The kids were super excited for Halloween this year, since living in a neighborhood means we could trick-or-treat door-to-door. (Before, we would have to drive to town, and usually ended up going to a church trunk-or-treat. Which is fun, but not door-to-door exciting, apparently.) Preparations began halfway through September when the first Party City costume catalog arrived in the mail. Ben and Olette scoured the pages, trying to decide on the perfect costume, and changing their minds twelve times a week. In the end, Olette was Sleeping Beauty and Ben decided to be a ninja (breaking his three-year Star Wars streak).
We had a mini pre-trick-or-treat party here, with a couple of their friends, and then costumed-up and went on our merry way. Unfortunately, it turns out that our neighborhood isn't really awesome for trick-or-treating. But there is another subdivision right across the highway, and between that and our neighborhood, the kids made out pretty well.
Once the kids just couldn't walk another step, we headed home, where we had hot cocoa and the kids busted into their candy, and commenced the craziest sugar-high I've ever seen. It was a great night. (The morning after was slightly less awesome, and consisted of a lot of, "But I'm
sooo tired, I don't
want to go to school...")
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| Ben, rocking the Ninja costume... |
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| Olette, wearing her Princess-ness with pride... |
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| I had to share this one-- My little Ninja walked right into a tree as I was taking the picture! |
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| Trick-or-Treating with friends. |
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