Halloween

David had to go to Houston last week to deliver a pump and pick up another, so he had the ingenious idea to take us all with him and play in Dallas for a few days. We left on Tuesday, October 28th, and only got as far as Clayton, NM before we stopped for the night. We were driving the four-door Dodge truck, so while we all fit, it made for some pretty uncomfy sleeping arrangements for the kids in the back seat. So we stopped at a hotel and then went the rest of the way on Wednesday.

On Thursday, David went on to Houston to take care of business and the kids and I went with Emma, Karen and baby Dylan to a pumpkin patch. We all had a lot of fun. The kids LOVED the bounce houses so much that they didn't even think about pumpkins and the fact that we didn't get one.



Friday was Halloween and it was a new experience to go Trick-or-Treating without coats on! We went around Emma's neighborhood. Justin had lined their garage with black sheets and then put the candy bowl on a table in the middle. As the kids would come to Trick-or-Treat, David, Justin and Cameron would jump out of the sides wearing masks and scare them. It was fun to watch from across the street. Jack got pretty freaked out, though.



Paige wanted to be Link from The Legend of Zelda, so I made her tunic and hat.



Jenna was a devil. I'm not sure what made her want to be that, but I guess there is something tantalizing about the props in Wal-Mart.



And Jack was a lion. And now I wish I would've wiped the dinner off his face first. This was what it was like Trick-or-Treating with him.


Jack: Trick-or-Treat!

Lady at the door: Here, have some candy.

Jack: Do you like my costume?

Lady: I do, what a cute lion.

Jack: She likes my costume!
And there's Karen with Dylan on his first Halloween. Isn't he a cute skeleton?