The Vance's: halloween 2016.

Halloween gets more and more fun each year with these little ones. I love the build up and anticipation as they decide which costumes they want and get excited for all the parties, candy and trick-or-treating. This year was extra busy with a preschool party, school party and evening party with friends all back to back but we did it - and are still recovering!

Lucy chose to be a spooky spiker this year and it was so cute.

Carter chose Harry Potter, continuing with his obsession over the books. It was perfect - such a fun costume!

Simon was supposed to be a robot - the hand-me-down costume from Carter's first Halloween. But, he's also in that stage where he refuses to keep anything on his head and rips anything off his body so that costume was out. We decided a simple "normal clothes" costume would be best this year so we came up with a very DIY Where's Waldo. The drawn on glasses were just hilarious. I couldn't look at him seriously all day!

After school and preschool drop off my little Waldo took a deep sleep on me to prep for the busy day ahead. A little calm before the sugar storm!

Lucy and I headed over to Carter's classroom party in the afternoon. It was fun to see all the kids dressed up and parade through the school to see the other classes' costumes. I love that his school still lets kids dress up!

Lucy and her friend Kaylee (in Carter's class but a friend from soccer) both as spooky spiders. They had so much fun together!

The costume parade!

We headed home after school and I whipped up some homemade chicken noodle soup. The perfect healthy dinner before trick or treating.

My best friend Katy and her family came over for our 3rd annual trick or treating party. Ava and Lucy love spending time together and Carter loves being the leader of the pack as they wander through the neighborhood.