The Sweetest Strawberry

Halloween was such a treat this year. In the past, we celebrated just on October 31, but this year has proven to be a whole week event! On Monday, Grace dressed up and went to a Halloween party. On Thursday, she went to Jamesville in her costume to see Greg's parents, Uncle Chris, and Grandma Modlin and Aunt Alice Ruth (who has a strawberry farm!). Here's Grace with Greg's Grandma... and with Aunt Alice Ruth...
and with Aunt Betty...
The strawberry's sitting alone. Isn't she doing a great job?!!


Everyone wanted a picture with Grace, including Uncle Chris...
and Mommy and Daddy...
and Grammy and Granddaddy...
On Friday Daddy was off from work again, so he enjoyed posing for a picture with her in her Halloween jammies.
We ran lots of errands and went to our BRAND NEW Fresh Market and then came home to carve our pumpkins. Every year I wanted to carve up our pumpkins, but Greg wasn't too keen on it! But, this year he was all for it (wonder why!!) He was so into it that he carved not one, but two! Grace and I lent helping hands (well, at least watchful eyes)!



We think it turned our great!

For the carving of the second pumpkin, Grace and I were banished from the garage so that Daddy could create a secret masterpiece. When he brought it in I was speechless (I know that's hard to believe!!) I couldn't believe how wonderful and special his creation was! Trick or treaters commented on it all night!


While Greg was on his secret carving mission, Grace and I cooked up our annual Halloween themed dinner. This year we had Jack-o-lantern pizza and Halloween cupcakes. She was just wishing she could dive in!


After we all ate dinner, (Grace had to settle for garden peas!) Grace was transformed into the sweetest strawberry ever! Here are just a few of the pictures (we took over 50 pictures just on Halloween Day!



The strawberry seemed to enjoy seeing all of the trick-or-treaters that came to our door. She especially liked watching her friend Wyatt who was dressed like a monkey! Handing out candy to the 21 trick-or-treaters really wore her out. So, she was asleep when cousin Robyn came by to see her.


We couldn't let Halloween pass us by without her having a chance to trick-or-treat! So, we went to Rob and Joan's and she was treated with a precious flower taggie rattle. She has played with it constantly since then!

All of the excitement made her hungry...

and then very sleepy again.

On Saturday, we headed to Fuquay to visit Grandmama and Grandpapa and later go to Uncle Kenneth's 60th birthday surprise party. Grace enjoyed knocking on the door and waiting to give them their treat. She was given a bag full of goodies and two Halloween books to share with Mommy and Daddy.





Great Grandma Moore loved the strawberry, too, and the present Grace gave her!



Grace spent the rest of her day being pulled in the wagon by Grandpapa. (Notice the special padding he made so that the wagon would be Grace-ready!) Then, she wen to the birthday party and fell fast asleep. This picture is proof that she has all four of her grandparents wrapped around her fingers.