Halloween (Still Have the Candy to Prove it)

What do Spiderman, a girl pirate, and Thor all have in common? Not much...really.

Spiderman wanted to run around the neighborhood unattended, and when trick or treaters didn't come to our door fast enough, he ran down he road to try to give out candy. The girl pirate tried to act brave, but ended up crying well into the night (after her friends left of course) as she recalled in great detail all the scary things she'd ever seen in her whole life. Thor hung with the hard core trick or treaters until his basket was "full enough" (his words, not mine). Then he took his entire costume off, only to put it on again and leave with a friend who came to our door. That friend's mom ended up walking him home after about three blocks.

I'm not sure if Halloween is the holiday for us. Caleb was too young to avoid running rampant in the streets, Cali was too aware of her own mortality, and Carter was too bio-polar in his approach. Still, we managed to make the most of our Halloween, and we still have candy to prove it!

We started off by visiting some class Halloween parties, then the ward Trunk or Treat, and then the older kids took a few laps around the neighborhood.

Caleb and I stopped by Carter's class to deliver some food we made, mummy dogs and witch hats. Caleb had to wear his costume, of course, and he fit right in with all of the little superheros.

We stopped by Cali's classroom too. Compared to the kindergarteners, the older kids were having a very sophisticated Halloween party complete with dancing. They stopped long enough to pause for this picture.

When it started getting cold, these beauties jumped inside the trunk just long enough to get warm. They hit the mean streets of our neighborhood and finished the night off strong.