Halloween

I LOVED Halloween this year. It was a great day. It was busy, but fun. I was busy all morning getting ready to host a birthday lunch for a friend. I love making food for my friends, so I had made rolls, chicken salad, and pumkin bars. . . in addition to a yummy salad and fruit. It was fun to have lunch with some friends I don't see very often. The day was so sunny and warm. Kyson came home from school with the bottom part of his pants zipped off. . . shorts on Halloween, a very rare thing here. Then he was off to play with a friend for the afternoon.
After the kids got home we started the process of getting everyone ready. Kaden (sadly I didn't get a picture) wore a shirt that said "this is my costume" and his funky smiley face p.j. bottoms. He went over to our old neighborhood to trick or treat with a bunch of friends, then ended up spending the night at Isaacs house. I always feel comfortable when he is at their house. Such a wonderful family, we really miss living next to them!
After the kids got ready we went around our neighborhood. Our kids are pretty much the youngest kids here, so we don't get a lot of kids trick or treating. So. . . the neighbors really give our kids tons of stuff. . . like full sized candy bars, bags of Cracker Jacks, animal crackers and rice krispy treats. They had so much in their buckets that we left the bigger stuff at the house while we went to our old neighborhood. It's fun to go see all of our friends there and the kids have a great time. The weather was so warm that the kids didn't need to bundle up at all. . . another rare thing for Halloween. After we finished we went to see Pat & Keith for a while. She has had surgery on her foot and is pretty much house bound. They are always fun to visit with and the girls especially love seeing "Auntie Pat."
I think we got the kids to bed around 9:30, then we just relaxed. It had been a busy day but so, so fun.

The pirate, the queen, and Frankenstein.

This is a Bell dress, but Kauri said she was a "Halloween Queen"

Kyson kept this in his mouth for a good 30 minutes. . . it was pretty quiet. Love the earring.

The full effect of the costume. He loves being a pirate.

Kambrie said she was Frankenstein. . . don't know, but she had fun creating her costume. I pretty much buy things here and there on sale and then put it in a costume box. Then the kids figure out what they can use and then we aren't really buying much at Halloween time.