Halloween 2012

As I have posted here many times, Halloween is one of my favorite days of the year!  I just love helping the kids get dressed up and watching as they get so excited running from house to house.  I know I've also mentioned that due to the extreme hills in our neighborhood we have opted to take Matt's truck in past years.  This year was no different with one exception, Matt is usually the driver and I am the walker.  Well this year being less than a month a way from delivering munchkin #3, it was I who drove the truck.  I walked with the kids the first few houses and then opted to sit and watch from a distance.  So, I would drop them off and drive ahead several houses and then they would hop in when it was time to climb a large hill.

In addition to the Rosenhagens, we had some other friends join us this year too, the Curriers.  Matt, Kimberly and Kailey came over and then we drove over and picked up our neighbors and great friends the Rosenhagens.  It was so much fun having friends to go around with.  We were running a little behind and so I completely forgot to get a group shot of the kiddos on the back of the truck.  But here is the low down on who was who.  Ella Catherine was Jesse Cowgirl from toy story, Carter was batman, Kailey was minnie mouse, Shaun was a power ranger and Libby was a fairy princess ballerina.

In addition, Mimi came and joined us this year.  She had a few days off and decided to spend them with us.  Halloween day I was with Ella Catherine at her field trip (see next blog) and Carter got to spend the day with Mimi.  He was so excited to get to spend the whole day by himself with Mimi.  It was fun to have her along for Halloween and very nice to have another set of adult hands with all the kids this year.

P.S.  Not a shock that Batman refused a shot by himself and since we were running late we opted to obey his wishes.

Jesse the cowgirl "AKA Ella Catherine" ready for trick or treating

Jesse Cowgirl

Batman "AKA Carter", Jesse Cowgirl "AKA Ella Catherine" and Minni Mouse "AKA Kailey"

The crew at the first house

So fun going with a group of friends

The fairy princess ballerina "AKA Libby"

Jesse leaving a happy girl with candy in her pumpkin

Jesse joined by batman after getting some candy in his pumpkin

The crew including Mimi, the Lynchs, the Rosenhagens and the Curriers

Me with the kids after trick or treating.  Couldn't pass up the opportunity to dress up too this year.  So what did munchkin #3 and I dress up as?  Mike Wiskowski from Monsters Inc. :)