Halloween Time

We'll start the Halloween season with the trip to the farm with Felix's class.

Felix's class went to Larriland Farm in Woodbine, which I think is just beautiful. I went there with the boys last year for apple picking.

We rode a hay ride out to the pumpkin patch.



Felix picked out his pumpkin, and I picked out mine.

Later, the boys try out the mustaches my mom sent in a Halloween package. They look so serious. (Felix shows off his haircut.)

From this point, I feel like Halloween was kind of a mixed bag over here this year.

The bad:
- Beckett wanted to be Luke Skywalker. We ordered him a costume and it was way too big. It was too late to order another one.

The good:
- Beckett decided he was okay being Finn from the new Star Wars movie even though it hadn't come out yet and no one knew who he was. 

The good:
- The kids had a great time at the trunk or treat.

The bad:
- The Primary presidency was in charge of the trunk or treat which meant that I had way more responsibility that night than I would have liked.

The good:
- My mom sent a spider mask in her Halloween package that went perfectly with the spider shirt I wear every Halloween.

The bad:
- This is the only picture I got of Beckett in his costume. You'll see why.

The good:

- We carved pumpkins for the first time.

The good:

- Nate bought the pumpkins and a pumpkin carving kit.

The bad:

- Nate did not help carve them which meant I was stuck mucking out the pumpkins.

The good:

- The boys and I had a good time doing it anyway.

The funny:

- Felix was very adamant that his pumpkin have no teeth.

Halloween Night:

The good:
- The weather was perfect. Maryland is 5 for 5 for perfect Halloween weather.

The bad:
- Beckett spent most of the night like this:


The bad:
- I wouldn't let Felix wear his Darth Vader costume to his preschool party or to the trunk or treat because I didn't want to deal with the mask and light saber.

The good:
- I let Felix wear his Darth Vader costume on Halloween. He loves Darth Vader.

The good:
- I have never seen Felix walk so much in my entire life. Apparently if we want Felix to go on a hike with us we just need to have candy stations every few feet.

The bad:
- We got way too much candy.

The good:
- Beckett perked up and decided to go trick or treating after all! We quickly put on his costume and caught up with Nate and Felix.

The bad:
- We didn't get a picture of him in his costume or with Felix because it was already so dark.

Despite all the ups and downs, I'd say that Halloween was a success.