Halloween 2014

Halloween Decor/Traditions...
The boys, Austin especially, were totally excited about turning their pumpkins (they each chose one from all the ones in the bin at Aldi) into a Jack-o-lantern. I'm guessing he got his information from school because I certainly didn't cover it very much. But the week of Halloween, we finally got around to cutting them open, pulling the "gross" insides out, and cutting some faces into them. Austin asked Seth to do a "scary face" and I carved Graham's. Austin nearly refused to pull any of the innards out because it was gross looking and feeling. I had completely forgotten how gross the insides feel and was barely able to help. The smell and the texture about did this prego lady in!

I accidentally cut off a tooth!

School Halloween...

Austin didn't have a Halloween shirt to wear this year. I find it very strange that we missed the 4t Halloween shirt space and funny that once I realized this, I couldn't find one anywhere! So, orange Mater worked in a pinch for his school Halloween party day. I love these sweet boys!

The kids were told to wear orange and black.

His father's son. Hamming it up!

One Mother spent a lot of time on the fruit side she brought.
I brought the plates and the napkins.

His Father's Son. The End.
(I'm shaking my head...)

Actual Day of Halloween...
We started the day by going to IHOP for free pancakes. The boys ate free and Seth and I shared a meal. Did you know that IHOP has really good hot cocoa?? Seth says it tastes like Swiss Miss, but since that's my favorite brand of hot chocolate, that's not an insult to me. They even give you this GIANT To Go cup of it if you ask. Mmmmmm... After breakfast, we headed off to Dr. appts. And after Dr. appts., it was time for dentist appts. And then it was lunch and nap time. Again, Seth took the day off, so it was a fun day just being all together all day.

I'm kinda obsessed with profile shots. This is him pointing at a light up billboard.

Graham's Scary Face pancake. He'd already eaten the other eye.

Clean Plate Club!

Actual Trick-or-Treating...
This is our first year actually going around Trick-or-Treating. Graham had just been born when Austin was two, so we stayed home and handed out candy. Last year, we were in Atlanta, and handed out candy at Anne Marie and Mike's house (Lilly Grace was just a few weeks old.). The boys had a blast and did a good job of sharing the one pumpkin I bought. Graham went to every door, right alongside his brother, but didn't once say "trick-or-treat." He said "Thank You" every time, but couldn't get the other words out. All the candy went into the one pumpkin and then once home, we went through it to pull stuff we didn't think they should/could eat (Skittles for Graham, as an example). After we sorted safe/unsafe, the boys pillaged through and ate as much as they wanted. We only did the houses on our street, so we had a very reasonable amount of candy and spent the next hour handing candy out to people who came to the door. The boys had a blast doing that too! I love that they love giving AND receiving. Austin was Spiderman (I bought his costume the day after Halloween last year in Atlanta) and Graham was Superman (I have no idea where this costume came from. It's been in the toy chest with all the other dress up stuff for as long as I can remember. Seriously. No memory.)

It looks like broad daylight here. I'm not sure why.

Love the twins next door!

I love this candied face...