Halvorsen Tales: Halloween Fun!

Just had to write a quick post about the most fun Halloween I've had in a LONG time! We were able to go to Kyle to see our nieces and have dinner with everyone. When we got there McKayla was quite excited and finally wanted to take a spin on her new bike (yay!). She refused to get up onto it herself, but wanted to get up onto it with Aunt Michelle's help. So, I lifted her up and we "drove" around the living room and kitchen. She hasn't quite caught onto the pedaling part yet, but she enjoyed me driving her around. "Keep driving Aunt Chelle, keep driving!" It was pretty cute, and I was just glad she did like it! After our 'drive' around the house, we all enjoyed some pumpkin soup while McKayla informed us all what numerous words started with (I think this is her favorite 'game' right now), and told us all about trick-or-treating and getting candy. She was ready to eat all the candy Justin and I had brought to pass out, but we convinced her to wait and get her own later. After dinner it was time for costumes. McKayla's was a really cute CU cheerleader uniform that her aunt Tracy in Colorado sent her (her mommy and daddy both graduated from there...they were quite proud.) She also had a super cute "Ralphie" stuffed buffalo to carry around (yet, somehow, Aunt Michelle ended up carrying him...hmmmm). Anyhow, I told her "Wow, McKayla, I LOVE your uniform." She promptly replied, "It's NOT a uniform." I said, "Oh, really?" She said, (sighing at me) "It's a costume!" Ahhhh...silly aunt Michelle! Anyhow, while she was getting ready, the twins were getting into their costumes. McKayla picked out who would wear which costume and decided that Hailey would be the cat and Abigail would be the doggie. They were pretty darn cute!
Then, it was off to trick or treat time! I had originally planned to stay and help Justin pass out candy, but McKayla decided that I should go trick or treating as well. It turned out to be good that I went because Hailey slept quite soundly while Abigail was not a happy camper in the stroller. She definitely likes to be held! So, aunt Michelle was of course happy to oblige her and carry her around for the trick or treating fun. She promptly fell asleep once she was happily being held. McKayla did fairly well with the trick or treating, until the SECOND house. The silly man opened the door with a creepy Joker mask on, and she was totally freaked out. Poor kid! After that she was very timid and wasn't sure about the whole trick or treating thing. We were able to convince her to go to a few more houses, but then she was definitely ready to go home. All in all, it was a great time, and she did get quite a lot of candy for only hitting a handful of houses!
One of the best parts of the night was that McKayla decided it was alright for aunt Michelle to read her one bedtime story (she's been very stuck on ONLY mommy reading stories lately).
Definitely the BEST Halloween I've had in a LONG time...I LOVE being an aunt!! =)
Here are some pics from the evening.