HALLOWEEN!

Halloween-week was a non-stop party!  From pumpkin-carving to school parties, a ward party/chili cook-off, and an Orthopedic dept. party, the boys had a blast collecting and gorging themselves on candy! Spencer's costume was a black hooded robe with red fire-and-skull trim.  For one party he called himself a "Fire Lord", then another time he was a "Sorcerer", all with the same outfit.  Mikey was Spiderman and Batman (different costumes for different parties).  Trev was...what else?  Our little Puppy Dog!  Holidays get more and more fun for Jaron and I as we re-live the excitement through our kids (and get to mooch off their candy!)

Batman and Puppy at a school party.

Dr. Sullivan with Puppy, Sorcerer, and Batman at the annual Ortho Dept trick-or-treat (all the children of Ortho staff trick-or-treat the staff offices and clinic receptionists, then get cookies, punch and balloons at the end).  There was a line of Ortho families with their kids, weaving through the halls of the Ortho offices.  Jaron had a chuckle as we were walking in line when he heard Mikey sing to himself (which isn't very quietly if you're a Mikey voice), "Fowow the Pwophet! Fowow the Prophet! Fowow the Pwophet, he knows the waaaaaay...!"

Sorcerer and Batman with their trick-or-treat bags and pumpkin flashlights (thanks Mammy!), ready to hit the neighborhood.  We didn't trick-or-treat last year since we had gone to so many parties during the week of Halloween, and I was pregnant and tired, so we stayed home (I know, I'm such a neglectful parent!).  So Mikey doesn't remember trick-or-treating when he was 2, and this was like his 'first' time.  He had SO much fun, running from house to house, saying "Twick o' Tweet!", and "Fank you!", and before they could close the door, he was off like a bullet to the next house.  He kept up that pace for about 10 houses, then decided that eating the candy would be more fun than hunting for it.

Jaron did the pass-out-candy duty this year.  He went all-out with his scary witch-nose, scary beach hat, and detached leg-and-foot-bones sticking out of his jeans.  I'm not sure how scared the trick-or-treaters really were, but he gets points for creativity!!