Halloween Miracle

It was another October 31st in a foreign land. There would be no trick or treaters. No carved pumpkins. I was feeling blue. And desperate. And then my mom sent us a package filled with goodies, which cheered me up a bit. It included this amusing little spooky brownie kit. This is how they were supposed to look:

And this is how they actually turned out:

It didn't help that Addie kept trying to eat their eyes and poke at their hair. Ok, I shouldn't blame it all on her, my frosting was strange and drippy. Notice the pool of green... I guess it makes them a bit scarier.

That was to be all for our Halloween when at the last minute we found a Halloween party to go to! Which meant that I had to hurry and put together a costume out of whatever we had on hand.

She's a monster. I would also take pumpkin or chicken as possible correct answers. Although I have to say, it turned out ok for being so last minute. Just don't look at the stitching...

The party was through an ex-patriots group here in Innsbruck made up of Americans, Canadians, Brits, Australians and New Zealanders. It was at this awesome little petting zoo up in the mountains.

And Addie got her very first pony ride, which filled her little horse-loving heart with joy. 

Seen below is her serious face. She only pulls it out when she is REALLY into something.

And twenty minutes later, she crashed in the car on the way home.

So although I had some serious doubt about Halloween this year, it turned out pretty awesome. A real Halloween miracle.