Trick or Treat 2011

Happy Halloween! 

Well we are all in for the night and they have brought in a huge stash of Halloween candy that will have to be dealt with at some point.  I hate all that candy it's so tempting!  I usually have to just get rid of it or we all eat it when we shouldn't.  I let them enjoy it for a little while.

This year Nathan dressed as a baby duck.   He was diagnosed with a double ear infection this afternoon, so I only took him to five houses in our cul de sac and then we handed out candy.  He just really wants to eat the candy now that he's had a taste of it.  It's hard to tell him no, because he's so darn cute, but it's so bad for him.  I let him have a few dum dums or "lollies" as he calls them.

Madison, Grace and I went as witches. Maddie dressed in purple and black and Grace in neon green and black.  They both were thrilled when I got them some purple hair spray for their hair.

Noah went as his favorite book character, Percy Jackson.  From Percy Jackson and the Olympians. We got his shirt from Etsy, and I made his necklace.  I hand painted each bead.  Each bead represents a year at camp (each book).  The character wore one in the book. Noah really loved the way it turned out.  I was particularly proud of the golden lamb, representing the golden fleece.

I hadn't really decorated the front porch for Halloween. I knew what I wanted to do, I just never seemed to find the time.  So today I put it all together.  I think it turned out cute.  I just removed the summer flowers, they had been done in by the frost on Sunday morning.  I added branches I found in the back woods, I even found the leafy branches laying on the path in the back.  I added ghost lights and some orange lights.  I hung the witch flying past the moon up under the light.

 

Here's a group shot of us.

And one with daddy and a sad Nathan.  His poor little bottom has a bad diaper rash developing.