Happy Halloween

There! I said it! It's always the whole debate... I'm a Christian, should I participate? I didn't in college, but that was because of what it stood for at UNC. But since we've had little ones it has been a fun holiday to be a part of. Tonight we had 4 other families at our house for a potluck (which was surprisingly low key for the amount of people here - 12 kids and 10 adults) and then we all caravanned to one of the neighborhoods we frequent and did a 3/4 mile loop of trick or
treating.



Steven was a recycled giraffe, Eliza a recycled duck, and Sam was a home-made cardboard Wall-E. It was priceless. I must say Sam's outfit turned out to be a bit cumbersome as he had to walk the .75 mile and he refused to let me carry his candy bag. He had to do it, "my-by-own." His eyes were intended to be on his head, but a good tumble (which involved crying, a 30 second double take by mom and dad, other parents laughing incessantly, and Sam stuck like a flipped turtle) ended up necessitating them on top of his head. It was quite cute and he got lots of attention.

Steven definitely said "trick or treat" with a sucker in his mouth. What a bad mom. How rude!

Eliza was not impressed

Then we came home to our neighbors who gave my boys bags filled with candy, toothbrushes, glow sticks, and recorders! They also had an outfit and a book for Eliza! Over the top! What great neighbors we have! We'll see if I still think that tomorrow when the recorders are walking around the house.