HALLOWEEN 2011

Light up the Bat Signal! It's time for Halloween!

I thought this might be our Christmas picture, but it's probably a bad idea to send out half-naked pictures of your kids to everyone you know..... but I love it so much, so don't be surprised to get it in your mail box (if we actually send them out this year).


HALLOWEEN IS SO FLIPPIN' FUN! I love it. And I am not sure if I loved it more when I was 8 and got to dress up and trick-or-treat, or when I'm 28 and dress up my kids (and make them get candy for me). Either way I'm one of those people who almost loves it more than Christmas.

Here we are at the Mall. We heard they would be giving out candy, and turns out I was wrong. Sorry Marie, at least you have the rest of the night to trick-or-treat. I like how she makes no effort to hide her disappointment in me.

Halloween was so great this year. Marie really understood what was going on (as opposed to every other year) and I'm in love with Mina's Bat costume. It was also really fun to invite some good friends over to eat dinner and trick-or-treat with us. Thanks for coming!

Here are Marie's 2 best buddies. If she's not playing with one of these boys, she's talking about the other.

Here we have a dog, a mouse, and a cowboy!

Now bring in younger siblings:
a bumble bee (sleeping), a koala, and a bat!

Marie and her buddies are all the oldest and about 1 month apart in age, and Mina and her mini-buddies are about the same age also. Yay cute-ness!

As Marie and Keaton get started they stumble upon an open grave. Marie's in shock while Keaton says, "let's get out of here!"         (they may have said that, I don't know, I was so drunk off their cute-ness).

Who wouldn't want candy from this cutie? And Mina is pretty approachable too. Also note Brett's generosity with letting people chose their candy. I was much more stingy, giving out Twix to the best costumes, and Almond Joys to the older kids who weren't really trying.

Also this was the first year we've run out of candy. Props to our neighbors who had our backs in a pinch!

So trick-or-treating was going really well until I made them stop for a picture when we saw our other good friend Mark. Keaton is all about it, but note Marie's pain.

The trip couldn't be complete without a trip to our old apartment! And we miss our wonderful neighbors and their adorable doggies!

And everyone has that one house in the neighborhood, that has the spookiest decorations...

And best treats! Thanks Jasmine!

I couldn't help but try to recreate the scene from last year. Here are Jasmine and Marie one year ago when Marie was still in "trick-or-treat training."

What FUN! Now I expect to go to everyone else's blog and see your new posts up with TONS of pictures! TONS. I mean it.

Don't make me send Mina after you.