Halloween 2012

We sent Dave to work in the van today, and are having an IN DAY.  The plan is to stay in PJs for a good chunk of the morning, watch too much TV, read a lot of books, and do lots of cuddling.   I have been feeling pretty blah with cramps and heat and random belly sensations the past couple days, so we are taking a break from the schedule, and just gonna try to relax at home.  This could backfire on me severely come 3:00 when my kids are going stir crazy... but I’m hoping not!   Yesterday was a pretty exciting day for the kids.  They had horrible naps and were up a bit late with Halloween, and a bit too early this morning,  so I’m crossing my fingers that they too, need a day just to putter around the house.

Also, I wanted to post some pics from Halloween of the munchkins this morning, in case I go into labor ....cause who knows when I will have energy to tackle what after that....

So, here is Jesse last night around 6 pm.  He is saying, "BAWK" at this point, and running around like a mad man.  VERY excited.  Janna was just very pleased to be dressed up and heading out the door any minute.  

The kids were hard to PIN down for a photo op.  This is the best Aunt Katie could snap!

Cooper and Katie waving good-bye ready to hand out candy for the night

THe kids NOT so impressed about having to be picked up and entertain another family photo.

Freedom!  Running around collecting candy.  For the first half of the night, Jesse kept asking after each house, "Do we get to go to ANOTHER one, AGAIN?!"  To which we would reply, yes- that we were going to lots.  And he would burst into a chanting RUN, " Fun! Fun! Fun! Halloween is FUN!"

 Janna was just sort of curious about the whole thing.  But about half way through she understood the drill, and marched right up to the houses with Jesse.  She helped him knock on the door, and THRUST her bucket into the faces of people who would bend down and coo over them. People gave them A LOT of candy.  I think this is the golden age for trick-or-treating. Adorable, old enough to eat the candy, young enough to appreciate each and every piece.  Jesse very enthusiastically said trick or treat and thank you at each house.  If anyone said HAPPY HALLOWEEN, he would reply, " Oh! Happy Halloween to you tooo!" And people who asked any sort of question to him, got a full earfull of a response back.  It was entertaining.  Janna liked to hold her bucket out for a long time after having candy dispensed into it, and got several double loads of treats.  

I was surprised with how many more people in our court were doing Halloween this year.  We also had SEVERAL people dressed to the nines handing out candy.  There was this one REALLY freaky Alien type costume on a HUGE man who answered the door.  He was totally silent, but bent down and gently deposited the candy into the kids bags. Jesse stood there with wide eyes not moving- just frozen to the spot.  Janna turned around and walked off the step calmly- but quickly.  After he closed the door, Jesse said, " Wow.  He was a nice monster, eh mom?  He had BIG BIG eyes"  We only had the kids out for about 30 minutes, and Jesse did okay being told trick or treating was over with the promise of getting to pick and eat 3 candies when he got in!  Here he is happy to take a picture with his angry pumpkin. 

Inside, sorting through the loot.  Of all the great treats and new things, Jesse went for the familiar and picked 3 suckers for his treats.  I convinced him to trade in a sucker for a pack of little oreo cookies.  Expand his candy repetoire!

Janna also begged for a boring old sucker, but also grabbed a crinkly bag.  Here she is discovering chips.  Not too sure about them.

Anyways, it was a great night!  Jesse asked me this morning, " mom-what comes next? Snow time? "  I told him that probably his new baby sister would come first.  "But I want snow first or Halloween again" was his response.  He he!  Anyways, I should go and can the tv and move onto something else with the kids.  Thanks for reading! I'm out.