HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

First, I have to say that Halloween hasn't always been my favorite holiday! I usually can't wait for all of it to be over - all the last minute decision making of what to be, changing minds on costumes (especially after their bought) and just all the candy that gets eaten mostly by ME! But in Arizona we could not of enjoyed it anymore than we did! It's very different here than what we are used to. First, it's beautiful outside! HUGE PLUS! Second, the kids don't go trick or treating until it is totally dark outside. There were soooo many people that go all out on decorating their homes and even some spooky ones that the boys wouldn't even go up to. Some people put mummies, ghosts and monsters in their yards a week or so before Halloween, but on the big night those all come to life! YIKES! Every neighborhood street seems to have block parties and everyone hangs out in their driveways or in culdesacs. We spent the night with a group of neighbors in the driveway of a home at the end of our culdesac and they had a movie playing up on their garage door. Soooo cool to use your garage door as a big screen! The kids loved it and we hope to take advantage of that again soon! Rory and Ryan hitched a ride on the neighbors golf cart (totally helped keeping Ryan from getting too tired - another HUGE PLUS) and they just followed the boys from house to house. Everyone got lots and lots of candy! The best part of the night for me was when Ryan came back and gave me a bag of Skittles and said "here mommy, I got these just for you, they're yummy in my tummy!" So I open the bag and before I can get one piece out he grabs the bag and starts eating them! Hope you enjoy their costumes....Casey is a Haunted Spirit (this mask had the coolest eyes that glowed in all different colors), Kyle is a football player (of course), Shane is Jack Skellington (from the Nightmare Before Christmas movie) and of course Ryry is Mickey Mouse and Drew is the cutest little Donald Duck ever....but when he took his Donald head off he looked like Humpty Dumpty!