Halloween 2008

Halloween this year was SO FANTASTIC. First of all, I made the decision to NOT worry about costumes and go with the flow. I asked my mom to make the girls M&M Costumes which she gladly did and Logan said for months he wanted to be Indiana Jones. Tate (my little monster) never wanted to be anything. I took him to the store so many times and he always said no to every costume so I MADE THE CHOICE to not buy him a costume. I didn't want to spend the money on a costume that he would only wear for 10 minutes and then cry for every picture because he was being naughty.

My fabulous mother in law headed up the project of getting Logan his get up for Indiana Jones and she brought by a garbage bag full of goodies. Well true to form Logan decided on a Pirate costume the day of Halloween to wear to the school parade and then the night of Halloween he decided he didn't want to wear half of his Indiana Jones costume.

Then there was Tate... about 10 minutes before we left to go Trick or Treating he pulled Logan's costume from last year out of the closet and put it on. It was FANTASTIC. He even wore the mask all night and thought it was great. So even if he was crying and being naughty you couldn't see it in any picture!!!! :)

McKenzie LOVED her costume and looked so cute in it. We just did every low key this year... not even a stitch of make up on that girls face. She picked out the ribbon and we made some hair bows for her and Chayse and she loved it. Kenzie went around telling everyone that the "M" on her costume stood for Mckenzie and the "M" on Chayse's costume stood for MINI MCKENZIE. She is so silly sometimes. Chayse is cracking us up these days with her smile and she is getting so good at crawling. She had a really bad allergic reaction to an antibiotic she was on this past week so luckily her rash was on the mend for Halloween.

We have started a tradition that I love (and will do with my kids when they get older). We go to Drew's parents after trick or treating and have soup and rolls. It is so fun to visit and let the cousins play. I have decided I am making my kids sign a contract SWEARING to never move more than 30 minutes from me. I can't stand the thought of my kids and their kids being so far away to not share these fun little traditions with.

The best part of Halloween this year was the weather. We were so happy to see 57 degrees when we were headed outside. In years past it is in the 20's or low 30's. Warmer weather definately makes for happier trick or treaters!