Halloween 2010

We celebrated Halloween this year on crisp fall Sunday afternoon. Because I am not on top of things these days, we went the easy route with costumes. Henry inherited a cow costume from when Ethan was a baby and what better accompaniment to cow than his farmer. Plus, it didn't require a ton of thought or creativity for that matter. I might be kind of biased, but the farmer was one of the most handsome I have seen and the cow was pretty darn cute, too!

Ethan loved being a farmer and wearing his straw hat. He thought being able to ride his tractor around was pretty cool, too. He was a little hesitant about trick or treating at first, due to a fairly large group of middle school boys, dressed as skeletons, that trick or treated at our house about 3 seconds before we were ready to go ourselves. It also hasn't helped that our neighbors put up a blow up ghost in their front yard. It took Ethan a good 2 weeks to even walk past. After a little pep talk, we finally made it to a couple houses. He was always polite saying "trick or treat" and "thank you" at each house, but loved getting candy most of all. I am pretty sure his dinner consisted of Snickers and M&M's that night. Here is Henry the cow enjoying his "dinner." Henry's costume is a hand-me-down from Ethan, but it was too cute not to use. Especially since Farmer Ethan was already in the works. The weather was a bit cool for Henry to be outside long, but he did enjoy the fresh air and looking around at all the kids!One of my favorite things about our neighborhood at Halloween is that everyone sits outside in their drive way to hand out candy. Many have bon fires, drink beer and just enjoy being able to see their neighbors. And, for those that do have small children and go trick or treating, beers are often times passed out along the way as you get empty. Call it adult trick or treating! Just a fun way to see your neighbors and catch up for a bit before moving on to the next house.

A couple fun costumes of some neighbor kids...The bunch of bananas...our neigbor, Brian, is second from the right.
Our good friends, Lily and Jack, as a mermaid and skunk!

We hope everyone had a safe and Happy Halloween! We are really looking forward to next year when Henry will be able to enjoy the festivities a little bit more!