Wet, but warm Halloween!

I have to say I love that they changed day light savings time til after Halloween! We still had plenty of daylight to trick or treat in. This year was a little bit different for us though because for the first time we didn't trick or treat all together as a family. Isaac took off with his friends before I could even get a picture of his costume that he created. He is 12 now though and I just need to get used to the idea that his friends are getting to be more and more important. Shina invited her cousin Hollie to go with us but we were to slow for them and they were way ahead of us most of the night. Avery was invited by her friend Josephine to go trick or treating with her. They got to ride around on their electric car and Avery came home with a ton of candy.

At least I was able to get a few pictures before everyone went their separate ways.

I have to say though it was one of my favorite Halloweens in a long time. (No, not because my kids were all trick or treating somewhere else.) Despite it raining off and on throughout the night it was really quite warm. I didn't have to worry about dressing the kids up super warm. A sweatshirt under their costumes was plenty.

Sage was hilarious! She kept saying, "I love this!" and "This is so much fun" as she skipped from house to house. She wanted to go all night!

Lafer really started to catch on to the idea of what Halloween is about. He resisted putting the darling monkey costume on at first but after he started seeing the candy start filling his bag he realized how cool it was. Although I did have to carry him most of the way.

I imagine my kids are not the only ones, but they always have to come home after trick or treating they have to sort all of their candy out and compare what they got.

We had a fun surprise outside our door when we got home. Somehow Grandma and Grandpa Parrish, who are on their mission in Georgia, left a box of cereal for each of the kids for Halloween! Now that is a real trick and treat!

The kids always sleep really good after that long night of trick or treating. Lafer couldn't even wait til we put him in bed to fall asleep (with his thumb in his mouth of course).