First(ish) Halloween

This was the third Halloween since we have been married but this year felt like the first. Probably because in Utah we never had any kids come searching for candy, and it always seemed like I had a mid-term around that time.

So for the first Halloween in our new house we were very excited about starting new traditions. The Sunday before Halloween we made caramel apples. They turned out great and very tasty! Okay to be honest we have only eaten one each because they were super sweet but they were fun to make :)

Then for family home evening we carved a pumpkin. Since California is so humid, carved pumpkins don't last very long so we bought three pumpkins with the hope that the other two un-carved pumpkins can last until Thanksgiving. So far so good!

We had no idea how much candy to buy because we have never had trick or treaters before so we thought two bags would be enough. Our first trick-or-treaters were a princess and a ghost, so dang cute. For the next hour and a half we had sixty-five kids come by and yes we kept a running total! We had plenty of candy left over so James took most of it to work. It was a lot of fun and Cocoa did very well with the kids. She was mainly interested in the door bell.

So Halloween is gone, but exciting because Thanksgiving is right around the corner as well as James' birthday and Christmas! Such fun times to be with family and start new traditions in our own home.