The Adventures of the Middaugh Family: Unexpected Halloween fun

This year, Jason and I were super excited to dress Audrey up. We had two costumes that were kindly given to us from past use - Lady from Lady and the Tramp and a Lady bug. I had planned to dress Audrey up in the lady bug costume for our story time and playgroup parties last week but those plans were squashed when Audrey came back from the doctor with an ear infection early in the week. So I had been building this Halloween dress up thing in my head all week. At first, it was a disappointment when we put the dog costume on and Audrey literally ripped it off in an upset panic:

Too bad she looked SO CUTE in this costume. So now Jason and I are thinking hey, maybe she just hates being a dog? Let's try the lady bug costume! Yes, great idea!

Yep, not so much of a great idea. Hmmm.....okay let's just take it off and give it a break for a few minutes. And this next part is exactly why I love Audrey for who she is. She immediately grabbed a book, sat in my lap, opened it up and calmed down when we started reading.

This is when we realized it was time to stop pushing her to do Halloween the "correct" way and let her enjoy it the way SHE wanted, not the way we THOUGHT she would enjoy it. In the end, we all had such a blast. Here is what we did:

Put Audrey's pj's on and set up with our candy bowl by the front door.

Chauncey and Audrey waiting for the Trick-or-Treaters. Audrey (and Chauncey) really had no idea what exactly she was waiting for but she was excited about it!