Twin's 1st Halloween! (outside the hospital that is...)

I have been looking forward to Halloween for such a long time:) Last year, when I was packing my hospital bag, I shoved in two adorable little Halloween onsies just in case the babies came early:) Well...they did--on the Eve of Halloween...and my life was turned upside down:) I was adjusting to be a mother to two babies and also dealing with one of my babies being in the NICU. Overwhelming to say the LEAST....

My "Lilly Bean" in the NICU
"Jake Jake" hanging out with me in my hospital bed...
SO....I've really been looking forward to enjoying my babies this Halloween and having them both healthy, happy, and out of the hospital:) I've actually never been a big "Halloween" person but over the years of struggling to be a mother, it was one of my hardest holidays to get through...I am so ECSTATIC that I now have little ones to dress up and take around to trick or treat:) Pictures below:)

My lamb and piggy

This piggy is a HAM!

Jake and Lilly hanging out with their favorite monkey!

Mother Goose came for a visit again!

My little lamb:)

The farm animals and their farmers:)

They one 1st place for cutest costume at a neighborhood block party!

Jake was tuckered out and eventually fell asleep in the wagon:)

I love this pic of Jake asleep- Lilly was perfectly content and stayed up past her bedtime with no problem- she loved all of the attention! She also loved playing with Jake's black ribbon on his costume...we caught her (on several occasions) pulling at his ribbon and making him sit up when he was asleep:) Poor guy...
All in all it was a fun night:) We may rethink doing the birthday party the day before trick or treating next year...mommy and daddy were EXHAUSTED!