Halloween Fun

This is really the first year the boys have been able to wear their Halloween costumes multiple times. And it was so fun! We had our ward Trunk or Treat on Wednesday night (which was a learning trial run for Kevin's costume), Rylan had his preschool party on Friday, and then we went Trick or Treating on Saturday!
Last year we thought about getting Ry a fireman costume but we couldn't find one we liked in the few times we looked. So this year we bought one as soon as we saw it...and he loved it! Repeatedly he said "this is the coolest costume" or how so and so thought he was the best fireman. He was also very excited about his fire helmet that has the smoke protector. Very cool!

The ninja and the fire fighter before the ward Trunk or Treat

Kevin needed the car on Friday which upset Rylan because he had his preschool Halloween party and he thought it was going to be too cold outside to ride his bike. He was whining and sad so I said "Rylan, you're not riding your bike to preschool, you have to drive your fire truck." He raced to school on his 'fire truck' with his sirens blaring the whole way!

Rylan with Thomas, his preschool friend

On Saturday, Kevin's parents stopped by for a surprise visit and while they were here we suddenly had a crazy downpour. That was pretty close to 5:00 which was the time we set for Trick or Treating! That was okay though because it gave us more time to visit!
Both boys did so well Trick or Treating. Charlie and fam came over after the rain settled down and, along with the rest of the neighborhood, we set out to fill the jack-o-lanterns with candy. Megan, Camryn, and Rylan raced ahead with Charlie and Kevin on their stilts following close behind. Amy and I had Gavin and Asher who were a bit slower going up and down the steps and moving from house to house. Gavin was hilarious walking into each house and taking multiple candies. Both boys were super cute and I smiled each time Asher said "thank you, bye bye". This year Rylan stayed out Trick or treating for quite some time before wanting to head home. He really must have liked showing off his costume!!


After about a half hour Amy and I came back home with our little ones. I had left a bowl of candy on the doorstep and when we came back there was one piece of candy left--good timing! We were able to answer the door for the other trick or treaters and see all the dressed up kids. I had decided I was going to eat some candy. I haven't really had candy since December of 2008!! And let me tell you, I went crazy! Saturday and Sunday I seriously had so much candy that I wanted to go another 2 years without eating it again. Blah!

It really was a super fun Halloween. The boys looked great in their costumes, Kevin's costume was a hit, and we were all happy :)