I have been wanting to post to share some fun Halloween pictures with everyone, but it's hard to find a minute to sit down and post. I'm doing so now and looking at the date on the computer thinking that can't be right. Wasn't Halloween just on Monday? How are we already halfway through November?
We had a wonderful first Halloween here in Illinois. Our festivities kicked off a little early as the boys were allowed to wear costumes to a Halloween themed story time at the library. We decided to wear our Batman and Superman costumes from last year just in case they got messed up. I love the attention the boys get when they dress like super heroes. Everyone kept telling me I was well protected - and they were right.
On Saturday we carved our jack-o-lanterns. Clark and I made a fun Frankenstein and Lance and Daddy made a ghost that said "Boo". I thought they turned out great, especially considering my serious lack of creative ability.
On Sunday our church, Western Oaks, hosted a Fall Fest. We had a blast! We had hot dogs and chips to eat plus popcorn and cotton candy machines. I think our family alone made four trips to the cotton candy machine. There were cars so the kids could go trunk-or-treating and I was seriously impressed with how they were decorated. I'm only now realizing I should have taken some pictures of them! Most of the cars had games where the kids could win fun prizes. Plus there were bounce houses and other activities for the kids to play. It was so much fun to spend that time with our church family plus some new friends that dropped by.
The Fall Fest was where the boys first debuted their costumes for this year. Clark went as Revvit and Lance went as Ty Rux from the Netflix series Dino Trux. They were seriously adorable. Plus there aren't as many people who are familiar with the show so we never saw anyone else dressed like them.
Halloween night we were able to trick or treat in our neighborhood. There were a lot of people who participated, which was great. It was nice to get to see some of our neighbors and also see so many kids out and about having a good time. The weather was perfect for walking around and the boys got SO much candy. Even with my sweet tooth we have a jar full of candy still sitting on the kitchen counter.
So that was our Halloween! It was a fun way to kick off the holiday season and we are looking forward to all of the festivities in November and December!
