Halloween

Yes, it was Halloween. We carved a pumpkin the night before. Ok, Todd carved the pumpkin. The kids don't like to touch the guts.

Halloween night the kids hit the streets with a hoard of children from the neighborhood. We live in a great place for trick-or-treating! Ethan was a Star Wars Clone Trooper (this was the only time all night he wore his mask) and Ava was a pumpkin.

Andrew doesn't look too thrilled about this excursion but don't let the expression fool you. We've discovered that he LOVES to ride around in the stroller as of late. I think I might finally have a new running partner! He was dressed up as a giraffe though he just looks like he's wearing pj's. The hat (which makes the outfit) was lost at the last minute...not that he'd wear it anyway!

Once Ava and Andrew had reached their max, we headed back to the house and Ava began passing out the candy to all the other kids. She took this job very seriously and really wanted to do nothing else. Andrew spent the rest of the evening dancing around in front of our house, at first in his "birthday suit" and then with the addition of a diaper. I finally got him dressed in some pj's before everyone labeled us as a bit "trashy".

Now after only 2 days of candy eating, Ethan and Ava have relinquished their candy to the "Candy Fairy" in exchange for potential toys, prizes and/or cash. I wonder what the "Candy Fairy" does with all that candy?? Hmmm...

Just as a note...our kids are not forced to give up their candy. It is a choice they make all on their own. In fact, Ethan told us boldly this morning that he doesn't care about the candy. It's not good for his body or his teeth...he just likes to eat it sometimes. Yes, and that's exactly how I feel about it too...but you couldn't convince me to give it all up so easily!