Halloween 2013

After school, we came home for an early dinner before heading back out to trick or treat.  I hate trick or treating in the dark so we always get started pretty early.  Once again, both of the girls refused to wear the Doc McStuffins costumes they had picked out and instead chose princess dresses from the dress up box.  Parker, on the other hand, was thrilled about his Ninja Turtle costume!   

Eden learned to curtsy like a princess- so cute!

Our first stop of the night was Mrs. Becky's house.  Lily remembered exactly what she needed to do!

Then we met up with Addison, Aubrey, Ryan, and Aunt MerMer at Mr. Reed's church for their Trunk or Treat.  We've learned from experience that it is best to get there right when it starts to avoid the huge crowds.  We started inside with the games and then moved outside to trick or treat for some candy. 

After the Trunk or Treat, we went to Parker's favorite stop of the night... Mrs. Brightwell's house!  He loved getting to see where she lived and picking out some candy from her big bowl!

Finally, Parker insisted that we go to the Trunk or Treat at our own church, even if it was just for a few minutes.  Even though it was getting dark, we decided to stop by for a little bit.  The kids enjoyed the bounce houses and train rides before heading home for bed.   We had a very fun evening and got way too much candy! 

The next day, one of the local orthodontists was offering to give kids $1 for each pound of candy they brought him.  I let each kid pick about 20 pieces of candy to keep and then we took the rest of it and turned it in.  I was amazed when we earned $7 for all of our candy!  The kids were excited because I let them split the money and I was excited because it got all of that unneeded 7 lbs of candy out of our house!  It was definitely a win-win situation!