Trick or Treat?

Here's our little sailor! We dressed up for a Halloween costume party and Halloween itself as a family of sailors this year! Phoebe was a big hit in her little sailor dress and tiny white cap- soooo cute!! (Our costumes were pretty good too, if I do say so myself!) Phoebe didn't know what to think at the costume party we went to in La Porte- she was very well-behaved throughout the whole party- she kept just looking around at everybody like, "Where am I? Who- or what- are you?" She won a 1st place ribbon for the costume contest! Yay! Then we had our own little Halloween celebration here at our house on Halloween- Dad, Deb, Nick, Amber, Mike, and Beth all came over- mostly in costume- and we hung around here, had snacks, and listened to this AWESOME CD of spooky sounds. :) Mean old Granpa Derringer tried to scare Phoebe with a really creepy mask, but when her face crumpled and she stuck out her bottom lip, he traded it in for a more "Phoebe-friendly" alternative: a weird wig and fangs- much better! Then we all headed out and took Phoebe out for her first Trick or Treating experience up and down the block! She was hilarious- Matt was holding her and her bag, and when people tried to give her candy, she'd reach for it, then turn away at the last minute like she was all shy. But then she'd turn right around again, reach for it, and then turn back towards her Daddy again. It was too funny- all the neighbors got a kick out of it. She had a good time "sorting" through all of her candy at home, and Mommy had a good time swiping the candy out of her little mitts when she tried to chew on it. Maybe next year...for now, the candy's just for the grown ups! :)