I Vote for Halloween!

Okay, so I am just late posting Halloween pics, but it is election day and our whole family headed to the polls at 7:00 am (okay, 7:15) this morning to complete our civic duties! The kids were really excited and then they got distracted by the elementary school stage and started performing for all the early bird voters. I did get to vote there at the elementary school, but Matthew had to go vote at another location since he was still registered under an old address. "Which address?" you might ask since we have moved 6 times in our eight years of marriage. HIS PARENTS' address. Yes, he is still registered to vote under his parent's address, which is fortunate since that is the address on his driver's license. So, after I voted, Daphne and I had to run off to school so Matt, Isaac and Victoria ran around our town trying to find the right voting location, which he did and he did vote. I'm so proud that he didn't just give up! It would be easy to give up since our votes don't count as much out here in the West!

Anyhow, I hope yall had a lovely Halloween! This is the first Halloween Matt has missed since we had children and Victoria's First Halloween and it was...well, interesting.


Daphne was Little Bo Peep and Victoria was her Sheep! Very clever, I know! I wish I could take credit, however, it was Daphne's idea! She was looking through a catalogue trying to pick out coordinating costumes for our entire family. She kept saying that she and Tori could be hula girls or she and Tori could be Egyptian princesses, or such and such. Then I told her that Victoria would probably be a Lamb since we have a baby lamb costume. Daphne noticed the Little Bo Peep costume, and in voice that gradually escalated in pitch and volume said, "I could be Little Bo Peep and Tori could be my SHEEP!" I have to admit that I was equally as excited about the idea. They looked so darling. It only would have been better if Tori had been old enough to toddle around next to her!

Isaac wanted to be Anakin Skywalker. He likes to be any character that has a weapon. We went with Podracer Anakin from Episode one and he looked pretty great!

We went to a Family Halloween party on Saturday, our Church's Trunk or Treat on Tuesday, and did Trick or Treating on Friday. It was a challenge without Matt, but I think the kids had a lot of fun!

I really wanted to get a picture of all of us in our Halloween shirts, but I had no camera man while all the girls were together, so this is the best I could do. Victoria was not very interested in being photographed.

Here are Daphne and I in my classroom Halloween morning!