Happy Halloween!

Today was Gretchen's first time getting all decked out for Halloween and her first time trick-or-treating! I've been working on her costume for weeks, and I love how it turned out! She was a dalmation puppy.

Ball State played today, and we planned on going to the game and letting her wear her costume, but after her nap (I wanted her in a good mood for trick-or-treating.) So, we headed out the door half dressed (there was no way she could wear her tutu in the car!) and called daddy. Thankfully, he was in his office, but he had to let us know that the game had just ended and we had lost, so we turned around and headed back home. So Gretchen didn't get to show off her costume to our friends.

We ate dinner a bit early, and then got Gretchen ready. Here are a few pics from the evening:
Gretchen all dressed and ready to go!

Gretchen and daddy leaving the house.

Knocking on her very first door to get candy! She was such a big girl and walked down the street by herself! Gran and grandpa are getting her a wagon for Christmas, so we'll have it next year!

One house gave out rings. We went around the outer block in our neighborhoood, and then came home. Gretchen isn't really allowed to eat candy, so we thought that we had enough, plus we had to give out our own candy. Let me go back, and touch on the fact that we won't let Gretchen eat much candy- I have never been more thankful for those that gave out a bag of pretzels and goldfish- thank you! The pretzels got us through the rest of our trip, because she really wanted to eat the candy, and the goldfish got us through her fussiness once we were home.

When we got home, we had our first trick or treaters of the night, two adorable little girls that Gretchen goes to daycare with. DJ handed them the candy and Gretchen cried.

So, we dumped all of her candy out so she could see that she still had some. See all the yellow boxes? She was taking them from our bag that we were handing out and putting them in her own bucket.

Gretchen and mommy at the end of the night.

Happy Halloween from Gretchen Rose and Honey Pie Accessories!!!!!

We hope that your little honey got just as much candy, had just as much fun, and that your family made some wonderful memories!

See, she keeps stealing the candy!