I realized as we just got some photos of cousins at Halloween that I never posted pics of our crew all dressed up. So here they are...I'll start with the repeat offender. Yes, Adam wanted to be Nemo again this year. Although his favorite fish is now Deepo from the Georgia Aquarium, he still loves Nemo. Really, he loves all fish. He'll even point out the letter "F" in words on signs and say, "fff, fff, fish!"
Staying with the aquatic theme, we have Beth dressed as her new favorite princess. She was Cinderella last year, loved Sleeping Beauty all summer, and has now switched her allegiance to Ariel (or Oriole as Beth pronounces is). I was a little concerned about her maneuvering in that getup but she managed beautifully, even on the bounce house! Just don't ask her to climb stairs :)
With a nod to his cousin Caleb, Jason is dressed as the Green Power Ranger. He has no idea who or what the Power Rangers are but his cousin Caleb was dressed as one last year, and from what he can tell, it's a green super hero - perfect!
And finally, three week old Jillian was a butterfly. She was adorable but only wore the costume for these pictures because how do you get her into a car seat in this? And then she slept through the activities and/or hid in the warmth at home.
We had a great Halloween night, which is saying a lot considering we had no plans only days before, we had a 3 week old baby, and it was super cold but Grandma was here, the kids had high hopes, and we were determined to have a great night! We found out from locals about a nearby church hosting a "trunk or treat." Basically, a bunch of cars park in a circle in a big lot and open their trunks and you go car to car and get candy. Many of the cars where very festive and decorated their trunks haunted or hawaiian or patriotic, very creative! We ended up with tons of candy and even got to enjoy some bounce houses. Then on the way home I noticed a child on our block so I stopped and let everyone out and they trick or treated all the way home (we live at the end of a long cul-de-sac.) This was the first time our kids had ever gone trick or treating. We've always gone to a local Church Harvest Festival back in California where they played games and bounced in bounce houses. We always got some candy but NOTHING like this year. Check out our stash!
Even though we threw some out and mommy and daddy have eaten more than their fair share, we're still working through it. Maybe our cousins will help us over Thanksgiving :)
Staying with the aquatic theme, we have Beth dressed as her new favorite princess. She was Cinderella last year, loved Sleeping Beauty all summer, and has now switched her allegiance to Ariel (or Oriole as Beth pronounces is). I was a little concerned about her maneuvering in that getup but she managed beautifully, even on the bounce house! Just don't ask her to climb stairs :)
We had a great Halloween night, which is saying a lot considering we had no plans only days before, we had a 3 week old baby, and it was super cold but Grandma was here, the kids had high hopes, and we were determined to have a great night! We found out from locals about a nearby church hosting a "trunk or treat." Basically, a bunch of cars park in a circle in a big lot and open their trunks and you go car to car and get candy. Many of the cars where very festive and decorated their trunks haunted or hawaiian or patriotic, very creative! We ended up with tons of candy and even got to enjoy some bounce houses. Then on the way home I noticed a child on our block so I stopped and let everyone out and they trick or treated all the way home (we live at the end of a long cul-de-sac.) This was the first time our kids had ever gone trick or treating. We've always gone to a local Church Harvest Festival back in California where they played games and bounced in bounce houses. We always got some candy but NOTHING like this year. Check out our stash! 
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