A Spooky Halloween

This was the first year that Nate wanted to be "spooky" instead of a character.  A catalog came one day with a skeleton costume on the cover and his mind was made up...he had to be a spooky skeleton.  Which, of course, meant that little Matthew had to be spooky too...just like his big brother.

So, since I vowed not to do any costume arts and crafts this year, I found the least creepy costume I could find (I was really surprised at all of the little kid costumes that had masks that scared me) and he was thrilled with it.  Matthew got to be a spooky Mummy...and luckily I was able to pull out the mummy costume I started for Nate a couple of years ago and didn't get to finish and he never wore.  Unfortunately, I couldn't find the same gauze material I used before so I didn't get much further with it...but he was happy so I just let it go!  (I probably could have just painted his face and he would have been ok with it)

The weekend before Halloween, we had our neighborhood carnival....Alie joined us and we played for a bit, but it was really windy and cold that afternoon so we didn't hang out too long!  (This was my trial run with the face painting...I don't think make-up artistry was my calling!)

Then came the big night...we went to the annual Halloween Party at our neighbor friend's house and most of Nate's school buddies were there...and then we hit the streets.  I think the boys had as much fun just running around playing as they did trick-or-treating, which was good bc the amount of candy we got, while still excessive (we are still eating our way through it), was not extreme due to the distraction.  Plus it was chilly and the kids refused to cover their costumes with coats so they were good going back at a reasonable time.  It was a fun night for both the grown-ups and the kiddos!