This year for Halloween Iris was about 2,938 different things. Okay, maybe just four. I know, I know. That’s still about three too many, but I just couldn’t help myself. After weeks of deliberation, Iris chose what she wanted to be for trick-or-treating: a panda. At first I had great intentions of getting crafty and making her costume, but then life was all lifey and I had zero time to do so. I showed her some options on Amazon Prime and she chose her favorite one. Bam! Cute, fuzzy, WARM Panda Iris.

I feel like all of her costumes were somewhat justified, as Halloween seemed to last forever this year. On Friday, we had trick-or-treating on the Fayetteville town square. On Saturday (Halloween-proper), we trick-or-treated around our neighborhood. Then on Sunday, Iris’ Montessori school had their Fall Carnival. I also dressed her up in a couple things just for funsies.

Last year we dressed Iris up as a mini-Tom Petty, so this year I went the same route.

Iris as a mini Ryan Adams

And Iris as Iris Apfel. How could I not?!

On to her real costume…
Trick-or-treating on the Square
(my favorite Halloween tradition)

Trick-or-treating with our neighbor friends
At this point she had gotten bored with being a “regular panda” so she made herself into a “fancy panda.”

Montessori Fall Carnival
Iris in Wonderland!

With another Halloween behind us, it’s time to start getting excited for Christmas! Okay, maybe not quite yet, but if I’m already listening to Christmas music in my car you will never know.