1st Annual Halloween Dinner Party

We started a new tradition this year of having family and friends over for a simple dinner (soup and chili) on Halloween night, before Trick-or-Treating.  I stole the idea from Stephanie, my Sister-in-Law(ish).  We had 11 adults and 4 kids this year and next year, we hope to do it all over again!  We even got to watch "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown".  I. Love. Traditions.  

 Our two favorite monkeys came over to get their spook on.

 Kelsie helped the boys sort through all of their loot.

 Mimi flew in from Kansas City right as the festivities were getting underway!  She wanted to see the boys in costume and be here to help us have a spooktacular time.  (Carter was not happy that we took away his Tootsie pop for this photo.)

 A crazy suburban witch with her two favorite boys.

 Cousins!

 Sean was on Trick-or-Treat duty while I stayed home with our company to pass out candy. Incidentally, Davis was supposed to be Spider-Man for Halloween but had a last-minute wardrobe change to Buzz Lightyear, much to Carter's disappointment (ruining the Superhero theme).  Anyway, they still came home with bags full of candy and big smiles.  I'd say, the night was a success!

Halloween Preschool Party

How cool is it that Halloween fell on a school day this year?!  That means a party at school during the day & Trick-or-Treating at night!  It doesn't get much better than that!  It also means a lot of sugar, but that's a story for another day.  Iron Man was rocking his Halloween party!

 Davis got to go since I volunteered to help with the party and we are kind of a package deal.  He was happy to be in the classroom and doing what the big kids were doing.

 The kids line up and parade down to the 1st Grade classrooms.  They are supposed to walk through the classroom to show off their costumes.  Of course, Davis (who really wasn't even supposed to be in the parade) stopped to play in the corner and the 1st Grade teacher had to redirect him to the door.  A couple of times.  

 Iron Man showing Buzz Lightyear some love.

Making a mask and (in the background) Davis eating Carter's leftover snack.  Gotta love it.

Halloween Fun!

We started our day by finding we were "Boo'd" overnight.  One of our neighbors left this note and two bags of treats on our porch.  We, in turn, left "Boo" treats at two other houses and just now, the doorbell rang with a pumpkin bucket full of treats on our doorstep!  How fun!

This afternoon, we finally carved one of our pumpkins.  Carter was pestering me all day that he wanted to carve a pumpkin and scoop our the insides, but when I pulled the top off & he saw the innards, he was not at all interested in putting his hands inside.  So--Davis jumped in and helped me "catch the pumpkin seeds" from the bottom of the pumpkin.

 Davis sitting by his handiwork.  

Making spooky crafts and eating popcorn.

This guy will greet our visitors on Halloween night...

Halloween Play Date

We hosted a Halloween play date today for my work playgroup.  The kids wore their costumes.  I wore an orange boa.  It was awesome.   

Davis and Carter went all-out on the cookie decorating...at one point, Carter was sucking the icing out of the tube and Davis was putting the knife into the frosting tub and then eating it off the knife.  Lovely.  Can you say: Sugar. Overload.

When Sean got home from work, he wanted to decorate a cookie of his own.  Gotta love it.

 My creative co-workers made some Pinterest-worthy snacks.  Jack-O-Lantern mandarin orange cups; Mummy Dogs and (on the top left-below) Frankenstein pudding cups.  Fun!

 Me with three of my favorite night nurses!  I miss you girls!

Our attempt at a group photo of the kids...

Carter & his new ladyfriend, Cathy.  Carter was flirting with her like he was Magic Mike or something.  It was hilarious.  The best part was when he asked Cathy if she wanted to share his cookie with him, "Lady and the Tramp" style. (Remember the spaghetti scene?)  That's what she was laughing about.  Good times.

I Feel Safer Already...

Carter is obsessed with Super Heroes.  It started with a $15 Iron Man costume at Costco for Halloween this year.  I didn't even realize he knew who Iron Man was, but apparently he does.  He has decided that his brother will be Spider Man for Halloween (costume pending, thus the Buzz Lightyear from last Halloween) and that next year, he will be a Power Ranger.  Now, that's some planning!

I am a little out-of-touch with Super Hero stuff, being a girl and all, but I can tell you that when I was five or six, I had Wonder Woman Underoos and I was In. Love. With. Them.  Anyone else remember those!? This girl totally gets it. I was Wonder Woman for Halloween that year, complete with a red cape my mom sewed for me and it is still one of my fondest childhood memories. 

Today, Carter woke up from nap and saw that I had gotten him a light/sound gadget ($5 at Wal-Mart) for his Iron Man costume and he got so excited.  He hugged me and told me "Mom, I'll protect you."  So, so sweet.  He totally meant it, too, people.  As in "Let me get this suit on and I will defend you to the ends of the earth."  Where do little boys come up with this stuff??  I have no idea, but I'm sure glad that they're living at my house...

 Who is that?  Buzz and Iron Man?

"No mom, it's just me, Davis!"