Halloween 2017!

The kids LOVE Halloween!  Actually the older 2 love it - Tyler thinks it needs to be longer than just 1 day.  He thinks we should be able to trick-or-treat nightly, for like a week.  Just one evening is way too short, in his opinion.  Ha ha.  This year, Cassie dressed as a bright orange tabby cat (more specifically, she was a character named Firestar from her favorite book series, Warriors.)  Gavin went as a ninja, and Tyler was a skeleton.  A few weeks prior to Halloween, we picked out pumpkins and gourds at a local patch.  The kids created a little gourd "family" as a table centerpiece and they all had names.  They got in the Halloween spirit by drawing festive pictures and they spent an evening carving pumpkins with Erik and me.  On Halloween, they had a parade at school, and all the parents come to watch and take photos.  On Halloween night, Cassidy decided to trick-or-treat in a nearby neighborhood with a group of her sweet friends (sniff sniff, the first time we didn't all walk our block together!).  Erik and I took the boys up and down Lawndale, and then we also let the boys meet up with some buddies and do a few streets as a group.  A day or two later came the big sorting - I think all kids do this?  Sort and trade!  They love this holiday and are always a bit sad to see it go.  But as we all know, the next one is just around the corner...