Halloween Fun!

What a fun day! This year I decided we were really not going to make a big deal out of Halloween. I've never been a big fan of Halloween, and I just wasn't looking forward to it this year. So, I told the boys that we weren't buying costumes and doing all the hoopla this year. They were totally fine with it and said that they would wear a costume that they already had. So, Blake wore the Darth Vader costume that I bought on clearance for $5 two years ago (it has been worn for MANY light saber battles). Evan truly didn't have a costume that fit, but out good neighbor Sherry happened to have a garage full of costumes. So, we borrowed a costume from Evan and we were set!

Instead of the usual frantic pace of Halloween night, we just took it easy and had a great time! Here are the boys on the front porch ready to go! Notice Evan's vampire teeth. They were in his goody bag from school and he wasn't taking those teeth out for anything! Also, notice my little bumpy pumpkin Evan picked out earlier at the pumpkin patch...
I thought this picture was too funny! Darth Vader riding his bike down Woodland Trail!

The boys and I went to Sonic for their FREE hot dog and Coke. They just don't think it's Halloween without out our annual trip to Sonic for the hot dog! Then we stopped by Granny's house to show off the boys for her! She had a special treat for them ~ a whole bag of lemon heads!!! (Granny always has lemon heads at her house and the boys raid her bowl everytime we are there).

Then we headed back to our neighborhood for some trick or treating. It was SO fun. It seemed like everyone in the neighborhood was out walking around. We hooked up with the Townsends and the kids had a blast! Evan was running as fast as his little legs would carry him from house to house. I think he's still totally amazed that all you have to do is ask, and people GIVE YOU CANDY!! Here's a pic of Peyton, Evan, Jake, and Blake! Here they are in action!

After walking around our neighborhood we headed over to Nonnie and Poppy's to visit and order some pizza. We took a quick trip around their neighborhood while we waited for the pizza to arrive. The boys couldn't wait to get back and weigh their candy bags.... Here they are with Nonnie! (Notice the firehat...Evan took off his mask and wore the tiny firehat he got from the fire station earlier for the rest of the night!)

While we ate, Blake and Evan got to pass out candy to the trick or treaters. Evan took it very seriously! Fun, fun night. Oh, and the candy bags each weighed over 4 pounds each!!! That's a lot of "loot"!!!