Halloween

Turned out pretty good this year. We waited until the last minute (today) to carve pumpkins and finish Parker's costume, but it all worked out well. The kids trick or treated on our block and that was enough for the girls. Parker and his pal Aidan (aka the Dragon) did a few more houses, but announced quickly they were done. They handed out candy to other kids for while, then ate too much of their own and crashed. Parker got lots of compliments on his costume even though some thought he was the tin man or a crayon. Compared with all the super heros and princesses, he was definitely an outlier. He also designed his own pumpkin face which turned out pretty damn funny (far right below).










Earlier in the day, I took the girls to a local business district where they closed off the street and all the merchants had candy for the kids. Eli and Miranda mostly seemed shocked, but got into the whole "stick out your bag for chocolate deal". Who wouldn't be really?