Halloween

So this year we experienced a New York Halloween and it was definitely quite the experience! We did have a little ward Halloween Party on Saturday during a huge snow storm. It was crazy and it snowed all day and night, and I think we got about 3-5 inches of snow. Luckily we got a ride so we didnt have to trek through the storm to get to the party. Jaylee wasn't so sure about the costumes at first and even had a major melt down at a boy who was dressed up as a scary skeleton and had a mask on. haha that was fun, but once people started giving out candy she did better and even enjoyed herself. She loved smarties and the homemade root beer that she couldn't get enough of. (talk about a sugar high!).

On Halloween day we were invited to go spend the day with a couple of other students and their families. They had a kid parade in the afternoon which was fun because the kids got to join in the parade and show off their cool costumes and then they had a carnival set up with face painting, a carousel, a bounce house, cotton candy, popcorn and a bag of goodies. We didn't stay too long because it was crowded and crazy but it was fun to see. Then we went to the student housing apartments and they had trick-or-treating, and a had a party. A group of us thought it might be fun to go see the adult parade that evening but man was that a mistake! It was definitely interesting but as we tried to make it to the subway entrance to get home we got stuck in a crowd of people. It was so crazy, we had people pushing and yelling at us while others were trying to watch the parade. Haha we almost didn't make it!

Pumpkin Patch

Jaylee and I were able to go to a pumpkin patch with some of the ladies from our ward. It was about an hour away and we drove through some of the prettiest trees and foliage that I have ever seen, I now know why they call New Jersey the Garden State. It was really pretty to see because all the leaves were changing colors. Once we got there, we were able to go on a tractor ride that took us around the little farm. It was a lot of fun and I was able to visit with some of the other moms while Jaylee got to play with other kids. They dropped us off at the pumpkin patch and we each got to pick out a pumpkin. I love the pictures of Jaylee holding the pumpkin that she found! She wouldn't put it down and didn't want any other pumpkin, haha