halloween

I just wasn't into Halloween much this year and neither were the kids, until it was actually time to go trick-or-treating, of course! I have to say I loved the costumes this year because the kids just pulled stuff out of the box and I didn't have to spend money on anything or sew anything! In fact, no one decided on what they were going to be until about an hour before going out! Here's what we came up with:
Matthew as Tigger:
Jacob is all action and raring to go...what is he?

He's a karate kid! He also wore the padded helmet when he went out and about. (Gotta love getting more use out of Jared's old karate uniform and pads!!)

Ryan was all about the candy and would have gone trick-or-treating dressed as himself if I hadn't insisted that he actually wear something that somewhat resembled a costume. He opted for all black clothes topped with a hooded black cloak and tied with a karate belt. A ninja??? Who knows. Jared decided he was too old to actually go trick-or-treating, but he was way excited to help Matthew knock on a few doors! And hand out candy.

The return -- what's in here?

Matthew loved watching all the candy fall out of his pumpkin. His first choice of the evening was a box of Nerds.

Jacob and his cache:

Ryan was on a quest this year for more candy than ever before. Here's what 5 pounds looks like:

All three boys helped sort Ryan's candy into piles on Sunday morning. It's a good thing he is willing to share (and trade, of course!)