I was worried this year that the kids might not want to carve pumpkins anymore - since they think they are so grown up. But all three were ready to go & had some fun ideas for how they wanted to carve their pumpkins. When it came time to clean them out, they were all laughing & squishing the "guts" between their fingers. Lauryn was the only one who was a little reserved about it! But then we cleaned the seeds & made home made pumpkin seeds (that I can't keep my hands out of!).
We also enjoyed a few Halloween parties this year. Jim & I had a couple adult parties we attended & the kids all had their parties at school. Then they also made plans to hang out with friends while trick-or-treating. I was surprised to still see Lauryn out there, collecting candy. I had told her if she stayed home with me & helped me pass out candy, she could eat anything she wanted out of the bowl. But she informed me it was not about the candy anymore, it's about running around the neighborhood with friends. Here we are in our costumes...
At the end of the night, Zach took off his costume, put on fake blood, & went & sat out on the front porch to pass out candy to any of the kids who dared come up to our door. He had been looking forward to doing this all night long. That kid makes me laugh!
