Halloween 2009

Halloween is a very exciting and special holiday in our household. It allows our kids to be excited about dressing up and being something they are not. It is probably my husband's favorite holiday as well (other than the 4th of July!) My parents were here tis year for Halloween and it was alot of fun. They had also come for Tysen's last 2 football games of the season. It was a GREAT weekend! Matt, my mom and I took all the boys out to Trick Or Treat and my mother even dressed up...wig and all!

First stop of the night. Ryder was "Bumblebee" the Transformer and Kannin was "Red" the M&M. It took Kannin no time at all to get this whole Trick or Treating thing down pat. You knock...and they give you candy! It is now becoming his favorite holiday as well.

My mom...bless her heart...dressed up like a witch...HAT and all! It was kind of breezy that night. We chased her hat down a couple of times!!



Ryder...our little Bumblebee!!!




Kannin had to check out his loot after every stop. I am pretty sure he was looking for Hershey Bars!!

We like to go to our old neighborhood on Halloween. The houses are so close together and eveyone has kids and decorates so nicely. We will always go back to the "Waldengrove Subdivision" to Trick or Treat! Above is one of our old neighbor's decor out front of their house. They waited too long to go get a pumpkin to carve...they were all out...so they got a watermelon!! Too funny!!!

My mom with the little boys. Tysen dressed up like a football player and ditched us with some friend's from our old neighborhood. Teenagers!!!

A house in our old neighborhood ALWAYS goes all out in their decor. Smoke...cobwebs...lights and Halloween music. We always make sure they are on our stop!

We Trick or Treated for 2 hours and then came home while Matt & Ryder continued on. Above...Matt and Ryder finally arive back home with bags and Pumpkins full of loot. I made supper and had to turn away our Trick or Treaters because my dad had stayed home and handed out all our candy. We had a great supper and then Matt's parent's showed up for a visit with my parents.


Kannin stripped the M&M suit and tried on Grandma Carol's glasses. I would have to say he is pretty cute in glasses!.........

....He then went over to his little stool which has some writing on it and tried to see the letters on it, but because Grandma's glasses are so magnified...he had to get up close and personal!! He is SO funny!!

We are so excited for Halloween next year. We are already talking about costumes. I think Matt & I may get dressed upp as well next year! Halloween ROCKS!!! What other day of the year can you let a kid be a kid...or you as an adult can be a little childish?!?