Trick or Treat

Here are a few pictures from our recent outing for candy.

Drew--who decided not to dress up but was still hoping to rake in some loot. He said at 3:30 that he thought he might dress up. The only problem was that he didn't like any of his mom's ideas. So he went as is.

So what did I recommend? Well, painting around his eye black and putting a big letter P on his shirt and turning him into a BLACKED PEA!!! Taping Smarties to his pants so he could be a SMARTIE PANTS! How about printing out a huge quarter and taping it to his back so that he could be a QUARTER BACK!! Wearing Steve's football jersey and being a FOOTBALL PLAYER or FOOTBALL FAN!! But alas nothing struck his fancy so went as he was.

Next we have the cutest fish ever!! Thanks Jen for the costume.

Let me just say he was hard to carry.

We had a very happy Ariel also.

Notice that she is carrying 2 treat buckets. She was on a mission for candy. This is the first year she really understood what they were doing.

Shelby did a great job coming up with her Indian costume. Jen, do you remember making these?

The kids had a great time on Saturday night and we got back before the rain. Yea!!

Here are Landon and Ava Joy getting ready to go. Landon wanted to ride in the wagon until he realized that the kids at the door were getting candy in their pumpkins. No more wagon for him. That was the only reason he got in the costume--a neighbor brought candy and he put it on to get it from her.

Casey, who figured out how this trick or treating thing worked. Gave us a run for our money. We finally had to tell her that if she didn't stay with Ella Rose and Landon that we were not going to let her get any more candy. She was looking out for number one. Ella Rose was looking out for Landon......

Trick or Treat, Please......

After going to just the houses that we knew on our street, we headed over to the Becker's church for a festival. We went to this last year and the kids had a blast. This year, Drew and Shelby had a blast. Landon and Casey went down hill fast. Like we were there about 15 minutes!!

Here is Landon playing a game.

Shortly after this picture, like when he was done with this game, Casey found the putt putt game and we went to play that. You could say it went south from there. If you know Landon, you know he LOVES golf. Well he didn't want any help and his little fish face was getting in his way and he couldn't hit the ball. There was a line of kids who wanted a try and so when I finally made him let me help, he got mad. But not near as mad as when I MADE (and I mean pried the club and ball from his hands) him give the ball and putter back so someone else could have a turn.

Casey didn't want to play any games--especially not the fishing game--why? Well the guy working the game was wearing a costume that made it look like he was riding a horse. Casey saw that and didn't want to ride anything. There was no convincing her that the guy was wearing a costume and that she was not going to have to "ride" that thing. She wouldn't even go near the area!!

So it all started rolling down hill like a snowball!! Steve and I quickly decided that with a 3 year old wanting to be held and not play anything and a 2 year old who only wanted to have the golf club and ball (which wasn't going to happen) that we should make a quick exit while the going was good. Oh if only it had stayed that way.

Steve went outside to round up the older two (who by the way were having a blast) and I went to tell our friends goodbye. Landon refused to walk so I told him goodbye. That did it and he followed me. Rebecca totally understood why we were leaving but was trying to introduce me to her friend who also homeschools. As I was trying to be polite all the while knowing the bomb was ticking...Landon was trying to get OUT of his costume. He was mad and didn't want anyone to help him or touch him--including his costume or himself.

Just in the middle of all of this a photographer say "You have got to have the cutest costume can I take your picture?" Just let me say I was saying no thank you it's not a good time in a MUCH nicer way than Landon was. Casey smiled for a picture though.

We got everyone home and started putting them to bed, only to have the rain start. Yep got 3 out of 4 down in the bed and then all of a sudden had all 4 back up!! Why are they scared of RAIN--no munner or whitening--just RAIN!!!

Then there was the football game!!!

We just wont even go there except to say it fit right in with the fall festival!!