Happy Halloween!

Halloween festivities began early this year with a morning costume parade at Luke's school.  Mia dressed up as well.

Getting high-fives from the older students

Next up:  a little Starbucks break for the pumpkin and her BFF, Doc McStuffins, before they head off to gymnastics.

Finally, we hit the neighborhood for some trick-or-treating!

We lasted only about half of our block this year before the kids decided that they would rather go home to check out their loot, have a cup of hot chocolate, and hand out candy to other trick-or-treaters.  Little did we know that both kids were starting to run fevers and would have croup by the next morning.  Glad we made it through the big night!

Trick-or-Treat!

We started off the evening early in our own neighborhood, trick-or-treating with our friends who live across the street

 

As it started to get dark, we headed down to the Rose Garden to trick-or-treat with some of Luke's school friends.  It was lots of fun with tons of people out, Luke saw a bunch of his classmates and one of his teachers (!), and received many compliments on his costume, which really stood out when it got dark.

 

Despite all of the fun, though, Luke and his friend Olivia seemed to have the most fun handing out candy at Olivia's grandparent's home and running around like crazy kids in the front yard!

 

All in all, it was a fun-filled Halloween evening!

 

**check out Luke's witch that he made in art class that is hanging on the front door!

 

 

Trick or Treat!

Luke and Mia dressed up at Buzz Lightyear and Jessie the Cowgirl from Toy Story for Halloween this year.  I do believe that they might have been the cutest duo out on the streets that night.

Luke chose his costume this year completely on his own, which planted the idea in my head to have Mia dress as Jessie (an easy sell since she is also a huge Toy Story fan!).  None of the official Jessie costumes come in a 12 month size, so I turned to my favorite place, etsy, for some help.  Of course, I found an amazing seamstress who had created this adorable "Jessie inspired" costume for her little girl and I knew we must have it. 

Our Space Ranger and little Cowgirl had a great time.  Mia really got into it after the first couple of doors and was happy to head straight up the walkways with her brother, knock on doors with him, and say "trick or treat!"

We hit my parents' block early, then headed down and did quite a few houses on our street as well before heading in.  I love that after about 10 houses we were finished and the kids thought that they had completely hit the jackpot and got a HUGE amount of candy :)

Happy Halloween!

Trick-or-Treat!

Our evening started out up at Day and Paw's house. We decided to head up there and surprise them in our costumes ... but apparently we really surprised them by coming pretty early (check out Paw's face ... and his load of laundry in his arms). Oops! Oh, well, we still scored on the candy!


I chose to be a train engineer this year. Well, actually, I suggested to Mommy that I be Thomas the Tank Engine, but she insisted that an engineer costume would be "cuter" than a cardboard or foam train around me. I suppose she was right.





I also picked Mia's costume this year (there probably won't be many years where she lets me do that!). Mommy was thinking that Mia would make an adorable ladybug, but when I spotted this costume while shopping at PBK with Mommy, I just knew Mia had to have it. I think she she was just about the cutest bumblebee I have ever seen!

After trick-or-treating at several houses in Day and Paw's neighborhood, we headed back home to visit some houses on our block. After about 3 houses, I had had enough. What I really wanted to do was run home and eat all my candy! But, much to my dismay, Mommy and Daddy said that we had to visit a few more neighbors and then that I needed to eat dinner before digging into my bag. What!?!

Our evening was topped off with a visit from some of my very favorite people, Debbie and Peter. They joined us for our annual Halloween comfort food dinner - what fun!

I'm already planning what I will dress up as next year....

Happy Halloween!

Love,
Luke

Happy Halloween 2009!

Fireman Luke had a fabulous Halloween this year. He really got into it and seemed to understand some of the traditions of the holiday and that it was going to be special and fun.



We started the morning out with a carnival at Luke's school, where the kids played games, made Halloween crafts, and paraded in costume.



He decided after 1/2 of a lap that he would much rather be a costume parade onlooker than a participant.



Off to Trick-or-Treat!



Paw and Day surprised Luke by answering the door dressed up as some of his favorite treats!



He made us laugh all night because he thought (after going to Day and Paw's house first) that he not only should take a treat at each house, but also help himself in their front doors! Luckily, we only trick-or-treated at homes of people we knew! Here he is after walking through the front door of the Rauh's. He LOVES their piano!



Back at home Luke was allowed to choose a treat from his bag ... of course, he chose the KING sized Snickers bar (smart boy!)


HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!