A Very Fun Halloween!

We had a very fun Halloween! The girls started out the day by getting to dress up as a storybook character for school. That was fun for them since they haven't been allowed to dress up at school the past few years. Tessa went as the princess in "Rapunzel" and Jesikah went as the queen in "The Brownie and the Princess". I took Jarem to the library for their Halloween storytime and costume parade. Surprisingly enough, we saw two families we knew(we don't know many people yet). :) Jarem was able to play at the library for a few minutes with his friend, Wyatt, who was dressed up as the crocodile in Peter Pan. They looked cute together.

Then, later on, we went to our church Halloween trunk-or-treat party. Alex passed out the candy while the rest went trunk-or-treating. Alex enjoyed handing out the candy regardless of his initial grumbling. Then there was costume judging. The girls were really hoping to win (weren't we all at that age), but alas, princesses are just too common on Halloween, regardless of the fact that WE thought they stole the show. :) Jesikah said that there were no other "queens" there, but I'm afraid that no one really recognized the difference except us. Oh well!

Anyway, then we were off to trick-or-treating. We went to a neighborhood near the church where some of our friends live. We really enjoyed it. Jarem had a complete ball! This is the first time he has really participated a lot in trick-or-treating. He was SO cute and excited about all the candy!

I have to say, I LOVE trick-or-treating in the South. It was warmer than I've ever experienced on Halloween(perfect), and that alone made it a very enjoyable night. Not to mention, that it wasn't even raining(sorry my Washington friends, but we haven't had many rainless Halloweens in the last 5 years). :) Another fun thing was that everyone was sitting out on their porch in their rocking chairs or porch swings with their bowl of candy handing it out because it wasn't cold. It made the feel of trick-or-treating so warm and friendly. I enjoyed it more than I ever have.

Alex surrounded by princesses passing out candy! If you look closely, you can see a smile on his face. Who wouldn't be happy surrounded by so many pretty little girls.

The kids collecting candy at the trunk-or-treat party.
> While we were trick or treating, we came across this cute house with a Yoda dressed up as a power ranger on a John Deere tractor with a trailer. It came with a "help yourself" sign. That's exactly what the girls are doing.
Jarem kept opening his bag and saying, "Look at ALL my candy!" He made it fun for all of us. Alex helped Jarem trick-or-treat, and he managed to score a little loot himself--especially for "not" trick-or treating. :) We all had a great time.