The thing I love about Halloween for little ones is that it is not a one-day affair, but rather a week-long celebration! Madeline got a chance to wear her costume no less than 6 times that week. We definately got our money's worth out of the costume, and fortunately, she loved being that little butterfly!
The Sunday before Halloween we kicked off the week with some Trick-or Treating at the businesses downtown Naperville.
It was a beautiful day, and Madeline quickly learned that she liked this "trick-or treating" thing.
On Tuesday we got to wear our costumes to music class. Madeline loves playing the bells
and using the hoops to sing "Pop Goes the Weasel"!
On Wednesday we enjoyed our Playgroup Halloween party!
Here's all the kids in costume...
and we enjoyed delicious homemade soup, bread, and other treats with good friends.
On Halloween Eve we stopped by Grandma Schmitt's school to see all the kids dressed up in their costumes.
Trick or treat! Then, later in the evening we visited Great-Grandma Luzinski and got lots of treats!
Madeline inspects the candy with Aunt Marie
and enjoys time on the couch with Grandpa and Grandma Hay.
Finally, on Halloween, here's Madeline with her next-door buddy, Cooper.
We all went trick-or-treating together, but only made it to a few houses before landing at another neighbor's house for the evening.
Uncle Mark even stopped by to deliver a treat!
Phew... what a week!
Madeline's hair has been such a puzzle to me lately. No matter where I put rubber bands or clips it just always looks messy. The cold dry weather also does her fine, static-y hair no favors.
So I decided it was time for a "hair style". Here are the "before" photos...
We celebrated Madeline's birthday once more at Grandpa & Grandma Hay's house with more family. Unfortunately, Dad had to go out of town unexpectedly for work, so he missed this celebration.
Here she is with another life-size stuffed animal, which she loves!
Grandpa helps her get the toys out of the impossible packaging.
Taking pictures with her new camera with Great-Grandma Luzinski
Look at all these toys!! What a lucky girl! :)
Madeline LOVES to help out in the kitchen. Here she is helping Grandma make whipped cream for the cake.
"Happy Birthday to You!"
Madeline celebrated her birthday with Grandpa and Grandma Schmitt and Uncle Mark at the circus.
Her favorite part was seeing the elephants, which she talked about for days!
Here's the Birthday Girl holding her cupcakes for her little party with a few friends!
Playing in the basement with Bode, Erin, and Rory.
And Madeline loved it when all the kids sang "Happy Birthday" to her. :)
The thing I love about Halloween for little ones is that it is not a one-day affair, but rather a week-long celebration! Madeline got a chance to wear her costume no less than 6 times that week. We definately got our money's worth out of the costume, and fortunately, she loved being that little butterfly!
The Sunday before Halloween we kicked off the week with some Trick-or Treating at the businesses downtown Naperville.
It was a beautiful day, and Madeline quickly learned that she liked this "trick-or treating" thing.
On Tuesday we got to wear our costumes to music class. Madeline loves playing the bells
and using the hoops to sing "Pop Goes the Weasel"!
On Wednesday we enjoyed our Playgroup Halloween party!
Here's all the kids in costume...
and we enjoyed delicious homemade soup, bread, and other treats with good friends.
On Halloween Eve we stopped by Grandma Schmitt's school to see all the kids dressed up in their costumes.
Madeline inspects the candy with Aunt Marie
Finally, on Halloween, here's Madeline with her next-door buddy, Cooper.
We all went trick-or-treating together, but only made it to a few houses before landing at another neighbor's house for the evening.
Uncle Mark even stopped by to deliver a treat!
We went to the Arboretum today to take some fall pictures. I've heard that trying to get pictures of a toddler in a studio is next to impossible, so I wanted to try to get some good ones on my own. We have a beautiful picture of Madeline at age 1 framed in our
