Halloween 2011

Cowboy Derek
Cutest Cowboy in town!!
Derek continues to wear his cowboy boots almost every day.

Now batting number 1 on the Yankees...Nathan!!
I have to admit, this was the easiest costume in history! Thank you Nathan! You looked so cute.

m & m Livie
This is the first year that Livie and Matty made their own costumes. I did help a bit, but they really did a great job coming up with their ideas and creating their costumes. It was fun to see them be so proud of their creations. And they turned out FABULOUS!!

Flaming Marshmallow Matty
We used an upside down collapsible hamper for the shape of the marshmallow and then covered it in white fleece and of course every 8 year boy wants flames on his marshmallow.

My Halloween Cuties
They were all dressed and ready for their school Fall Festival
(carnival games, food, contests, and lots of fun)

This year the kids got to enjoy the carnival with their cousins. Anne, Emma, Sarah, Laura, and Adam joined us for the afternoon. Rachel and Howard too :)

Livie and her BFF Briley ("Fear the Beard")

Emma and Matty participated in the mummy wrapping contest. Emma wrapped and Matty stood still. It was so fun to watch Emma run around Matty as fast as she could and try to cover him in the entire roll of toilet paper.

Here's my little Cowboy blowing me a kiss. He had been throwing up the night before...so he really wasn't feeling all that well. I was just happy to see him having a good time. David came with us to the carnival, but left as soon as we got there because his stomach wasn't feeling so great. I felt so bad for him.

Go Emma, Go!! (oh, there was a hair spraying booth that my kids really enjoyed...hence the green hair)

Briley & Olivia in the mummy wrapping contest. They actually placed First! Way to go girls!

Kids needed to cool down in the shade under the pie eating contest tables. It was a beautiful sunny day. Not sure the cousins were used to feeling so warm on Halloween...they just moved to California from Colorado.

Halloween night. This is our trick or treating group just before they headed out to collect pounds of candy. After a Sunday of barfing in our house (by EVERY ONE of our family members), it was a relief that David and Howard could take the kids trick or treating on Halloween. I walked with them to the houses in our court, but then headed home due to my achy body. And Rachel was home with a messed up toe. It was killing her to walk on it. We were both home on the couch. Even with all the sickness throughout our Halloween weekend, the kids managed to have a great time and they looked so stinking cute!