Halloween 2008

We had the joy and pleasure of Ben, Becky & Emmaline (Matt's sister and her family) coming to visit us for Halloween!! It was their first trip to Austin and we had fun!! They enjoyed leaving their hooded sweatshirts behind and bringing shorts. :)

Here are a few pictures of the girls from Halloween.



Nana & Papa sent a package for all 3 girls to open. Included in this package were matching candy corn outfits - adorable!!

We had the cutest ballerina/princess, monkey, and bumble bee in town!!




We weren't sure the girls were going to make it past the first 3 houses. At the first house, a dad (who was trick-or-treating with his kids) was dressed up in a scary mask. This freaked the girls out. At the second house, a man dressed in a black robe, with red-beady eyes and holding a sword opened the door. "No more trick-or-treating!!" is what Grace told us. At house #3, they had converted the garage into a haunted house. From the street the girls were saying "I don't want to trick-or-treat! I want to go back home!!" Poor girls. Unfortunately for them, their parents were eager for candy and made them "persevere" through the scariness!! We also didn't want to end on a scary note for fear that they would be scarred for life and never go trick-or-treating again. And, sure enough, after going to several "nice" houses, they were on a roll and didn't want to stop. They would spot a light on and say "More candy!!" It was awesome - the Mommies & Daddies were thankful for their eagerness and our waistlines are now 3 inches bigger. :)

I'll put more pictures from Halloween and the Heimann's visit to Austin on our website soon.
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