One Big Halloween Post

I hadn't bothered to post any of our Halloween activities as they occurred. So after uploading pictures for what seemed like forever here are a few highlights of the past week. Once a year, regardless of the protests by some. . . . .we sit in the kitchen floor and carve pumpkins. Here are the three little ones getting ready to get messy! Notice their clothes - - -everyday is like Halloween here. Macy as Snow White and Branson as a Nebraska football player. Macy and Lane pondered how to go about putting on a great jack o'lantern face on their pumpkin.

Lane and Daddy!

Apparently Lane likes to be held, more than Lane likes to play pumpkin. He really thought the whole pumpkin guts thing was disgusting!

Another child that didn't used to like pumpkin guts, now likes to carve elaborate designs on his pumpkin.

Lane will just poke the pumpkin. He saw Branson laying out the design on his pumpkin, so Lane thought he would do the same.

Posing with their finished products

A scary face and Sponge Bob!

Then a couple of days later, we made Cake Balls. The kids had fun decorating the little pumpkin like balls!

Our NeeNee even came over to help us out.

They tasted better than they looked. These have enough sugar in one little treat to do you in for a whole week!

Finally, it was Halloween. Branson and Lane were Mario and Luigi. They were too cute!

Macy was Princess Peach - from the same video game - for those of you not "in the know."

Here is the baby looking a bit gangsta in his Mario cap.

Here is the resident princess, looking rather . . . .well like she does every day of the year. I can't keep her in normal clothes.

We did have to do something a little special for her since the dress is quite common place for her. We did a parasol. She simply adored it.

Please, someone tell this little guy how to wear caps!

Peach and Mario out for a stroll.

After all the pictures were taken at the house, we went off to church for "Trunk or Treat." Lane drove. . . .

Lifestar (the hospital helicopter) was there. Not sure if it was for the kids to look at or just in case someone suffered from a sugar stroke! Lane was SO IMPRESSED! He is still talking about it.

We walked from car to car and gathered up an enormous amount of candy. Lane picked up how to say "Trick or Treat" right away. He will do anything for chocolate.

Branson stayed in the trunk and handed out candy for awhile before he jumped out and rounded up his candy!