Halloween is always an event in our neighborhood! This year we set up camp in front of our house since Parker is 11 days old and we need the conveniences inside our home for him and wanted to avoid the doorbell/dog situation as much as we could.
The three amigos were showcasing their independence this year!
Not just with their independence in costume choices (throwback golfer, Tinkerbell, skunk) but with their independence in posing for photographs.
We did get a cute first family of four Halloween pic (taken in front of our neighbors front steps since they don't have a tree obstructing their front door like we do). Parker's face is barely visible in his crocheted football costume my mom made him, but he sure looks cute!
Carleigh was all about the cheesy "cheeses" with grandparents for the lure of candy in her near future!
And the kids (minus Parker) and parents were off ...
Manners went out the window and "trick or treat" was only seldom said. Luckily 1 and 2 year olds were given smiles and nods by adults and greedy fingers more or less overlooked.
It wouldn't be a proper celebratory evening without a little adult beverage to take the edge off the chaos.
Connor (and family) came from a few streets over to trick or treat by us for a bit! Carleigh was excited to see him!!!
We melted when we saw them grab hands and snapped away! It's like they just decided they didn't need us anymore since they had each other.
Posing with Daddy ...
... and Mommy.
Parker was asleep most of the night and Carleigh was on a princess high. Believe it or not, as excited as she was to get the candy, when we got home, she didn't want any of it. She wanted to eat raw broccoli instead and didn't want to change out of her costume, no matter what! Finally, at close to 9 pm, we made her take it off so we could bathe her and put her to bed! It was wonderful to see her enjoy the experience rather than force the experience on her, ah em like I'm guilty of in the past.
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