Halloween!

Happy Veteran's Day!  I am so thankful for all of the men and women who have fought for and continue to defend and protect this beautiful country.  But since I'm pretty sure there are no vets reading my blog, I'm going to go back to Halloween.  ;)  The boys had so much fun celebrating Halloween, and I felt like we celebrated it a LOT.  We did trunk-or-treat at the boys' school again this year.  Ben was a little skeptical at first, but once he realized how easy it was to get candy, he was all about it!

I cannot get enough of Josh in that hunny pot costume!  Tigger was pretty darn cute as well, but he wasn't really in to the picture taking that day.   And to think I paid a mere $5 per costume for all of that cuteness!  Love these boys!

Thankfully, Andy was able to join in the fun after class.  In addition to the trunk or treating, there were also games outside and a dinner and crafts inside.  Ben loves a good art project!

The next day (evening), we decided to carve pumpkins.  Ben had been asking to carve them on a daily basis, yet when it came time to actually do the dirty work, he wanted nothing to do with it.  I essentially forced him to touch the seeds in an attempt to help him realize that it's not so bad.  (He's weird with textures at times!)  He decided his role was to dictate what all of the pumpkins' faces should look like. 

He was pretty proud of the final products though!

Josh didn't last very long on the night we were actually carving them, but he did enjoy climbing all over them the next day.   Such a curious little monkey, just like his big brother!

Andy had class on the actual day of Halloween as well, so we had to start our celebrations without him.  We kicked off our Halloween festivities with pumpkin, ghost, and cat pancakes.  Andy typically makes the pancakes at our house, and for good reason.  My pancakes weren't the prettiest things you've ever seen, but Ben ate them so that's all that really matters.  

We made candy corn cookies later that day, and somehow Ben didn't mind touching the sticky dough!  I don't have any pictures of the final product, probably because again, my skills in the kitchen are less than impressive. ;)

Andy got home from school just in time to go trick-or-treating!  The weather wasn't the best, but thankfully the rain had stopped by the time we started.  We had a tigger and a tiger this time around.  (Not sure why we skipped the hunny pot this time around, I guess we had to diversify the cuteness.)

Ben was initially a little shy, but once he got the hang of it, he didn't want to stop!  Of course he wanted to ring each and every doorbell all by himself.  

Meanwhile, Joshy's little hands were getting cold and his nose was starting to run, so I took him back to warm up.  Naturally, he wasn't complaining/fussing one bit, but I didn't want him to get sick!

After we got home, Josh helped me hand out candy and smiled at all the kids in their costumes.  He is the sweetest little thing.  

Ben seemed equally happy handing out candy too.  He would get so excited whenever anyone would come to the door.  We had a ton of kids this year, which was fun.  Three houses on our street alone were recently purchased by families with kids.  Exciting stuff coming from a street with a lot of older people. ;)  

Overall, it was a happy, happy Halloween!  I think both boys would rather play with the candy than eat it.  Andy and I started the "21 Day Fix" on November 1st, so essentially all of the candy is still here, minus the sack that Ben made for the kids who don't have any candy.  I truly can't believe we are approaching mid-November!  Time needs to slow down!  Thanksgiving will be here before we know it and we've already starting planning Josh's FIRST BIRTHDAY!  Trying to cherish all of these precious moments with my sweet family!