The boys enjoyed a great day at Chickadees. They wore their pajamas (which confused the HECK out of them!), loved that it was "muffin day", and they even went trick-or-treating at school (they brought home brown paper bags filled with sandwich bags of Pringles, pretzels, cheese curls, and Cherrios). They also got their faces painted - Jackson had a pumpkin, while Lincoln had a spider and spider web.
We picked the boys up a little early so we could get them fed before we headed out for Trick-or-Treating. They each had a bowl of chili, some Pringles, and a white chocolate covered strawberry for dinner. We needed the warm soup before heading out into the cold, damp evening.
The boys were excited to put on their costumes, and even endured mom taking a few pictures....
We went across the street to see Mr. Herb and Miss Marg first. They LOVED the boys costumes! They couldn't believe how big the boys have gotten, and really enjoyed our visit. They gave each of the boys 2 candy bars to begin with, then said they were too cute and gave each of them another candy bar. We chatted a bit, and as we were saying goodbye, Mr. Herb gave each of them another candy bar. Love sharing our boys with Herb and Marg.
Next we went to our other neighbors. We don't know them very well, but when she opened the door and saw the boys, she knew exactly who they were! She was excited to see them, and let the boys pick out their candy.
We stopped a few houses down at the next light, and met one of our neighbors for the first time (Miss Pam). She was so excited as she was just coloring a picture and needed 2 blue crayons - one for her ocean, and one for her sky! Amazing that two were standing her porch just when she needed them! (This was definitely more humorous for me than the boys) She gave the boys their candy, and let them ring her doorbell - several times. The boys loved it!
We crossed the street to see our neighbors who have a little girl that is just 2 days older than the boys. They just had another baby the end of September, so they had a bucket of candy sitting out for people to help themselves. Lincoln saw a skull in their flower bed though, and was afraid to get his own candy.
We stopped at the next house, making our way back home. I was hoping to meet the people who had moved in a few months ago, but they too just had a bucket of candy out for people to help themselves. I was trying to get the boys to pick out their own candy, and I heard Jackson say, "Mommy - that's scary!" I wasn't sure what he was talking about. He was pointing to the door, and then I saw it - a statue of a monster standing in the sidelight window - his head was severed and "floating" above his body!
After the 2 "scary" houses, we headed back home to warm up.
The boys were excited by all the candy they received, and were counting it in their jack-o-lantern buckets. I wanted to go and meet another neighbor, so I convinced the boys to go back out to 1 or 2 more houses. I assured them we were going to a nice house - like going to see Great-Grandma and Pete. So, off we went to meet the nice older lady down the street. She was tickled to see the boys, and just shook her head at the idea of twins. After she closed the door, Jackson said he didn't want to leave. He liked her goose on her porch. I let him pet the goose, then we said goodbye.
Lincoln told me we could go to one more house, and he picked the house with the flag. By this time, there were more kids out, which the boys really didn't like. However, they made it up to the door of the last house, and laughed at the "hand" in the candy bowl. When we were leaving the porch, another child came up with a "Scream" mask, and both the boys clung to my legs in fear.
We carefully made our way back home, avoiding all the scary costumes. The boys were done.
We let them each pick out one piece of candy to eat - they both choose M&M's, and they sat quietly on the couch eating their treat.
After we watch the Charlie Brown Halloween show tonight, we can put Halloween behind us for another year.
Hope all your little angels and devils had a great Halloween!
I have to say, there were some very scary costumes in our neighborhood on Halloween night!
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