This year for Halloween, we had Princess Anna from Frozen, a dragon, and a dinosaur.
The last two costumes were ones we already owned. I didn't mind that!
Craig begged to have a Halloween party, the day before it would have to be. At first I said no, but then I stopped and thought a bit. Why not? A party doesn't have to be fancy!
So we threw something together and had a blast. We carved "pepper-o-lantern"s, ate pizza, and watched a movie.
And now Caleb, when he sees bell peppers at the grocery store, calls them pumpkins... whoops. Craig is already planning the party for next year.
Craig also decided we should carve watermelons as a family this year.
I think he just wanted to eat it, but why not humor the 6-year-old in a few things?
Craig designed the face all by himself, and Calista designed and cut out her watermelon, (mostly) all by herself.
Caleb didn't design or cut one.
He just ate watermelon.
Everyone was pretty happy with that arrangement.
Caleb decided months ago that he wanted to be a dragon, and has routinely asked "is it Halloween yet?" since.
He also dressed as a lion for his preschool "Noah's Ark" party.
This confused him a bit, since it was before Halloween, so when Halloween morning came, Caleb thought the day had already happened.
Craig took longer to decide on a costume, but was pretty happy with his choice.
And he was actually a dinosaur INSIDE a dinosaur!
Tricky!
Calista, of course, was Anna.
I say "of course" because she planned out 6 years of costumes when she was four. This is year 5 of 6.
She was pretty happy with her choice, and so was I, since I managed to find the costume on sale for FIVE bucks!
It was fairly nice on Halloween, but I insisted on everyone wearing gloves/mittens. After a few minutes, it became clear I was correct. The best house was probably this "spooky house."
They really go all out every year! The kiddos love it.
After just a few blocks, the buckets were full so we headed home.
Happy Halloween!
