Halloween Fun

Halloween is so much fun when you have cute little kiddos to dress up. This year, Kaitlyn was a cat (because she loves cats and it was a really simple costume to put together) and Ethan was a monkey. We went to our church's annual Trunk-or-Treat on Sunday and the kids got loads of candy.

Ethan wasn't too sure about the monkey costume. He cried when we first put it on him, but he finally decided to tolerate it...although I don't think he ever smiled while it was on.

Is he not the cutest little monkey? Of course it was 75 degrees out and the costume was fleece, so that may have had something to do with his dislike of the costume!

We didn't want him to overheat, so we let him take a break while Kaitlyn finished her rounds. He was quite content to empty out the contents of his pumpkin one by one and then put them all back in one at a time.

Here's Kaitlyn in her cat costume before her preschool party. She loved the face paint.

And no Halloween festivities would be complete without the carving of the jack-o-lantern! Kaitlyn helped me scoop out all the seeds and goop. Then the kids watched with fascination as Jeff carved the pumpkin.

What is it about candles that are so mesmerizing to little kids?

One last noteworthy event. Jeff and I spent most of Halloween weekend in the mountains of North Carolina by ourselves...no kids! Thanks, mom, for letting us enjoy some much-needed adult time!