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Halloween Season (Part III) ~ (2011 – 2012)

It’s “Halloween Season Monday”! This time, I post about the years 2011 & 2012. Sara was old enough to enjoy Halloween. And she loved to go to Trick-or-Treat with her sister.

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2011

Awww! In 2011 was one of my favorite Halloween Seasons of all time so far. Katelynn had a crush on “Marvin, the Martian” and wanted to marry him. That’s right. She loved this Looney Toon character so much, we had to get her a plush Marvin. She said, she wants to become an Astronaut and be the First Woman on Mars. Well, over the years her idea of flying to Mars has changed. But she still wants to be a Paleontogist, now. 😉

Sara was the cutest little garden gnome, I’ve ever seen. It was her first Halloween, she could walk to the houses. But she still had a hard time to catch up with her older sister. Her little feet were not fast enough. So, she called Katelynn to wait for her: “Kaitin, Kaitin! I want to go T’ick-o’-T’eat with you!” Sara wasn’t scared of any monsters either. Since we always made a big fest out of Halloween, she must have thought it is normal.

My little Garden Gnome & Marvin, the Martian (2011)
“WUUUAAAARRRR! I’m a zombie!” (2011)
The witch’s cooking … (2011)
Katelynn is ready for Trick-or-Treat
The witch added some eyeballs to her brew. (2011)
Death invites the little princesses, goblins, and zombies to our house. (2011)
“Kaitin, Kaitin! Wait for me! I want to go T’ick-o’-T’eat with you!”
My favorite photo of Halloween ❤ (2011)
Halloween “Diddl” Wreath 2011
Nevermore on the gravestone (2011)
Katelynn’s & Sara’s Jack-o-Lanterns (2011)
Halloween display in front of our house in 2011

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2012

Kevin, the girls and I went to a couple of fun events that season. Finally, we made it to “Boo at the Zoo” at the Fort Worth Zoo. The weather was perfect for some Trick-or-Treat time. And Sara had a Halloween Party at her daycare, where she could play a lot of games, had hot dogs, lemonade and cake. Once in a while, it’s fun to splurge. 😉

Do you see the rat in front of the tomb stone? (2012)
“RAAAWWWWR! LET ME OUT OF HERE!” (2012)
Nevermore
A “Boo at the Zoo” Pumpkin (2012)
Sara in her Kitty Cat costume (2012)
Katelynn and Sara are ready for the daycare Halloween Party.
“Mom, here is my tongue for shooting too many photos of me!”
Jack-o-Lantern 2012
Death
Happy Halloween 2012!

… to be continued next Monday, October 22, 2018 …

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A Jim Shore/Disney Halloween

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“A Spellbinding Halloween” from Jim Shore/Disney
“A Pixie Treat” from Jim Shore/Disney

In 2007 when I was at Walt Disney World for the second time, I went into the “Disney’s Days of Christmas” store in Downtown Disney. There was a small room with all other seasons in that store. When I saw Minnie and Figaro on that carved pumpkin, I had to have it. In 2011, I came back and picked up Tinkerbell. Unfortunately they had only “Frozen” costumes and knickknacks in that room, on my forth visit in 2015. Aren’t these figurines adorable? I have to ask Kevin, if he can order me some more spooky Mickey & Friends items of Jim Shore/Disney.

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Halloween Season (Part II) ~ (2008 – 2010)

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It’s “Halloween Season” Monday, again. Today, I’ll blog about Katelynn helping me carving pumpkins, Sara’s First Halloween, and more visits at the pumpkin patch and the zoo.

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2008

Katelynn wanted to help me with the pumpkin carving. So, I’ve got her a little pumpkin she could play with and get the pumpkin guts out. She always loved to say: “We need to get all the pumpkin yikes out!” And then she played with the gooey inside of the pumpkin.

“We need to get the pumpkin yikes out of the pumpkin!” 😀
The Graveyard 2008
Both pumpkins on Halloween night (2008)
The ol’ witch at our door entrance.

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2009

Sara was only twelve days old, when we celebrated Halloween in 2009. She was such a cute little Pumpkin. Katelynn wanted to help with the pumpkins again, while her little sister took a nap. Katelynn was very proud being a big sister. She really enjoyed taking Sara out for her first Trick-or-Treat. All bundled up we walked through the neighborhood and collected candy on this cool October night. The fresh air was good for the little munchkin.

Katelynn helps carving another pumpkin.
Katelynn’s (left) and Sara’s (right) pumpkins in 2009
Katelynn carved this pumpkin with a little bit of help from Mommy. 😉 (2009)
Sara First Halloween
“Okay, enough with the photos! I want to go to Trick-or-Treat!”
Witch Brew 2008

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2010

Katelynn loves going to the pumpkin patch, because she can jump in the bounce house, go on hay rides and pick a pumpkin. Sara just enjoyed crawling around between the pumpkins. Every pumpkin had to be tested by giving it a good slap on top. We also went to the Pirate Days. Unfortunately “Boo at the Zoo” got rained out the day, we went to the Fort Worth Zoo. But it wasn’t the end of the world, either. The girls got out and had fun, anyway.

