Ryan actually fell asleep for real. It was a rare moment that Ethan was actually nice to him and laid quietly by him so he could fall asleep instead of pestering and making him scream.
We had a pretty fun Halloween this year. I didn't know if the kids were going to be able to hold out long enough for Javan to be home to carve pumpkins with them. They about drove me nuts, but they didn't want to do it without him. Our neighbors J.J. and Paris came over to help with the carving. (I actually ended up taking Ryan to the doctor so we weren't even there.)
Ethan pulling out the guts.
Ally wanted to color her little pumpkin all black first.
Ethan and Javan made this fancy Redd Mechanical worker pumpkin climbing up a ladder.
Ethan, Ryan, and Ally with their pumpkins.
Ally was a witch this year. She was super excited to have her hair painted green, and anything she touched after that.
Ryan was a cowboy. He was so proud of his hat and loved wearing it. He thought trick-or-treating was the greatest thing in the world. We walked around to people's houses, knocked on their door, and they gave us candy. It was awesome. After each house he would say "More canny in my basket." I'm pretty sure it was his best day.
Ethan was a motorcycle rider. That was easy cause he already has all the gear. He didn't want to wear his boots trick-or-treating though, he said they were too hard to walk in.
They had a costume parade and party at school. I had to work, but Grandma Shan went and watched. Thanks Grandma Shan for the pictures.
By the time we got home from visiting all the grandparents and trick-or-treating in our neighborhood the kids baskets were completely full and they were worn out, even asking to go to bed. So I guess it was a success.
Happy Halloween!
