Trick or Treating Day

Yes, I am more than a month behind in blogging, but I must post our Halloween pics. As usual, we had a wonderful Halloween party in the cul-de-sac. This year we ordered pizza and shared appetizers. Of course, Ms. Shanda made her special cupcakes and we crowded around the Andersen's driveway (previously, the Coulters). Right before the sun went down, we rushed to get the kids in costumes and then headed down Willingham Rd. for some trick-or-treating. Actually, Matt took the kids out, while I handed out candy, which I LOVE to do. This year, after the trick-or-treating was over, we went to Ms. Shanda's house where the kids watched a movie in the basement, the moms chatted over peanut-butter m&m's and hot cocoa, and the guys sat in the driveway handing out candy to the Halloween tricklers. It was a wonderful time.

Mommy gets a special hug from princess Belle, who is wearing a beautiful shade of lipstick.
Batman and Optimus Prime. . .best friends.

Oops, my bad, it's really Lancie and RyRy. These boys love each other. Even when it's not Halloween, they love dressing up as Superheroes and playing.

Princess Ali and Princess Madeline.

After trick-or-treating, we told Madeline that she could pick out one piece of candy to eat before bed. So what did the girl do? She put her entire head, arms and shoulders into her bag to make sure she made the absolute best choice. . .I wonder when she realized that this technique does not provide much light to illuminate her choices.

After choosing a piece of candy, Madeline decided that she wanted to sort her candy. She immediately went upstairs, dumped out her four small bins and separated her candy amongst them. As of today, December 1st, she has barely touched her candy. To be honest, Mommy and Daddy have been enjoying it.

RyRy LOVES candy. When we told him that he could eat one piece, he just stuck his hand in his bag and pulled out a piece. It did not matter what it was. . .he was going to love it, and he did.

We learned something sweet about Ryan after trick-or-treating. He loves to share treats with us. In this picture, he is offering Daddy some of his candy.

So what did the Wells' do on November 1st? Went out shopping for 50% off costumes. This is a picture of Ryan as Johnny Flame (the human torch of the Fantastic Four) and Madeline as Silver Mist (a fairy in the Tinkerbell movie).