Halloween 2012

This year for Halloween we had quite the potpourri of characters... 

Cedric was Tigger.

 Lily was a Raggedy Ann doll

 Sophie was a spider.

 And Jeff was a zombie

Halloween this year was on a Wednesday, but the Friday before we started the celebrations.  Friday afternoon the kids came home from school and we got into costumes and headed down to Tom's work.  They do a little trunk or treat and then a whole bunch of games for all the kids.

They also take a photo of your family.  It was a fun 15 minute party with lots of candy.

 That evening was our ward Trunk or Treat/ Chili & Soup dinner.  I brought homemade mac and cheese and labeled it "kid soup".  It was a huge hit and all gone in about 15 minutes.  I think that'll be my annual contribution.  The only picture I took there was of Cedric and his little friend, Tessa.

Sunday night we carved pumpkins.  These were from our very own garden!

Here's the final results.

Monday I took the kids to do the witch hunt at Gardner Village.

After finding all the witches on their list they get a discounted cookie.  The wonderful aroma of the bakery where the cookies were smelled stinky to Cedric (I thought it smelled wonderful!).  In fact, it was so bad that he was gagging, so I made Lily wait with him outside while Jeff, Sophie and I got the cookies.  Well, I didn't take in the stroller in, so I had Jeff  (who needed to use the bathroom at that moment) carrying Sophie out and I had three cookies, a loaf of bread and three drinks, plus the diaper bag that I was trying to juggle.  I was so worried about Jeff and Sophie that even strangers were asking if we needed help.  Luckily we made it back around the building to where Lily and Cedric were, Jeff ran in the bathroom and all was well.  It was such nice weather that day too!

 Tuesday was Cedric's (and my) preschool Halloween party.  Here he is dressed as a T.P. mummy. 

 Lily and Jeff had their parties and parade at school on Wednesday, but I had to miss it because of preschool :(  A friend was nice to text me pictures of them though.

That night was the night!  Tom and Sophie stayed home to pass out candy ant the three oldest and I went trick or treating around the neighborhood.  It was so nice out!  Cedric lasted about a half hour, but the older kids and I were out for almost two hours!

Trick or Treat!

Funny thing is, Sophie never even wore her costume on actual Halloween day.  It was a fun Halloween this year!  Having older kids and nice weather makes a world of difference :)