Happy Halloween!

This year for Halloween Ayden wanted to be a mummy. I honesty had a hard time with this one, not because I think mummies are bad, but it came out of nowhere. Usually, when Ayden picks a costume its something he's really into (BYU football player 2006 and 2011) or really wanted to be (Santa Clause in 2009). So when I asked him why he wanted to be a mummy, he said "because I can't think of anything else." So I kept putting off the costume until a few days before. Surprisingly (after a lot of hot glue) it turned out really cute, or scary or whatever. 
 Ayden didn't like the makeup part because it was itchy, but he looked great.

 Spencer, on the other hand, had fun drawing goofy things on his face.

Ellie decided to be a cheerleader this year, and luckily, for me there wasn't a lot of costume preparation. She already had the costume from Nana James and after a quick trip to the dollar store for pompoms, she was set. And Taters was a monkey. When we tried to think of costumes for him, Spencer really wanted a monkey because that's a nickname he has for Tate. And once again, luckily for me, my co-worker gave me a box of clothes for Tate that happened to have a monkey costume in it. Done!

help from big brother

We loved being back in our neighborhood for trick or treating. It was such a fun night with tons of people out. The streets pretty much shut down to drivers due to the mass of kids and parents walking around. Ayden loved being able to go trick or treating with his friends and it was cute to watch them interact together. After about 30 minutes, Tate was done. I asked him if he wanted to get more candy and he goes "no, I just want to go home." The kids had a blast and have enjoyed eating their candy. My kids can thank Papa James for my #1 rule about halloween candy: if I find any wrappers or trash on the floor, your candy is mine. They've obeyed that one very well!