Halloween!

About two weeks into October, Cole started asking, "Can we go to the neighbors' houses and get candy." He didn't see why we could only do that one day a year. When he realized he was going to have to wait until Halloween, he asked a few times each day, "How much longer until we get candy?"

When the big day finally arrived, he and Jay were ready. Their costumes looked great. Cole loved his astronaut suit and Jay was adorable in his baseball player outfit. He even kept the cap on all night (once I turned it around--he didn't like the bill in front). Cole didn't wear his helmet at all once we started, so Rob got to carry it.

Rob and I figured we go to a few houses on our street, then head home to pass out candy. The boys had other ideas. They were like energizer bunnies, running from one house to the next. Our neighborhood decorates and there were orange lights, blow-up ghosts and pumpkins, and skeletons to draw the boys farther and farther from home with us tagging along. Finally, about halfway around the loop we took, they ran out of steam and wanted us to carry them. So I got a chance to work off all the candy I'd been sneaking.

By the time we got home, Jay was a gooey, sticky mess. The first house gave them lollipops (by far the most popular treat with them) and they ate them the whole way around the neighborhood. We also learned that Jay loves Twix bars and that chocolate drool stains. Unfortunately the pictures don't show the true extent of the mess on his face. This one, with his mouth full of Twix, came the closest.

Cole becomes a big goofball when loaded with sugar. He wouldn't sit still for a picture once we got home.

Luckily, they aren't all that interested in the candy after that night. For a few days Cole asked about it first thing in the morning. I always said he had to wait until after lunch to eat it. By then he'd forget most of the time. When I did allow him to eat some, he'd try a bite or two and that was enough. He definitely did not get my sweet tooth.