Halloween 2012

Our sweet neighbor wasn't going to be home on Halloween so she made the boys this train of goodies.  They thought they were so special!

 I'm officially past the years of having any influence over what the kids choose for their costumes.  The boys got to choose their costumes and this is what they went with.  I had to have a new tire put on my car so while that was being done, I took Evan to look at costumes.  This is what he chose.  Officially, it's a "pumpkin demon .  He loved it.  And I told him once he chose it that he couldn't change his mind.
 Ryan wanted to be a ninja for the second year in a row.  I remember specifically wanting to be a witch more than one year in a row so I figured it was hypocritical to make him chose something different.




 No masks were allowed at the church carnival so I painted his face, in about 3 minutes because it was time to go when I figured that out.















 Colin took the boys trick-or-treating in our new neighborhood.  They were gone quite a while.  They came back once to dump their load, take a quick break, then get back out there for a little while before bedtime.  I couldn't believe that they EACH filled up a large bowl of candy before the night was through.





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grandmadonna said…
so very cute! The boys look great!
6:48 AM, November 08, 2012
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