Halloween 09

One of our community groups put on a huge trick-or-treat event in our town center. It seemed like everyone with children under 10 showed up. We started in the town common and because it was an unusually warm fall day, we didn't insist that Missy wear her Minnie ears or that J Frog keep his elephant head on. LR had a mask for the spiderman costume, but he was worried that people wouldn't know who he was, so he went without it. Missy's costume was actually a hand-me-down made by Grandma Nese for Aunt K about 20 years ago. It's held up really well and the dress fit her nicely. Thanks, Grandma Nese and Aunt K!

The sidewalks were packed and the kids loved going in and out of all the stores marked with orange balloons. LR collected more candy than he knew what to do with since there were only a few steps in between each store doorway. Much easier than going between houses at night! What a great haul! The first doorway offered lollipops, so the babies were set in the stroller for a little while, but eventually Missy wanted to get out and try her hand at trick-or-treating. She even learned how to say "thank you." J Frog eventually got into the action a bit and walked into a few stores with Marian to raid their candy supplies.









At CVS, LR learned about taking just 1 thing from each bucket.






Then we ran into his friend, Superman.







and our other friend, The Hulk.







What is that?







Seriously, guys... what is this?










Ah, I've got it now. Next!












J Frog grabs a handful.












In the evening, we switched Missy into her warmer costume, a butterfly jacket. It was adorable. We only spent 30 minutes out, but it was a great evening and they seemed to really enjoy it.