Halloween Catch-up

I have to start by saying that I LOVE Halloween in Arizona. No worrying about being too cold, or covering the costumes with coats or jackets. In fact, Maddy insisted on riding her scooter to school with her costume on.

She looked so cute with her cloak billowing out behind her! A little like the Wicked Witch in Wizard of Oz. . .but cuter.

Patrick, Miranda and I all joined Maddy in her class for a mini party. Lots of goodies and a Magic School Bus movie. That's partying 2nd grade style apparently. This picture was taken after the school parade, and after Maddy's whole sleeve fell off her costume. (she now knows costumes and monkey-bars don't mix!)

A few short hours after school, and two failed attempts to get the sleeve on the RIGHT way, we headed to our neighborhood trunk or treat event. Miranda was nice enough to let Maddy use her cloak, and instead of being Ginny Weasley, she got to be a princess. She looks really disappointed, doesn't she?

Well, maybe in this one she does.

I think Miranda will look a little like Ginny when she is older, don't you? I think it's the nose...

Patrick was adorable (as usual) and was great about keeping his costume on most of the night. I think it was only because I told him it was a Darth Vader costume. But hey, it worked!

Our toothless Hermoine looking way older than last year. Can I just put all of my kids on pause for the next few years? Please.

After the trunk or treat the kids all decided that they needed to check out "that one spooky house" on our street, so Jake took them trick or treating a little more. As if they needed any more candy. I can't keep Patrick out of the suckers! *sigh*

Though Jake and I didn't dress up, and we didn't do caramel apples, or pumpkins, all in all it was still a fun Halloween. Who knows. Maybe next year we will go crazy and get the Halloween decorations out!