This is halloween..this is halloween.....halloween!!

Ahh Halloween, one of my favorite times each year. I enjoy seeing who everyone dresses up as, and all the creativity people have when decorating their homes. Usually, our kids dress up as their favorite character from either their favorite book or movie etc.. This year was no different. Jacob loves playing The Legend of Zelda, and his favorite person is Link. 

Meagan has always wanted to be Jack Skellington from Nightmare before Christmas, and this year we were able to make that dream come true.

 

This year we did things a little different than we normally do. It just so happened that our stake conference, for church, landed on the weekend of Halloween. So Josh attended the Saturday evening session, I stayed home to hand out candy, and the kids went around our neighborhood by themselves. I was a little nervous doing this but they are old enough to watch each other, and know how to stay safe. 

 

Everything went well, they had a blast, and got tons of candy.

 

Even our cat dressed up. I was amazed at how long he kept the hat on. He lasted about 3 minutes before trying desperately to get it off his head. At least I was able to get a picture. 

Happy Halloween to everyone!! 

- Sarah   

Halloween 2014

This year, Halloween is a little different.  It's our first in our own house.  This year will also be Meagan's last going trick-or-treating.  It also happens to be our first with a dog, and that's where we'll start...

I was not actually there for the taking of this picture, but I can just hear Sarah's mom, Janet in the background saying in her "witchy" voice, "I'll GET you, my pretty, and your little girl too!!!!"

Meagan, in wanting to do something a bit different this year, was completely absorbed by a question that took over her imagination.  She simply couldn't understand why the rum is always gone...

Jacob, on the other hand, decided to go as a Ninja.  No, that is apparently not pronounced Nin-jah, it's Nin-yah (just ask him).

I feel so blessed, however, to have kids that get along so well all the time.  They don't fight, they CERTAINLY don't hurt each other... What's that?  The pictures tell a different story?  Well...

It was an interesting night.  Sarah, at home, only saw about 10 trick-or-treating groups.  We went out and the proportion of houses that were actually accepting trick-or-treaters was not much better.  I don't know if it's the advent of trunk-or-treating at local churches or groups, or something else, but even 10 years ago, there were more people that got into the festive spirit.  I'm thinking that we're going to have to step up our efforts more at our ward's trunk-of-treat to compensate because I'm not sure it's going to be worth it anymore to take Jacob out walking neighborhoods with no one participating.  It's almost like a piece of my childhood is gone.  Kind of a weird feeling...

- Josh