Halloween 2009

Thomas just called me and requested that I put some Halloween photos of the kids up on the ol' blog, so here they are! :) Unedited and straight-out-of-the-camera for you to enjoy!

We started our fun-filled evening by having dinner at Aimee's house! Lots of good soup & snacks (mmm... fresh from the garden salsa!) and Fazoli's breadsticks. YUM! Then we got the kids dressed in their costumes and headed outside to take photos.

My kids don't stand still for more than two seconds so most of my photos were blurry until I turned on the flash.

Ainsley didn't want to stand by Hannah for a photo, she wanted to ride the bike.

A big ol' tutu isn't going to stop this dedicated biker! :)

All the kids together.

All the kids together with Grandma Sharon!
(It was good to see you, by the way!)
In retrospect, it probably wasn't terribly bright of me to not let Ainsley take a nap before trick-or-treating...

As soon as we turned the kids loose, they took off at a dead run! It was so much fun to watch them zoom around the cul-de-sac and then have to wait for the adults to all get ready!

Ainsley wasn't too thrilled with this trick-or-treating stuff until Aunt Jenny told her that people would put candy in her bag... not just any candy... kitty-kats (Kit-Kats). She caught on and wanted to go to every house with the big kids. One of the houses does a haunted house in their backyard every year. Last year Hannah declared the haunted house, "Freakin' Scary!". But she went again this year... and yep, it was still freakin' scary.

About this time, Ainsley decided she was cold and would rather ride in the stroller than walk.

Then she decided she was tired.

After trick-or-treating, we stopped by Grandpa & Grandma C's house for a short visit. My kids headed straight for the toys. They know right where Grandma Shelly keeps them!

I left my camera in the car after Grandpa & Grandma's house... but I wish I wouldn't have!
We went to Cori's house and had some snacky foods & desserts. Then we put ALL of the kids down to watch movies and fall asleep. And it was time for games!!!! We played some Catch Phrase & then moved over to Sing Star. I stink at that game. Try not to be surprised! I can't carry a tune to save my life. And if I ever thought otherwise, the game has definitely reminded me that I am "awful, terrible, and bad". :) I was not surprised! :) But the girls beat the boys, so it's all good!
((Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance...))
So, we were all done playing and Jenny & Jeff pulled out the drums to play GH World Tour. I went upstairs to get the car loaded. Thomas was still downstairs. I went down there and Thomas and Jeff are rocking to GH World Tour. They played SIX songs. Thomas now wants to buy drums... not happening! Wish I would have had my camera for that one!

That's all folks!
Happy Halloween!