Happy Halloween!

Our Halloween Adventures...

- Halloween tattoos for everyone before school!

- I started my Christmas shopping while all the kiddos went off to school (everyone is healthy!)

- Since the girls only had a half-day, we met Margie, Allie, & Melanie for pizza!

- Daddy safely arrived home on time from his week in Texas... thank goodness!

- Daddy & the girls had time to carve a quick pumpkin... we weren't sure if this would happen since James was out of town... we kept our pumpkin pattern simple this year... it was a Jessica & Jaycie original!

- We decorated Halloween cookies with Hunter!

- All of the kids excitedly got dressed & ready for trick-or-treating...

- Hunter & his parents came over to trick-or-treat with us... we should be safe with two superheroes!

- We met up with Allie & Melanie while trick-or-treating... making the girls extremely happy!

- Jamie & Jacob REALLY got into trick-or-treating this year... they loved it! Jacob has done well understanding that he can only eat the candy we choose for him... thank goodness!

- After about an hour, Jaycie, Jamie, Jacob & Hunter were cold and tired, so we returned home... Jessica continued on with Allie & Melanie & Mr. Mike. She was so excited to be able to stay out later than her younger siblings!

- Jaycie, Hunter, Jamie, & Jacob enjoyed passing out candy to all of the princesses, superheroes, ghosts, goblins, and witches that came by our house. I think they enjoyed this as much as trick-or-treating...

- We enjoyed our annual first pot of chili on Halloween night after trick-or-treating... this has become a tradition for our family.

- We said goodnight to Hunter, Londa, & Troy... Jacob blew out our pumpkin... and all the kids went to bed... so did we!

We had a great day... but we definitely thought about our friends in NC. We hope Emma & family had a great time trick-or-treating... and I hope my "Core Four" friends & family had a fun time, too... from the preview pictures, it looks like it definitely would have been an interesting night... as is par for the course! We miss all of you!