This Is Halloween

Well, another Halloween has come and gone. Honestly, I can't believe it. I still feel like it's the beginning of September. Anyway, it's been an exciting week. We went to our church Trunk or Treat party, Chloe had her school party and parade, and then today we finally got around to carving up some pumpkins (Carter's parents were kind enough to bring us some today when they realize we hadn't gotten any yet!). Chloe designed the faces (my favorite is featured on the left there), Carter gutted and carved them, and I roasted up the seeds. Then it was time to get everybody dressed for the big night.


We had a pretty pumpkin (she arranged the pumpkins around her for this shot so she'd look like she was in a pumpkin patch--Chloe is really funny!):


A cute little cheerleader (costume courtesy of Aunt Katie in New York):

Here's a close up of the hair. We spent a long time on that!

We also had Peter Pan. Sadie is obsessed with that movie and that's what she wanted to be this year. NOT Tinkerbell. Or even Wendy. Peter. My mom sent her the costume. Unfortunately, Peter was a little out of sorts this evening:

And finally, we had the Polar Bear from LOST:


Tessa was originally going to be a cow, but I managed to misplace that costume after Trunk or Treat. It was a little cold, so I just pulled out her snowsuit. Sometimes you have to improvise.

Then we tried to take group shots.

And we're done!

Trick or Treating was interesting. Our kids are terrified of dogs. And I think everyone in the neighborhood has a dog. You should have heard the bloodcurdling screams when one escaped its yard and ran down the street. Peter never quite recovered from whatever was upsetting him while he was getting dressed, so I dragged him home after half a block (the Polar Bear came too). It's tough to rally when everybody thinks you're Robin Hood (seriously, four people asked me if that's what Sadie was). Oh, how I could have used Tinkerbell and some of her fairy dust tonight. But after a sucker and some rest, he perked up:

Sadie even told me that she was ready to fight Captain Hook. That made me laugh. Carter took the pumpkin and the cheerleader on to a couple more streets. Then we all gathered and watched The Nightmare Before Christmas. And gorged ourselves on candy. Soon they were dropping like flies.


Is it really November?