This year, we got to celebrate Halloween twice, because we finally had a year that Trunk or Treat and Halloween weren't on the same day. Hallelujah! Like I said earlier, I told the kids I wasn't buying them anything for their costumes this year. Boston was lucky enough to borrow a skeleton costume, Aubrie used her owned clothes to be a 80's chick, and Sophia wore the same costume as she did last year (since all she did was sit in the stroller the whole time). Ben and I had actually decided that we would buy Ethan a costume since Kindergarten does a costume parade around the school, but we couldn't find him the costume he wanted. He wanted to be a mummy, and Ben looked EVERYWHERE, and couldn't find one. Ethan switched his costume for everything he went to. He wore his Karate costume to school, his Darth Vader costume to a friends Halloween/Birthday party and the Trunk-or-Treat, and for Halloween, he just wore all brown and a cape and said he was Ob 1 Kenobi!
Here are some pics from Ethan's Fall Festival!
The kids had fun at their school Halloween, excuse me..."Fall" parties . (I hate that they just cant say Halloween, Christmas, etc! Lame!) After school, Ethan went to a classmates party, where they had a jumper, and a little train that drove them around the neighborhood. While he was there I ran to Party City to get a few props for Ben and I! I always wear the same thing, cat ears (yeah, big surprise), and decided I needed a tail and a collar once and for all. While there, the kids picked this out for Ben. He was a good sport and wore it. It was fun to see him with hair.
The Trunk-or -Treat was amazing this year. They had it outside a the Pavilion/green area. They had such fun games for the little ones, and did a Fear Factor thing for the teens. They also had plenty of food, and a Haunted House. The kids had a great time. Besides Sophia, I didn't' see any of them for most of it, as they were running around with all their friends.
Halloween started off with a morning of soccer games. Then we spent the rest of the day relaxing, while the kids played with friends. Later that evening we had dinner and carved pumpkins. The boys were quickly grossed out, especially Boston. Sophia thought it was funny for awhile, and Aubrie ended up doing all the carving! 
When we got home she fell asleep on Ben within minutes. Once we got her down and the kids in their PJ's, it was time for the scary movie we had promised the kids. I decided that SIGNS would be the least harmful because it could NEVER happen, there were only a few scary parts, and it had a good message about faith. The kids loved the movie, and Boston got the award for being scared the most. He screamed like a girl and flew to my side during the kids birthday party part. After the movie, we offered up hide and go seek in the dark, but oddly enough we didn't have any takers!:) Ben and I had already prepared for a long night of probable nightmares, but the kids did really well. Aubrie was the only one who woke up and she went right back to sleep. They keep asking to watch it again, and talk about their favorite parts over and over!
Overall I would have to say that this was the best Halloween we have had with the kids. It is weird to think they are getting old enough to be in control of their own candy rationing, watch scary movies, and leave our sides at Halloween parties to run off with friends! What age do you let them go trick or treating by themselves these days? (I know I went at 6....isn't that CRAZY?) I'm not sure I'll be ready for that...EVER!
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