Pink Rainbow Monster?

Obviously last Halloween Sophia didn't do much except lay there and put up with my costume changes! ;) This year she is much more cooperative and still doesn't know about candy so it's another win-win year for the Hirners!

Let me preface the rest of the post by saying that Sophia was dressed as a pink pony. She is not She-Godzilla, nor a dragon and no, not even a pink rainbow monster...she is a pink pony.

We started out our costume-clad afternoon by taking a trip to the nursing home to visit Grandma B. Upon our arrival we were greeted by a lobby full of elderly folks who oohed and aahed over Sophia. They were just too cute, waiting for all the kids to come in and they adored by daughter, which of course scored them even more points!

Sophia was so happy to be in costume she entertained us with her singing during car trips to and fro. And let me tell you what else she did not fuss once about that headpiece and kept it on for hours!

Our second stop was the 'downtown' district of Overland Park. For those of you who don't know, it's a cute little town area with stores, bars and restaurants. They were sponsoring a safe Halloween and offered up candy at participating places. I did not want Sophia to Trick-or-Treat as much as I just wanted her to be on parade. We joined up with some friends to make it more special!

Are we going to get this party started or what, guys?!

Sophia, Massimo, Isabelle, Luca, and Emma

and here's Isaac, who didn't make the group shot, but was too cute in his Elvis costume! Hunka-Hunka cute!

The kids were winding down anyway when we got to a bar that was handing out treats for the kids and coupons for the parents...the coupons were for $0.50 pints. We made and executive decision to be done here. I mean, the kids were tired anyway!

Family Photo

Our last stop was home! We picked up a pizza from the bar and headed home to welcome our own set of Trick-or-Treaters. Sophia was wiped and we were hungry! Mom met us there to give Sophia her Halloween goodies...

Sophia got a Candy Corny (who tells jokes) and an Owl who 'booos' instead of 'whooos' with a coordinating story book. She was absolutely fascinated by both and she and Bama had a wonderful time playing with them while Charlie and I handed out candy. Charlie's favorite part of Halloween is letting the kids ring the bell and listening to them squeal and gasp as Walter rounds the corner and heads for the door!

Sophia was so tuckered she headed to bed early and didn't even awaken by the numerous ding-dongs that followed. The day was made even better that Charlie was able to take off work and spend some of it with us. It makes me happy and excited to see a future of so many fun Halloweens with the Hirner family!