repeatedly had to tell Kenna to slow down and wait.
(She is definitely her mommy's girl)

After a long walk around both loops and an overflowing candy bag we came back home and let Kenna choose one piece of candy to eat.

She chose a fruit roll-up. (Have I mentioned that I love her?)
She is so excited that she got fruit snacks and roll-ups in her bag, I think we may be giving some of those out next year :)
Happy chicka tree day everyone!