Halloween 2018

This year the costume credit can go entirely to Bill. He decided this was the year for the girls to be the Grady twins - the scary twins from the horror movie The Shining. 

First costume try on. 

With some dark shadows and ready to go to our church Fall Fest party the Saturday before Halloween. So scary! 

Charlie went as Jack from the movie. 

see they aren't scary! 

the photo Charlie is replicating. 

At church - playing with bunnies. Many adults got the costumes and thought they were entertaining. Others had no clue. ha! 

 Sorting candy with Luke and Maya after trick or treating in our neighborhood. 

 The girls, Charlie, Maya, Addi as a scary person, Luke. 

October wrap up - Halloween

At the end of Suzanne and Grant's visit - Bubba and Pappy came! They even got to hear Charlie's piano recital! 

During one of the beautiful Fall days, I met up with my friends Erin and Kelley and walked along the trail and soaked up the sun! 

Charlie before his last outdoor soccer game! 

playing at a park with lots of leaves after church one Sunday. This is also the Sunday our friend Patrick dove to catch a football and broke 3 ribs and his collarbone. ouch!

HALLOWEEN!! Hamilton was the theme!

Charlie as Alexander Hamilton! He did so awesome! 

I love this picture!

these 3 rocked it! Schuyler Sisters (sans Peggy) - Eliza and Angelica. 

this is the most excited Charlie was over a character. Bill walked around our loop with a huge bluetooth speaker blaring Hamilton. ha! 

The Reeves and the Dickerhoofs joined in the fun with our loop. 

it was a SUCCESS! Kids had a blast! 

Mrs. Holland took this picture during recess. ha

on to November...

Halloween 2015

This year – I wasn’t that keen on doing the carving pumpkin thing. Call me lazy, but I hate the mess and I’m definitely not that artistic to carve pumpkins into magical things like some of my friends. Well – Ms Mary changed that as she sent the girls home with pumpkins to carve. UGH! Thankfully, Bill was home pretty early that day so he helped man it.

The girls dressed up for school on Friday the 30th – that day they decided to repeat and be Elsas. They crack me up. Always changing their minds, etc, which is exactly why I didn’t go out and hunt down just the right costume for them. We have tons of pretty dresses and they like to change it up.

Saturday – they were READY all day! The number of tears we had because it wasn’t time to trick or treat yet was incredible. We were also waiting for our friends – the Dickerhoofs – to come over to do a round with us.

At this point: Charlie was a knight, Ellie was Elsa, Claire was a princess with fairy wings because why not.

normal smiles are just hard.

the kids decorated our door – I loved it!

charlie with his knight hat on.

the clan ready to go. Sadly it was cold and rainy, but they were pumped anyway!

Landon was a hotdog, Claire changed into a princess with a mask, Britton was a spy, Charlie knight, Braxton a Buckeye.

here came Ellie. Still as Elsa.

pretty good shot!

we did a loop in our neighborhood and still the kids got a TON of candy. Charlie had over 3 lbs! They had so much fun sorting through it and mixing it around and such.

the next morning – Sunday – sorting and sharing and trading candy.

I’ve only helped myself to a few million pieces – ha!

the day after…

Bill always spread all his candy out on a towel after halloween so saturday morning we started the same tradition. The kids had a blast accessing their candy, grouping it together, talking about their favorites, etc.

then after a few candies they all piled into lily’s kennel – because….why not?

ellie’s new line is: “see lily’s eyes – she sad!”.