This Halloween was the best one yet!  Katrina got to be her favorite character, “Dora the Explorer“!  After she got all dressed up, we went to the Fall Fun Fest at our church.  We met Katrina’s Uncle Jason, Aunt Stephanie and cousins, Jamie & Austin there.  They had a “candy walk” for the kids, which was great!  They also had games, but they were more geared toward the older kids… maybe next year we’ll enjoy those, more!

Katrina’s older cousin, Jamie dressed up as a Power Ranger S.P.D. & Austin wore the monkey costume that the kids’ Nana made for Jamie’s first Halloween (before Katrina or Austin were even born)!  All three looked super-cute & they had a great time together.  After the candy walk, we all enjoyed free popcorn & pop that the church had also provided.  Then, we “split up”, so Jamie & Austin could go trick-or-treating around their neighborhood & Katrina could go around ours.

It was so cool seeing how quickly & easily Kat got “the hang” of trick-or-treating this year!  After the first 2 houses, or so, she was all ready to run up onto the next porch.  Her eyes lit up, as she’d ring the doorbell, and then again, once the homeowner came to the door & she’d say, “Trick or treat!?”  Everyone recognized that she was Dora, too & that seemed to make her especially happy.  Her lil’ plastic pumpkin was so full that Mommy had to carry it, most of the time.  Daddy wheeled her folded-up umbrella stroller around, just in case she got tired, but that didn’t happen!  She was a great, lil’ Explorer, on a journey to get some candy!  Don’t forget to check out the photos we took, on her adventure!