This year Alice was a pumpkin for Halloween.  We were able to go to our church Halloween party on Saturday and get a jump on the festivities.  It was at the Christmas Tree Farm on Red-Wood Road.  She played the bean bag toss game, went fishing for prizes, and won a cookie at the Cookie Walk.  Brett and Will showed up and we all went on a hayride--which was really bumpy.  Let's just say that next time she wants to go, she'll have to go with her dad.  I don't know if my body can take that kind of punishment again.  After all the games, we went Trunk-or Treating.  After a few cars she said, "Mom, I got candy!!!"  Then she was pretty said, "Let's get more!" 

 

We carved pumpkins on Sunday at Grandma and Grandpa's.  Alice was really into it and concentrated very hard.  After I scooped all the guts out of the pumpkin, she thought she'd help me out by scooping them back into the pumpkin. 

 

Today (Halloween) Alice helped me make sugar cookies.  She loves cooking!  When it came time to decorate the cookies, she had a good time.  There are a few pictures of her best creations.  And despite the frigid temperatures tonight, we went trick-or-treating.  Alice didn't want to ring the doorbell or knock.  But after she got her candy and said thankyou, she would say, "Let's get more!"  Then we'd walk to the next house.  We stopped by the Senior Apt. complex next to us to warm up a little.  They had a foyer full of tenants that dressed up.  They tried to shove cupcakes into our hands and candy in the kids' bags.  They were very friendly.  It got so cold that we came home and watched Nacho Libre.  Alice loves saying "Nacho!"

 

As Dad was walking Alice to bed tonight, she sang, "It's the best day e-ver!"  This is the song on the new Spongebob Squarepants episode that is coming out next week.  She somehow picked it up from the commercials on TV.  But, I guess she had a good day.

So, Brad and Bryant entered a contest put on by Engadget to create a commercial.  They actually won!  Congrats to them.  Check it out...I also liked the one entitled "Confused about technology?"  I could've seen that one win too.  It was a good choice for runner-up.  I also could've done without seeing some of the other commercials submitted--seriously.