This year both kids had some input into their costumes. For Will, I narrowed it down to a monkey or a lion, and he picked monkey - "I be monkey for Hal-ween! Oooh oooh ahhh ahhh!!!" Claire and I looked at costumes in a few different stores, and we agreed on a butterfly costume for Gymboree - except that she didn't want the wings. We decided that she would be a "butterfly fairy", complete with wand and antenna headband.
The kids' school held their annual Halloween parade the morning of the 31st. Although it wasn't on a day the kids normally attend school, we were able to bring them just for the parade so they could participate. They started with the older kids first. Claire was smiling her trademark big smile as she came out - she was so excited!
C with 3 of her buddies from her class.
Will wasn't as sure about all of these strange people watching him.
Will spotted me after his first circle around the parking lot and wasn't sure if he wanted to continue. I asked him if he wanted to walk with Claire, and he decided that was okay. Claire was so proud to lead him around - such a good big sister!
That afternoon Claire was too excited to take a nap, which was disappointing since I wanted her to be able to stay up a little later than usual. We had an errand to run, and she promptly fell asleep in the car. I put on a movie for Will and drove around for awhile so she could sleep - it was just what she needed to be ready for her big night!
After a few pictures, we took off in the wagon. Our neighborhood does a pizza party in one of the cul de sac's before trick or treating starts, and we ran into our next door neighbors who have kids about a year older than ours. We were able to trick or treat with them which made it even more fun - Claire loved running around with Ellie, and we enjoyed catching up with our neighbors.
We went to several houses, and they did such a good job politely accepting their candy. We went back to our house when it started getting dark and let the kids enjoy a little of their haul.
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Claire had just as much fun passing out candy as she did getting her own. When the first group came, she showed us that she does listen to us sometimes when she told the kids "You get what you get and you don't throw a fit!" Robert and I nearly lost it - so funny! We told her that she didn't have to share that advice with any other kids. At one point, she thought our bowl was getting a little low and dumped some of the candy from her bag into the bowl. We loved that she was so happy to give candy away.
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Happy kids and happy parents - it was a successful night!
The kids' school held their annual Halloween parade the morning of the 31st. Although it wasn't on a day the kids normally attend school, we were able to bring them just for the parade so they could participate. They started with the older kids first. Claire was smiling her trademark big smile as she came out - she was so excited!
C with 3 of her buddies from her class.
Will wasn't as sure about all of these strange people watching him.
Will spotted me after his first circle around the parking lot and wasn't sure if he wanted to continue. I asked him if he wanted to walk with Claire, and he decided that was okay. Claire was so proud to lead him around - such a good big sister!
That afternoon Claire was too excited to take a nap, which was disappointing since I wanted her to be able to stay up a little later than usual. We had an errand to run, and she promptly fell asleep in the car. I put on a movie for Will and drove around for awhile so she could sleep - it was just what she needed to be ready for her big night!
After a few pictures, we took off in the wagon. Our neighborhood does a pizza party in one of the cul de sac's before trick or treating starts, and we ran into our next door neighbors who have kids about a year older than ours. We were able to trick or treat with them which made it even more fun - Claire loved running around with Ellie, and we enjoyed catching up with our neighbors.
We went to several houses, and they did such a good job politely accepting their candy. We went back to our house when it started getting dark and let the kids enjoy a little of their haul.
Claire had just as much fun passing out candy as she did getting her own. When the first group came, she showed us that she does listen to us sometimes when she told the kids "You get what you get and you don't throw a fit!" Robert and I nearly lost it - so funny! We told her that she didn't have to share that advice with any other kids. At one point, she thought our bowl was getting a little low and dumped some of the candy from her bag into the bowl. We loved that she was so happy to give candy away.
Happy kids and happy parents - it was a successful night!
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