Halloween 2009

All who know me know that I don't get into Halloween much.  However... the part that I do like about Halloween is yummy goodies and cute kids in costumes! 

Today Jakey and I made owl cookies.  We had a lot of fun, and Jakey LOVED putting the sprinkles on.  Mommy had quite a time convincing him NOT to eat all of the pieces before we got them together!  :)

After naptime, Jacob and Dane donned their costumes and got their first taste of trick-or-treating.  Jacob was a biker and Dane was a cowboy.  We went just to a few houses around ours, and one at the end of the street.  Jacob didn't quite get it, though, because at one house he tried to give candy to the people who live there!  It was hilarious. 

Please enjoy these photos of the day:

Lions and Tigers and... Skunks?!? Oh, MY!

Halloween this year was nearly an afterthought, when it was rescued by Sarah's phone call: "Can I bring over my little trick-or-treater to see you guys?" When she and Aaron arrived, they convinced me not to wait until Gary got home to go get the costumes out of the attic above our garage. (I REALLY don't like that place, so this was a big deal.) Lori and Rob had given us all of Casey's old costumes, and I went to find the one that would fit him this year, not remembering all that was up there. Much to my delight, I found this ADORABLE lion costume! I quickly gathered the light-brown overalls and Jacob was good to go. Daddy was VERY happy when he came home!

Here is Aaron in his CUTE skunk costume
(what a little stinker)
with Jakey on the porch:

And my baby lion - I just loved the pic of his little behind!