Halloween

Our Halloween was fun! We just went trick-or-treating in our neighborhood and Jesse's parents came over. We actually ordered a pizza, had sushi and hummus. Maximus was a monkey because it was the last year where we could dress him as a cute, cuddly animal, the costume was super warm and we couldn't find a decent shark getup. He looked cute and we ran into an identical monkey halfway through the night. Anyway, we were worried that our neighborhood wasn't going to have trick-or-treaters, but I was so pleased to see that the tradition didn't die here. Our neighborhood is so uptight and ridiculous that I thought the parents would make their kids trick-or-treat in the mall or do the parking lot trunk thing. (And the trunk-or-treating worked for a young Maximus last year, but not this year.) But no! There were TONS! And we even saw some parents walking around with a beer in their hand as they walked through the neighborhood with their kids. We probably had over 50 stop by our house alone-and they were psyched we handed out Play Doh and little parachute guys. The little boys would run away saying, "mom! I got a parachute man!"

We started out with Maximus in a wagon, but we weren't thinking. All our boy wanted to do was RUN. Jesse's mom always tells us it's a shame we never taught him to walk because he only runs. Maximus really didn't like walking up to peoples porches because he'd rather be sprinting on the sidewalks through the neighborhood. He could care less about collecting candy. But we did go to several homes. He had fun; we all had fun. He really enjoyed the time spent at home after trick-or-treating helping us hand goodies out to the kids who stopped by.

Maximus before we headed out. He had tired eyes.
Jesse, Guytin (That's how Maximus says "grandma") and The Maximus. The wagon didn't last long. Ooooh! I just noticed he's holding her hand. So cute!
Family picture.
Notice Maximus held his little Pooh blankie the entire time.
This is me dragging him to a porch.
Guytin and Handsomer after picking up some treats.
Team Handsomer.
Yes, I'm wearing flashing pumpkin earrings because I'm a dork.
Maximus pedal-kicking Jacqueline. My mom sent all 10 of her grand kids matching socks to wear trick-or-treating. Cute to know that Emma, Eliza, Addie, Mary, Bryn, Nathan, Eli, Jared, Maximus and Simon were similarly decked out.