Hallowe'en 2010

We had a good Hallowe'en this year. Besides my griping about having to make the kids' costumes, which I both gripe about and make every year, it turned out to be a nice day. The weather was very cooperative with rain showers coming in the morning and then clearing up and warming up by the afternoon. We carved pumpkins in the afternoon, had an early dinner, then headed out to Will's dad's house so the kids could go trick-or-treating there. Then we headed down the street to see some of his friends. We came back to our own neighbourhood where our neighbours eagerly awaited the arrival of the kids. There are very few kids in our hood, so the couple who live beside us made sure last week that we were going to come by.

Here are a few highlights of our day:

So I'm a total slacker mom and waited until the day of to carve pumpkins.

Liam requested the sad face

Moira was Little Bo Peep and Liam and Kyla were her sheep. I couldn't find a white outfit for Kyla so I made her into a pink sheep. Unfortunately, it made her look a little like a pig.

Liam rode his scooter around the neighbourhood and up to the doors. At first I didn't think it was a good idea for him to bring his scooter, but it turned out that he knew best. There was no way he could have walked around the block by himself. The scooter worked out great.

Penelope came trick-or-treating with us...

She went right up to the door with the kids at this house until she found out that a big dog lived here. She promptly went running home. It didn't scare her away for long, though, and she was back roaming the neighbourhood with us.

Sorting the loot. That was always one of my favourite parts of Hallowe'en.

Will snagged a treat from one of the kids. Sshhhh! Don't tell!