Happy Halloween! 2009

Happy Halloween all! I'm writing this on Halloween night.. after trick or treating and the kids have gone to bed. I'm actually quite amazed that Evan went to bed as well as he did at 7:45 tonight. He and Joe stayed at home to pass out candy to our trick or treaters while Evie and I went out with Jess, her kids and family. Evie and I had a great time and she got plenty of candy... it was VERY cold but she never complained. Tonight, we was a "Night Fairy"... (notice the black wings) Evan was Count Dracula.... and could not have been cuter. When Evie and I got home, Evan was twirling in the living room with a sucker ni his mouth and with his eyes sqeezed shut tightly so that his tummy would tickle. Joe said he had been twirling like that for at least a half hour. Yeah... he was on a sugar high. He kept stealing suckers out of the bucket when Daddy would go to the door to hand out candy. Sneaky little guy! Here are the kids with our Jack-o'-lanterns. Evie carved the first and fourth ones while I carved the other two. They looked great the first two days.. but the japanese beetles swarmed to them.. and flies!!! This year, we have had a multitude of creepy bugs!!! Then it rained... and rained... and rained for days and nights on end. The pumpkins were filled with water and looked disgusting by tonight, so we didn't light them. That was a bummer.

And another... they just looked so proud and had too much fun that I had to snap another picture! Here's what they looked like lit up! Ooohhh.. spoooky!
A few nights ago, our mall had their Trick or treating. Stores stand at their doors with candy throughout, however many stores didn't participate this year. No big deal.. the kids still had a blast playing games and getting whatever candy they did get.. and it was a madhouse of people, as usual. Did I mention that Evan loves suckers?
Evie and Brooklyn were brave enough to go into the haunted house with Jess and I.. and vowed to NEVER go into another haunted house again. That didn't go so well..
She shoots, she scores!!!! Evie actually made a basket on this throw!!!! The lady in yellow back there to the right took a bunch of pictures of Evie playing games.. wonder if we'll see Evie in a newspaper or the Champaign Park District's "Funformation guide" next year.
Downing a clown.. she was quite good at the games this year.
Yesterday, Evie had her school parade and Halloween Party. These two are Evie's teachers... I thought they were too hilarious not to post.
Here I am assisting Evie and her group in making a mummy.. He tore it all off seconds later...
Evie was Sacajewea for her storybook parade. (And for the mall event) No.. she is not Pocahantas... no.. she's not a little Indian Girl... she's Sacajewea. Thank You. And while Evie was at school yesterday, Evan's friend, Nathan came over for the morning to play. Here they are having breakfast and cracking each other up. I love it!

I hope everyone had a fun Halloween Holiday! On to the next one.....