Saturday, November 1, 2008

Happy All Saints Day! AKA Halloween!

So, every year on this day we have had a variety of activities to do. We have done dinners, parties, and festivals, but this year, we went trick-or-treating for the very first time. We all met with others at our friend Denise's house for a spaghetti dinner. Then, we separated the kids into groups - older and younger - and went off to the neighborhood to beg for candy. Of course the kids had a blast, and came home with pumpkin pails full of candy that probably won't last them through the week!
Here are a few pictures of our evening.

Our jack-o-lantern. (His eyes had pupils, but they seemed to dissapear by the end of the night!?)

The girls dressed up as kitty cats. They named themselves "jingle bell".


This is the group of "younger kids" minus one who was chasing a cat. Aidan, dressed up as "Dash" from the Incredibles. It happens to be his favorite t-shirt, so we could easily convince him to "dress-up".

Neal and I got in the spirit too! I dressed as an angel and Neal dressed as a scholar wearing his PhD regalia. He would not let me take a picture of him however, so you have to use your imagination.


And our little Lillian went as a flower - thanks to Aunt Janelle for the GORGEOUS hat she knitted!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very cute! Love the costumes.

the mccann clan said...

How fun! And I love that you two got into the spirit and dressed up too!! Oh, I'm also glad that Lillian's hat finally fits too!! Hopefully just in time for the cooler air. We miss you guys!