Halloween Part 2

We had an INCREDIBLY busy and very fun Halloween this year.  It started the week before with pumpkin carving in our kitchen.  The kids started by drawing the faces on the pumpkins then Daddy helped to carve.  The next day, much to my surprise, the three kids actually sat through a mini photo shoot with the pumpkins and their Halloween shirts.  Then Friday night they got dressed up with cousin Alice (and her little sister Dana too) and we all went to a Jack O'Lantern exhibit at the nursing home.  It was so cool.  Hundreds of very well carved pumpkins both inside and outside.  The kids had a blast looking at all of them.  Then on Saturday we got dressed up again and headed downtown to the annual Spooktacular event.  Cousin Alice was with us again and Cooper brought along his buddy Camden.  We had a lot of fun playing games then heading down Main St to trick or treat at the store fronts.  Sunday we had a much needed day off, then came the actual Halloween day!  (Pictures from that are on the previous post).  We were so happy to still have Alice here with us, and we had cousin Janet too.  We started off trick or treating at Momere's house, then Gramma Net's house, then went to Gramma Ali's who lives on a busy street, perfect for trick or treating! Alice, Cooper and Isabel (and Emma in the front pack) all went out door to door for treats.  They were having a blast until unfortunately Isabel got a little traumatized by some adults dressed up as zombies, so she and I headed back while Cooper and Alice and Aunt Kate hit up a few more houses.  Then the kids had a blast handing out candy to all the kids from Gramma Ali's front door.  I have never really liked Halloween, but I must say we had a GREAT weekend!  

First night of dress up!

The Jack O'Lanterns at the nursing home.  So well done!   

Cooper and buddy Camden at Spooktacular

Isabel and Alice (we missed you Eva!)

Then Cooper saw his buddy Luke...

...with whom he is always wrestling with!  (Usually at high school football games)!

Cooper and Camden doing the sack race!