Halloween Traditions

On Thursday the 30th we did our Annual pumpkin carving with the Gotchikas. We always have so much fun getting ooey and gooey with pumpkin mess. We started a little late due to Jake having soccer training, but when Jake and I got there, Bill had everyone going to town on the their pumpkins. After we got them emptied, we took a little brake for dinner. (Homemade Tamales we made in August....yum,yum) Then as the kids were carving their crazy designs, we started making sugar cookies to decorate. So even though we got home late on a school night. we always have so much fun.

(I will post more pictures for this later)

HaLLoWeEn nIghT

So for the last three years, we have gone Trick or Treating with our friends the Greenamyers. Kristin always makes a great dinner for us before the kids go venture out to get their candy. Mark and Corey usually take the kids and Kristin and I stay back to pass out the good stuff. This year was an exceptional Halloween night because it was unusually warm. So me, Kristin, Kalin, Jake and Aubree decided to sit on the front porch to hand out the candy. We were so shocked because we did not get very many trick or treaters. Well, while we were watching the little ones going to the houses ACROSS the street to get candy, we got a little carried away to the music we had playing. We started dancing!!! It was so funny, we danced to Thriller and Monster Mash and some other funny songs. Yes, I think the people in passing thought we were a little nuts!

When Mark and Corey got back with the kids, we didn't think they were gone long enough or got enough candy. So we decided to leave the men at home to pass out candy and we took the kids in the opposite direction to get more. Sydney's feet hurt and Mikaela wasn't feeling well, so we let them stay behind. Well we got to this one house and Darian and Mason come running back to show us what they got. Somebody was actually handing out CELL PHONES!! Okay, they didn't work, but they were real ones. They were handing out the display phones. So we sent Darian and Mason back to get Sydney and Mikaela one. Well, when we finally made it back to the house we were so excited to show them what we got for them. Well....Sydney did not like her phone and was crying because the other kids got better phones(what a surprise!) So the wonderful husbands we have took Sydney back out to searching for a phone. Needless to say, she came back with a big smile!

So here are our crazy kids on Halloween Night!