Erin, still on her Dorothy kick from March, chose to unearth her Dorothy costume - wig, ruby slippers and all. Jeffrey asked to be Han Solo. This was an interesting request since Han has never been one of his favorite Star Wars characters (sadly he leans towards the "new" characters). It only made perfect sense when he explained that if he was going to be Han Solo, he'd need a blaster. Ahhhhh....the things they will come up with in order to get a new toy.
The funny coincidence is that Erin was Dorothy when she was 3.
And while Jeff has never been Han Solo, he was classic Luke Skywalker when he was 4.
Anyway, Halloween fell right after Hurricane Sandy stormed through (see what I did there?) and knocked out our power for 2 days. Halloween night it was cold and dark at Wallace South. We visited a friend who goes all out for Halloween. The kids trick-or-treated around his neighborhood and then we hung out on his front lawn for an hour or so. We have hung out there on several other occasions for Halloween so the kids were excited to return to his house.
Here are a few pictures of the pumpkin carving activities (which had to be concluded by candle light and flashlight when we lost power).
At this point, the candy is almost gone, except for those boxes of DOTS that Jeff insisted on picking up. The pumpkins have gone by the wayside, thrown down the back hill. The costumes are tucked back into the dress-up bins. And the planning for next year has begun!
