Halloween

We had a successful Halloween at our house.  Eva is a great age for trick-or-treating and it didn’t rain!  Myke kicked off the day by going to work dressed as Humpty Dumpty.  He looked so hilarious that I didn’t even mind that he woke me up at 6:30 to help him get the suspenders on and his stuffing adjusted.

Eva refused to nap and it showed when it came time to put her costume on.  I had to wrestle her like a crocodile.  She is not smiling in this picture; she is screaming.  It’s a good thing I’m so strong. 

By the time she was dressed I was sweating and exhausted.  Then we tried to take pictures.  She wouldn’t hold still and completely ignored my directions to look cute.  I finally bribed her with candy.  That’s what all perfectly-in-control parents do.

I scored this dog costume for 10 bucks at Costco.  It was perfect.  She loved the hat and kept saying, “woof.”

We dragged out the wagon thinking that Eva is too little to walk very far.  She rode in it up to the first house and then refused her carriage for the rest of the night.  She walked the entire time.  And I pulled an empty wagon.

 

 

Eva was very timid at the first couple of houses until she realized people were giving her candy.  Once she understood the awesomeness of Halloween, she didn’t want to stop.  As we would leave each door she would exclaim, “More candy!”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I told Eva before we left our house that I was claiming any Milky Ways and Skittles.  One house was handing out full size candy bars and Eva chose a Milky Way.  That’s my girl!

Michael subscribed to the idea of letting her eat as much candy as she wanted and then not having any more.  She ate candy the whole time we were trick-or-treating and then came home and continued eating.  She started to look pretty sick by the end of the night.

I sifted out the good stuff for myself and also ate until I had a stomachache. 

It really is the best way to do Halloween.