4 days before Halloween (Wed.) we had Rafe's preschool program, it was short and sweet again. And Greg and I had a double date with our friends/neighbors Mindy and Bryce Mildon to Lagoon's Frightmares. A week night is definitely the way to do it! We were just there a few hours and did all our rides several times. And that includes the new Cannibal, Greg did it 3 times. I did it twice and closed my eyes the whole time. In fact, I was feeling like a scaredy cat and affraid of heights the whole night. I don't know what is wrong with me. And roller-coaster after rollercoaster, crazy ride after wild crazy ride my stomach didn't have a chance to rest with no lines to wait in. So I was feel'n queezy. So the last few I sat out. Anyways, it was still so much fun. Oh and 4 rounds of fun Bumper Cars too.I think Greg's ride count was 17 in just 3 1/2 hrs.
And then Jax's 5th grade got to do the school spook alley this year. He loved doing that (in a jail with Emian and Graydon) I helped them set up. Then Friday night we dressed up and went to Greg's work and paraded through eBay and got lots of candy. So the boys were playing around the house in their costumes for a bit before we left. Rafe was being Thor. But I still couldn't talk him out of being Cap. America.
And the boys had such a kick out of these pictures I had to share them. Having fun in costumes. Rafe wore his daily (capt. Amer. that is) They all wanted a leaping and jumping picture.
3 days before Halloween (Thursday) the boys had their school parade of costumes (Greg was able to come for the first time) There's Creed then Jax and I helped in Jax's class party (with Rafe helping me in his C-Amer. costume). He was trying to pop balloons in the picture. No school on Friday.
And on Halloween Saturday Creed had his last soccer game. In the picture he is the yellow goalie letting the ball get past his leg. :(
On Thursday night we carved our pumpkins. Well Greg carved, I drew, and the boys gutted. It's always a fun tradition.
Finally the actual day came! Creed was a Grim Reaper, Jax is Batman (Dark Knight), Bodie is a Ninja again, and Rafe is Captain America. And really, I didn't need to say the name of the costume I guess.
We saw several kids with Creed's same costume. Jax's friend (Kaden) was supposed to be the Joker, but he bailed and Jax was alone. (so glad we went and bought his costume - geesh) Bodie couldn't decide and kept saying he wanted to be a ninja again. He likes playing ninja. And we borrowed several fun costumes from our neighbors the Stouts and Rafe had quite a few Avengers to choose from. Loving being Capt. I did dress up in my Black Widow Costume again. But Greg did not appear again as the Hulk.
The last several years we always go to a soup dinner in our neighborhood and meet up with some friends and go get donuts at another house and head out trick-or-treating with the group. I love how the last several years have also been beautiful evenings with great weather! Trick-or-treating is always fun. Rafe got tired after not too long so I took him home and we answered the door at our house.
(getting ready, Rafe eating soup/rolls at the Guertlers, C & J eating donuts at the Chipmans, and wandering the neighborhood door to door)
What a fun holiday! One of our most favorite!
