I love Halloween so we spread out the joy all month long.
Remember when we got these beauties back in the beginning of October?
We we carved them at the end of October per Jack's specifications.
Addy's pumpkin is happy and Jack's is sad.
One of our favorite Halloween events is the
ZooBoo at the Seneca Park Zoo. Where else can you go trick or treating with lions, polar bears and elephants.
Another favorite event is our church's "Trunk-or-Treat" and carnival.
Checkout Addy in the photo booth.
However, this race might be the highlight of the evening.
Kurt challenged Ryan, the Man and R1 to a race.
I am just glad no one was hurt. As you can see, Ryan learned his finish line lean from his son.
Addy enjoying the cake walk.
Jack had his first school Halloween party and came home with a large bag of candy eaten by yours truly.
We had our good friends Nora and Nicole join us for dinner on Halloween and then we hit our neighborhood streets. Addy walked almost the whole time while the older kids rode in the wagon. They loved climbing in and out of the wagon and even tried to make a dismount with the wagon still moving.
We met up with some more neighborhood friends, W1 and L1 (a knight and a dragon).
Then, to keep with tradition, we headed over to the Pulley's, when Ryan finished call, for chili and candy. Annabel took Jack and Addy trick or treating around their neighborhood. I don't know how Jack was able to carry his pumpkin at the end of the night.
Here's Jack's candy. He loves the suckers and nicely shares his chocolate with his mother and father. Annabel happily accepted Addy's candy as a gift for being so great with the kids that night.
Favorite Jack quote from the night:
Mom- "Ready to go Trick or treating?"
Jack- "At the Zoo?"
Mom- "No."
Jack- "At church?"
Mom- "No"
Jack- "School?
Mom- "No in our neighborhood."
Highlight of Addy trick or treating was her very enthusiastic "Dank Ooo
when she got her candy. Melted many a heart.
Can't wait until next year. I am already trying to think of costumes.
Fortunately, she always chooses the clean underwear.
Grandpa said a BIG box would come and Jack could open it when it arrived.
Jack ran to get his Bob the Builder Tool set to help put this together. (Fortunately, Daddy had real tools that really helped with the assembly.)
The bell is one of his favorite parts. He's loves to ring it and announce there is a fire.
Then he unwinds the hose on the back and pretends to spray.
We took a ride to find our perfect tree.
We found it and Ryan cut it down.
They loaded it back on the wagon,
While we smiled in triumph.
We road a horse and a slide while we waited for our tree to be shaken and wrapped.
Did I mention the hot chocolate, cookies, bunnies and chickens?
We brought it home and decorated it in record time.
We spent a whole week in Atlanta with Ryan's sisters and their families.
We roasted marshmallows and had S'mores.
Jack with his favorite things of the weekend. Cookies, his hat, his helicopter and Woody doll.
We helped change the landscaping at Mike and Steph's house.
The neighbors thought we were a bunch of hillbillies when we used a rope and a truck to tear out some of the bushes.
Trying to get 5 kids under the age of 5 to pose for a picture is quite entertaining.
Jack did some working out at the indoor play gym.
Can't wait to get back down to Atlanta.
Another favorite event is our church's "Trunk-or-Treat" and carnival.
Checkout Addy in the photo booth.
However, this race might be the highlight of the evening.
I am just glad no one was hurt. As you can see, Ryan learned his finish line lean from his son.
Addy enjoying the cake walk.
We had our good friends Nora and Nicole join us for dinner on Halloween and then we hit our neighborhood streets. Addy walked almost the whole time while the older kids rode in the wagon. They loved climbing in and out of the wagon and even tried to make a dismount with the wagon still moving.
We met up with some more neighborhood friends, W1 and L1 (a knight and a dragon).
Then, to keep with tradition, we headed over to the Pulley's, when Ryan finished call, for chili and candy. Annabel took Jack and Addy trick or treating around their neighborhood. I don't know how Jack was able to carry his pumpkin at the end of the night.
Here's Jack's candy. He loves the suckers and nicely shares his chocolate with his mother and father. Annabel happily accepted Addy's candy as a gift for being so great with the kids that night.
