Halloweeeeeen!

We had a fun Halloween this year, but of course, every Halloween is a blast!  I didn't get the best photos, though, because I didn't realize my camera was on a different setting.  I just knew they were coming out blurry, but didn't think to actually check to settings!!  I'm kicking myself for that now!

At the beginning of October, I asked the boys what they wanted to be for Halloween, and without skipping a beat Xander declared he was going to be a GHOST and Michael wanted to be a VAMPIRE!  I thought it was fitting that Michael wanted to be a vampire, since that's what he was when he was 6 months old, and now he's 6 and a vamp again!  

 I had Becca come over to help out with the makeup. She made up Xander's face, which was a pain, because Xander had decided that he didn't want his face done and was a pill about it, but Becca figured out a way to get his cooperation: She gave him some color to draw on her face too!

 It worked really well.

Michael as a vampire at 6 months

And this year at 6 years old!

We invited our good friends, the Hawkins, over to trick or treat with us.  They had a LOT of fun together!

Xander, Michael, Kyler, Lyndee, and Ashlyn

 At Target I found this little puzzle for only a buck, and Xander had a ton of fun with it!!  I was really impressed with how well he did!  He would often sit down and start on it on his own, and towards the end of the season he began to almost completely finish it, with little help! I'm often amazed at how smart he is.  I know I shouldn't be, but I am....

Xander doing his puzzle.  He asked me to take his picture! Silly boy!