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Halloween 2013

While Halloween is not our most favorite holiday we did manage to have a little fun this year.

There was the traditional pumpkin carving while we watched the Cardinals and The Red Sox play in the World Series.  You can tell who Stockton was cheering for.  I made caramel apples while Russell and the boys scooped and carved.  They were not pretty.  They were, however, delicious! I have decided I do not have the patience for candy making, or apple dipping.

Stockton's pumpkin is the one with the Washington Nationals logo (a pro baseball team).  He also wore a Nationals shirt and hat to school on Halloween.  Apparently, some of the students at school asked why he had a Walgreens hat on.  Halloween night, a trick or treating mom asked me why we carved a Walgreens pumpkin!  Kind of a funny story, I thought.
Mason had fun opening all of the candy.  We went through 200 or more pieces.  It was busy!

 Mason kept saying he was going to be a ninja but the day before Halloween he switched to Batman.  This was the very same costume Douglas wore when he was 4!  Mason thought everyone else thought he was the REAL Batman.  It was cute to watch him.  I was so happy to have a class party to help with! 
I thought Stockton would not want to trick or treat since he had given up early in the evening last year.  I told him if he dressed up he could take Mason with him and maybe no one would be too upset.  Him and Chandler, last minute, dressed up as mixed up super heroes and headed out.  He ended up having a lot of fun.  Mason decided to trick or treat as a police officer!  He lasted about an hour before he was content to just stay home and pass out candy.
And, you may have noticed the absence of Douglas.  He worked the night of Halloween.  It's sad to grow up!
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RETA said…
Nice photos!

RETA@ http://evenhaazer.blogspot.com
November 10, 2013 at 12:29 PM
Wylie said…
I'm loving catching up on your blog!
December 10, 2013 at 8:23 PM
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