whobody was spooked?

Halloween was a few weeks ago…and we had so much fun.

(We actually did.)

I will be honest. 

Halloween is my LEAST favorite 

holiday of the year. :) 

Probably because it is a busy time of year in our house AND because I tend to get a little stressed about making sure everyone has enough layers on and the right pieces to their costume and so on…. BUT, this year, it was much more enjoyable than normal. It may have something to do with the oldest 3 kids pretty much being able to manage their own costumes and stuff!

We had such a full and fun day on Halloween! The older 3 had school…so they wore their costumes to school and pretty much came home ready to rock and roll (ahem, I mean trick or treat).  We had a large snack/ early supper and I forced them into wearing more layers than they wanted to…and we headed out the door. 

It was COLD COLD COLD….and I wanted to get a picture of all 5 of them. 

Dirx wasn't extremely happy to be put outside in such cold and windy weather.

Yep…he only was not crying for about 20 seconds. :) Poor kiddo. Needless to say, I didn't make him trick or treat with us the whole night. 

He just joined us for our annual first stop: Grandma's house…and then he spent the rest of the evening inside of our cozy house with one of his favorite babysitters.

(I don't think he minded…since he is not the most tolerant baby ever…he would not have liked trick or treating in the cold and wind.) 

He couldn't even handle it for 2 pictures….

Here are the kids at grandma's house…she had a great costume this year.

 I love it that she dresses up. So much fun!

And now for the action shots…the kids had so much fun trick or treating.  

Cruz was always about a house behind, but the other 3 just had a blast! 

Nash had to be reminded about only taking one thing…but other than that they were great! He was pretty excited about getting all of this free candy!

And…the kids did a very good job of grabbing me a Twix whenever they could.

Oh Cruz...

Once it got dark, and we got cold, 
we went to the place we always "end" our night. 
"mindy and mindy's house".  

The older kids wanted to keep on going, but Cruz was done-zo. 

SO…they headed out with a few older kids that we trust…and hit a few more houses…and when Lola came back, she laid down on the floor and did this dramatic

"lay down on the floor because you are so exhausted from begging people for candy you won't even be allowed to eat all of anyway but it is just fun to be dramatic" 

She made sure to hold the pose long enough for me to get a good picture

…. it is tough to be a princess.  

Sometimes even the ice queen gets cold and tired.

A group picture. OH….so much fun.

Now, our night wasn't even OVER yet!

 We still had another halloween party to attend. 

The boosters put on a great party at the community center, and the kids were dying to go! So…after a little chill time at andy and mindy's…. we headed to the party.  

They had so much fun, they played games, ate popcorn, did crafts and watched a movie!

Oh…so cute!!! (They barely look tired!)

It really was our best Halloween ever. 

The kids are old enough to enjoy it themselves without me leading them through every step of the "fun". 

Now…the best part of Halloween is the day after for me…when I get to turn my calendar to 

NOVEMBER!!! 

That is when we can start to see the light at the end of the harvest tunnel! I think we are down to just a few more days…which is good because it already feels like winter!