Halloween Post

I suppose this is more like an October post since not all the pictures are from Halloween.  First, a few shots of pumpkin painting.  Douglas LOVED loved loved painting his pumpkin.  He took it VERY seriously, refused to mix paint colors on the brush, and would not let me help at ALL.

Dottie smeared some paint on her pumpkin in what looks like a hug but is really her attempt to throw her pumpkin on the ground.  Which she did.  Lots of times.  She was not in love with the pumpkin painting project.

For Trunk or Treat, Douglas dressed up as a 50's jock with letterman sweater, cuffed Levi's, and Converse.  He wouldn't stand still for a picture.  Shocker.

For her first Halloween, Dottie was a ballerina, and loved all the attention she got being dressed up.  I think her costume looked cuter than in the pictures but as with Douglas, I didn't really stress about getting perfect shots.  It was hard enough to get her to hold still to tie the ribbons up her calves.

Douglas loved the Trunk or Treat, no surprise since his most favorite thing right now is climbing in the trunk of the car when I'm loading groceries in or out.  If we're in a hurry and I put him right in his carseat without letting him climb in the trunk and pretend to shut it, it's an instant meltdown.  Several cars that night had a rogue two year old climb in and take a seat.

After about an hour and a half straight of running as fast as he could, he found a toy car and collapsed on the sidewalk to quietly play for a half hour before it got too cold to keep his face on the concrete.

His best buddy dressed up as Dash from the Incredibles, and that was a HUGE hit with Douglas.  He kept giggling and poking Shad in the "i" logo on his chest.

Douglas had less than zero interest in trick or treating, he's not super in love with candy because he must not be related to Ryan or me, so we skipped going house to house on Halloween Monday in favor of staying in to pass out candy to our neighborhood kids.  All in all, it was a really successful holiday.  As for our lacking candy from Duggle's disinterest in FREE CANDY (crazy child,) don't worry, Ryan got plenty of sugar from his high school students who showed up with pillow cases full of the stuff the next day.