Happy Halloween!

Trick-or-treat!! What a night! We had one Doggie Dog (Nicholas). You see the stuffed animal dog he is holding? That is Doggie Dog- his special toy and friend. That is what/who he wanted to be. I tried to paint a dog nose on Nicholas but it just wasn't working. Guess we should have practiced before tonight. Yes, I made that costume.

And we had one baby with a spider hat on (Stella). I can hear you applauding my creativity with her costume...thank you. OH, Stella crawled yesterday for the first time! She shuffled on her hands and knees four times before plopping on her belly. She was after something and quit when she got there. It was so cool to watch her go! So I moved her back and watched her do it over and over. She will be eight months old tomorrow. Geesh.

It was just too bad Shawn couldn't have enjoyed it with us. Not long after dinner Nick was ready in his costume and I was putting Stella in her bunting. Then Nick asked me, "Mommy, what is your costume?" I said, "I am dressed up as your mom." He had seen a dad in costume with his kids at our door (he asked "Mommy what was that black thing? That dad?") The dad was dressed in some black gown with a mask. But I think that's where he got the idea to ask. Then we grabbed our lights, loaded Stella up in the stroller and took Nicholas to about eight houses. That is plenty of candy for an almost-three-year-old. We got cold, too. I kept asking him if he was ready to go home and he said no, that we were getting candy for Daddy. One time I asked him and he said that we have to keep going because Daddy is really hungry! (so cute)

This has been the least snowy Halloween yet! The trick-or-treators were actually in costumes- I didn't see one snow suit all night. Coats and hats, but not snow bibs! Nicholas had fun watching the kids come up the steps to the door. Then he'd put one tiny piece of candy in their bags (and I followed it up with a handful more). Still we are left with a ridiculous amount of candy left over. The first halloween we lived here, we had so many trick-or-treators I had to reach into the pantry and hand out microwave popcorn to the last few kids- and it was extremely cold that year. In the 20s I think. It was "warm" this year and we could have gotten away with a bag or two. Oh well.

So back home, Nick wanted to eat the suckers

Stella wanted to eat her hat

And these are the best pictures I can get after begging them to sit next to each other and sit still.




OH and does anyone watch Dancing with the Stars? What the heck?!? Sabrina and Mark got kicked off!??! Injustice. : )