gina had a little lamb

it was almost disastrous. the picture of the lamb costume from marthastewart.com looked cute and cuddly enough, but our (ok, let's be honest...gina's) first crack at reproducing it in real life resulted in what could only be described as a deranged fluffy ghost. the halloween aisle at walmart started looking pretty good. but she went back to work with a mother's love and a fear that her daughter would be "that child" driving her, and voila! the cutest little halloween lamb you've ever seen.

we met up with some old friends from CTS to trick-or-treat in our old decatur neighborhood. i wish i had a picture to show you the neighborhood...i've never seen a place go so all out for halloween. i'm talking multiple smoke machines, colored spotlights, crazy lawn implements, even a boat in one front yard converted into a pirate ship! very fun.



last year for her first halloween, anna was hardly big enough to hold her head up. this year, she marched right up to houses with her pumpkin basket in tow like she'd been mooching candy for years. and seriously, how could anyone resist emptying their entire stash of chocolate when she "baaah"-ed on cue? next time you see her, ask her what a sheep says. i guarantee you won't be disappointed.


fortunately for us, Anna wasn't really all that interested in the candy despite how deliberate she was about picking each piece and placing it in her basket. no, true to form, she preferred picking flowers off people's potted porch plants or grabbing a handful of driveway gravel. i do need to teach her that daddy likes Reese's far better than DumDum's, however.


in conclusion, if you have trouble sleeping for fear of ghoulish creatures roaming the streets this halloween, just let this little sheep leap through your dreams tonight.