Halloween Fun

We always have a good time around Halloween between the "cooler" weather, fall festivals, and fun costumes.

I keep thinking this is the last year that the kids are going to let me squeeze some creative costumes out of the kids. I like to brainstorm costumes with the kids around August, get a commitment, purchase the costumes, and then tell them, "Oh no, we already bought your costume!" when they come to me mid-October with new ideas like a zombie or a princess.  Oops.  haha.

This year's costumes:

Miss Madeline (with an appearance from Ms Clavel)...

And Palmer was a Masters golf tournament caddy...

We all had fun at the club's fall fest, filled with rides, pumpkin painting, and a costume contest.  Palmer has big memories of his coveted trophy prize when he was a four-year-old Davy Crockett and had high hopes of winning again.  Thank goodness I gave him a pep talk on the way there that there will only be ONE winner, so don't get too disappointed if you don't win.  Unfortunately, Palmer didn't win despite his heavy emphasis on rotating and posing for the judges...

But, we did bring home a little winner...Grace won the costume contest in her age division and big brother was SOOO proud of her!

We also rounded up all of the troops for the annual playgroup Halloween party.  Grace spent most of the evening playing dress up with several of the other little girls and cried her eyes out when I said it was time to leave (at 845 on a school night!)

 
 
And finally, Halloween night.  We hit up our empty nester neighbors before going over to the Blythes for some Hollywood Heights fun.

This is what happens when the neighbors forgot it was Halloween...

 Hollywood Heights crew!

Happy Halloween!  Grace and Palmer are asking to be a cheerleader and zombie football player for Halloween next year...

And one more week until we move back into our house.  We are getting so excited!!

-Bethany