Katelynn at the Pumpkin Patch (2010)
Bouncy houses are fun
And hay rides are fun, too.
“Mommy, I don’t want any photos taken. I’m hungry!”
Katelynn as a kitty cat at the Pirate Days (2010)
Katelynn loves the jump ropes. She bounced all the way high up in the air.
Rain or shine, Sara is happy.
Sara at the Pumpkin Patch (2010)
My ‘Jack Skellington’ Pumpkin (2010)

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… to be continued next Monday, October 15, 2018 …

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Spooky Tree

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Since years I want one of those Halloween spooky trees. Two years ago, I bought one. It was on sale; I finally gave in. I was debating, if I should put it outside by the door entrance. But I’m little worried, that the kids will mess with it. Keeping it inside, Luis might get some ideas. After some thinking and talking to Kevin, we decided we put it up on the kitchen counter. I sat the pumpkins around it. And then, it looks like our own little pumpkin patch.

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The “Spooky Tree” fitted perfectly on our kitchen counter.

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Halloween Season (Part I) ~ (2003 – 2007)

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Hello, everyone! Since it is October I will post our past Halloween celebrations, every Monday. Over the years, a lot of photos have accumulated in my files. Last year I had “Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins”-Friday, where I introduced all the Jack-o-Lanterns I carved for the girls over the years. This year, it will be a little bit of everything. I will begin with 2003. This was the year, Katelynn was born and when she had her first Halloween.

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2003

This was Katelynn’s First Halloween. She was only 27 days old, when I carved the Kitty pumpkin for her. The story behind the pumpkin itself can be found here under this link:  https://underthepecantreephotography.com/2017/09/22/pumpkins-pumpkins-pumpkins-part-i/

Katelynn’s First Jack-o-Lantern in 2003: ‘The Prowler’
Katelynn’s very first Halloween

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2004

Katelynn was at the Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch for the first time. Oh, she had so much fun playing with the straw. Kevin and I had to fish it out of her clothes later, Because she was so busy throwing the straw in the air, it went everywhere. The next day, we dressed her up as a lamb. I made the costume myself. The head was a bit big for her. But she enjoyed going to Trick-or-Treat with it.

Katelynn’s first visit at the pumpkin patch.
The pumpkins are almost bigger than her. 😀
The “Old Willow” Tree (2004)
Katelynn had so much fun playing with the straw …
… when we came home later that day, we fished it out of her clothes, diaper, behind her ears, etc
Katelynn in her little Lamb costume (2004)
Pumpkin 2004

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2005

It was the first year, we celebrated Halloween at our new house. I made a DIY-Diddlina candy bag for all the goodies, we would receive from going to Trick-or-Treat. On the  other hand, Katelynn was still little and a bit unsure, if she really liked this whole “Trick-or-Treat” thing. When we walked from door to door, she wasn’t very happy. Once she had some candy, it wasn’t near as bad anymore. But she did not like the door-to-door walk at all. A year later, this would be a whole other story. …

Autumn is so beautiful!
Katelynn is not so sure, if she likes this whole Halloween hustle and bustle
Katelynn likes her new Pumpkin.
The Autumn leaves are more interesting.
Katelynn’s “Trick-or-Treat” bag, I made for her.

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2006

… This Halloween season was completely different from last year’s. Katelynn was excited to go to “Trick-or-Treat”. She knocked on the doors with a happy “T’ick-or-T’eeeeat”. Since she couldn’t pronounce the “r”, the neighbors thought she was adorable and gave her a lot of candy. After three houses we had to walk home to empty the bag, before we could go out there and get more candy. Oh my, so much candy and no melt downs anymore. 😉

Katelynn’s Pumpkin 2006
In 2006 Katelynn started to love Halloween. She was so cute, when she knocked on the doors all by herself, and said: “Tick-o-Teeeaat”. 😀

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2007

In 2007, Kevin had to go with Katelynn to Trick-or-Treat. I was still recovering from a knee injury and rather stayed at home. It was fun. Katelynn was dressed in her “Snow White” costume and received plenty of candy, while the neighbors and I were busy giving out candy. But I have to admit, I missed the door-to-door walk that year.

This skull pumpkin I originally carved for a neighbor. (2007)
Katelynn’s Pumpkin 2007
Katelynn cleaned out her own ‘Jack’. But I helped her to cut the face into the pumpkin. (2007)
The annual pumpkin carving is a big tradition in our house. (2007)
Katelynn is ready for some Trick-or-Treat. (2007)
Scarecrow (2007)
The witch in the dark (2007)

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… to be continued next Monday, October 8, 2018 …

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Goodbye September! Hello October!

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October almost is here!

Woohoo! My favorite month of the year is almost here. It rhymes! And usually what rhymes is good. 😉 It is Pumpkin season. The days are still warm, but the nights begin to cool off. It is the time for pumpkin spice and pumpkin latte. The porches are decorated for Halloween. It is becoming a little bit more “spooky” and “creepy” in the neighbor hood. I love October!