halloween.

^^^my favorite halloween kids. the movie star, sheriff jonah, jack the magician, and ariel. ^^^

^^^our trick or treating transportation.^^^

^^^run, jack, run.  chasing down the golf cart.^^^

^^^chugging down the m&m's.^^^

well, halloween was a success. barely.  i had school that night and got home just in time to get my kids dressed in costume while jason worked up some pumpkin shaped tuna melt sandwiches in the kitchen.  we had a quick halloween feast due to some very impatient children who couldn't wait to go get some candy.  then, of course, i had to take some pictures which really didn't go over well with the kids.  the whole time they were complaining and kept trying to run out of the picture as i was taking them.  luckily, i was able to get a few.  we then loaded up the golf cart since that is the only way jason will trick or treat.  i prefer the old fashioned way of walking but i seem to lose that battle.  so, we were off.  jonah was the cutest trick or treater of them all.  at each house he would yell "twrick or treat" so loud that he startled half of the neighbors.  i think two is my favorite trick or treating age.  however, eden's mermaid costume stole the show.  people kept commenting on how adorable she looked.  i have to agree :)  although, i think all my kids looked pretty adorable.  after many houses and nearly full candy bags that got to heavy for my kids to carry and some tired faces it was time to head home.  see you next year halloween.

pumpkins and apples.

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two days before halloween we had a little pumpkin carving party that started on the back porch and ended in the kitchen.  the kids (mostly ava) had fun digging out the pumpkin seeds and pumpkin guts.  they each took turns designing a part of the face... one did the eyes, one did the nose, one did the mouth and one played on the ipad.  after pumpkin carving, we made some yummy carmel apples.  jonah preferred his with no carmel and eden had already met her sugar quota for the day so they basically ate apples on a stick.  after this night, i think we were officially in the halloween spirit.

halloween 2012.

halloween 2012

darth vader, merida from brave, rapunzel in her wedding dress, and a max, who was very eager to get back to being king of the wild things. (he did not want his picture taken)

what a fun night!  it's so amusing watching my kids trick or treat at there different ages in life. for instance,  jack is always a good 3 houses ahead of everyone.  ava is somewhere in between wanting to keep up with jack but still not wanting to be too far from mom and dad.  eden is a good two houses behind everyone...(she likes to take her time and tell us how tired she is every few seconds).  and jonah is the cutest trick or treater of them all.  he would say trick or treat in his cute little baby talk, hold out his bag and then hold it again to see if he could score some extra candy and then wave and say "guy guy" as he walked away.  my heart would melt each time.

thank goodness, jason brought along his lazy-mobile for all those tired feet.  i think eden was the most thankful.  she would go to a house and then climb back on the golf cart and jason would drive five feet and she would climb back off to go to the next house.  that girl cracks me up.

our halloween was a great one and we are now ready for some... christmas music!  okay, maybe in a couple of weeks.  i'm not going to jump the gun that soon :)  (although, i'm sure there are some crazies out there who are.)