Boy, Was That Fun!

Halloween came fast and furious at our house:

  • We had nearly 100 or so trick or treaters.
  • Spenser's leg was too sore to walk, so she rode in the stroller, as a princess should.
  • Sawyer wore the same bunny Halloween costume I made for Taylor, which all five boys have now worn.
  • Mason was Luke Skywalker.
  • Jackson was a soldier.
  • Carter was a knight, doing his best impression of a "middle-aged man who starts a town riot."
  • Taylor was a soldier.
  • Me, well, I dressed up as a soldier in one of Joe's old uniforms.
  • I discovered at the end of the night one of the reasons Spenser had a hard time walking. I found a green ball in her boot! Not kidding!

And a group shot.

I think we have enough candy to feed a small army. (Pun intended.)

Comments

Karyn said…
Great photos! Isn't Blogger a pain-in-the-butt sometimes??
I love the big floppy bunny ears!
And the ball in the boot?? I laughed out loud!
9:37 AM EDT
Anonymous said…
I clicked over to flickr. They all look great!

The other day, N was complaining that her shoes were too tight. I just kept telling her to stop whining. An hour or so later, I finally took off her shoe and there was a pink sock stuffed down in there! Ooops.
10:04 AM EDT
Sarah and Jack said…
Hahaha, why didnt they say there is something IN the shoe instead of just saying it hurts? Jack does stuff like that all the time.
10:06 AM EDT
Anonymous said…
It looks like you had fun. I can't imagine how you do it with six kids. You are amazing!!!
3:35 PM EDT
jessica said…
Everyone looks great! I was wondering what would happen with Spenser. Hope she is back to 100% soon!
4:11 PM EDT
Lora said…
That sounds like a fun night!! All the kids look great!
4:57 PM EDT
Katie Jean said…
Oooh they are soo cute! I love that bunny! How hilarious that your found a ball!
5:04 PM EDT
nikko said…
Cool, cool! Great costumes. Where did you find those legos to pass out?
8:58 PM EDT
Amanda Jean said…
that is a great photo of your clan. I bet they all had a blast.
9:19 AM EST
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