HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Happy Halloween everyone! It all started with both of the boys waking up at 6:00 AM! Well, time to get rolling on a busy day!

Andrew had a costume parade at school Friday morning. Now, I know why he likes spiderman, superman, power rangers, etc etc. They were everywhere! He's never seen one show with these characters but talks about them all of the time. Here are a few pics.

Andrew's class


Superheros to the rescue! Superman and Spiderman

Andrew and a classmate are very curious about baby Luke.

Lots of parents came to watch the parade.

That afternoon we had a costume parade in our neighborhood and even Luke participated! Andrew was Superman, Luke was a pumpkin, Mommy was a witch and Daddy was a redneck (not too much of a stretch there). Andrew did NOT like the fake teeth Scott wore. He cried and yelled "take those out". Wish we had a picture or video of that.

We ate pizza and other yummy goodies. There was a costume contest and there are some really creative people in our neighborhood. Then it was FINALLY off for trick or treating. Andrew was so excited! He really "got it" this year. He would say "trick or treat", get the candy, say "thank you" and then turn to me and say "Mommy, let's get more!". Then we were off to the next house. He walked (or ran) the entire time but he finally pooped out near our house. I had to carry him back 3 houses.

After that, he was waiting at the door for kids to come to our door. He had to give out the candy. It was SO fun and exciting to know that this is the start of many fun Halloweens!

Andrew and Will waiting for the parade to begin. Will is a bat.

Group picture before the parade.

Here we are walking in the costume parade.

Obama and McCain made an appearance at our wonderful event.

The Pirates of Capers Crossing. This is a family that lives on Capers Crossing. They even had their golf cart decorated like a pirate ship.


Family shot. Can you see the expression on Luke's face? It's so funny! We only took about 20 pictures to get one that looked ok and wasn't of the back of Andrew's head.

Me and my little pumpkin.

Superman and Superpup!

FINALLY, we are trick-or-treating! Andrew absolutely loved it. He didn't care what scary decorations were in front of the houses, he was getting his treats.

His favorite part was ringing the doorbell. No matter how many times I told him to push it once, I swear he pushed the button at least 3 times at each house.

TREATS!

"Come on, mom! Let's go. Let's get more!" Andrew's standard phrase as he was running to the next house.

Andrew's treats. It doesn't look like a lot but it was (especially for a 3 year old). He only really wanted the lollipops and the fruit snacks. YEA! More chocolate for mom and dad.

Let me summarize by saying that we cannot wait until Halloween 2009. Andrew is hooked and it will be so much fun.