Happy Halloween!

Halloween seemed to be the holiday that kept going and going! Here are some pictures from just some of our celebrations.  First, we went to Kirkwood's trick or treat last week.  You walk around downtown Kirkwood and all the businesses hand out candy.  Then on Saturday night, Bennett's school had trunk-or-treat.  It was fun to walk around to the various decorated cars to trick-or-treat.  People really went all out!  The kids got tired and cold though, so we didn't make it all that long there.  On Tuesday, we finally carved our pumpkins (just in time!).  Wednesday, Bennett wore her costume to school.  Her class walked up to a retirement home in Kirkwood and sang Halloween songs to the elderly, then had a party, then that afternoon they paraded around the streets of Kirkwood.  What a day! Finally, Meredith came over and went Trick-or-Treating with Brandon, Bennett and Miles while I stayed home to pass out candy to the kids who came to our house.  As is custom in St. Louis, kids are supposed to tell a joke.  This year Bennett went with, "Why couldn't Cinderella play soccer? Because she was always running away from the ball!" Miles has been incredibly shy lately, so we didn't really prepare a joke for him.  We thought that it would be a miracle if he would tell strangers Happy Halloween.  Instead, he fully embraced his alter-ego Buzz Lightyear, and apparently said different Buzz quotes at each house.  He had people cracking up because he was such a ham! After one house in particular, he came back and told Brandon and Murph, "That house was great! They loved me!" You never know with that kid!

What a Halloween!

 A picture of Miles.  He got too tired and decided he didn't want to put his hands in a pumpkin, so this was the best we got! :)

Bennett dressing herself as a Jack-o-lantern and being silly at dinner.

 Looking at the pumpkin goo.

 This face says it all.  She was pretty unsure about sticking her hand in there!

She did it!

 Our finished products.  I carved a ghost in a window, Bennett's pumpkin was carved into a princess crown.

 Miles's pumpkin was Buzz Lightyear (obviously) and Brandon carved "Moustache is King" to honor his Movember efforts.

 Bennett's school parade.  She was easy to spot in that wig! 

Her costume is Merida, the princess in the new Disney movie, Brave.  She had to have the wig to go with it.  It cracked me up every time I looked at her!

 The wig was really out of control during the parade! :)

 Merida and Buzz Lightyear!

 With Daddy and Aunt Murph getting ready to go trick-or-treating!

The whole fam! I had to make a shirt to give the baby a little costume too! :)

34 1/2 weeks...the countdown is on!