Halloween

This year Halloween was a huge hit for Miss Clara, the bumble bee. First of all, she got to dress up for a school parade and party...

Are there more kids or parents at the preschool parade?! ;)

Her class!

And second of all, she got to trick or treat with friends. Last year we visited just a few homes while in California. This year, Clara had some major stamina. It obviously came with the realization that every house was giving her candy! She went for a good solid hour + and came home with a full bucket of sugary goodness.

Caleb, our penguin, enjoyed the whole experience as well. He got to hang out with his favorite big boys (dressed in costume - he loved that!). And then he was carried from house to house, taking in all kinds of interesting sights. 

Loving the big boy costumes

The trick-or-treating crew

Hanging out with Bree while going from house to house

Posing with daddy, the bee keeper. Her two candy choices  Halloween night: a pixie stick & smarties

The best part of all is that the next morning Clara completely forgot about all of her candy. She ate two pieces Halloween night and then that was the end of it. I was trying to decide my candy strategy (ration it over a long period, have the "great pumpkin" mysteriously take it away, let her gorge and puke...) and in the end, no strategy was actually needed. :)