Jack didn't care what his costume was so I decided that he should be a dragon. When I went to get the dragon costume I saw this adorable monkey costume...and it was on sale. That was a lot easier than the Rainbow Butterfly Ballerina Princess Fairy.
On the Wednesday before Halloween we took the kids to Boone Village for the annual Halloween Party and Trick or Treat event sponsored by local businesses.
Lilly entered the costume contest and won second place in her age group. We didn't enter Jack because his costume wasn't homemade and I didn't think that was fair, but later regretted it when the winners for his age group were all store bought costumes and our little monkey was much cuter.
Lilly was very proud of her trophy and was reluctant to let me carry it so that she could finish trick or treating. Which didn't seem right to me...since it was kind of my trophy...cause I'm the one that actually made that costume...
On the following weekend in a rare twist of events I was invited out with some friends for an adult Halloween night out. Clearly, we dressed up as famous characters from cereal boxes. We had Corn Pops, Lucky Charms, Tony the Tiger, Shredded Mini Wheat, Count Chocula, Toucan Sam, and the Cheerios Bee.
Our plans for the actual day of Halloween were a little bit like last year's plans. Instead of driving around from house to house, we just invited everyone over to our house. So, Lilly and I thought it would be nice to make some Halloween cupcakes for everyone. Jack wanted to help too.
He thought we might need some Tupperware to put the cupcakes in after they were finished. We didn't, but I had to wash it all anyway.
Lilly stirring the cupcake batter, even though the mixer already did it.
After a refreshing rest Lilly decorated the cupcakes with some festive sprinkles.
Lilly's wings and bun. She was equally proud of both.
Jack the monkey. We don't know if he liked his costume or not. This is the only facial expression that he ever really makes. But, most people agreed, he's pretty cute.
Lilly finally dropped the 'princess fairy' part of her costume. So, here's the monkey and the Rainbow Butterfly Ballerina together right before we headed out into the neighborhood.
The whole family. Crazy.
Lilly and her friend Georgie...I mean Woody.
Lilly and Avery. Lilly appears to actually be taking flight in this picture while Rapunzel poses with her friend Pascal.
Wes, Kristy, and Samantha the butterfly joined us for a little trick or treating. Samantha was disappointed when she realized that no one was handing out Enfamil.
At the end of the evening Lilly was worn out and ready to ride in the wagon. As we headed home we passed by a house with the porch light on and a friendly neighbor sitting out front. When Bryan asked her if she wanted to climb out of the wagon to go to the door she said, "No, can you just go get my candy for me?" We continued on home.
While we trick or treated my dad handed out candy at our house and my mom went for pizza. Mark, Debbie and Mandy DeWeese joined us for a mini Halloween party with dinner, treats and even delivered treat bags for Lilly, Jack and Samantha. Thanks everyone for all of the fun!
Our plans for the actual day of Halloween were a little bit like last year's plans. Instead of driving around from house to house, we just invited everyone over to our house. So, Lilly and I thought it would be nice to make some Halloween cupcakes for everyone. Jack wanted to help too.
He thought we might need some Tupperware to put the cupcakes in after they were finished. We didn't, but I had to wash it all anyway.
Lilly stirring the cupcake batter, even though the mixer already did it.
After a refreshing rest Lilly decorated the cupcakes with some festive sprinkles.
Lilly's wings and bun. She was equally proud of both.
Jack the monkey. We don't know if he liked his costume or not. This is the only facial expression that he ever really makes. But, most people agreed, he's pretty cute.
Lilly finally dropped the 'princess fairy' part of her costume. So, here's the monkey and the Rainbow Butterfly Ballerina together right before we headed out into the neighborhood.
The whole family. Crazy.
Lilly and her friend Georgie...I mean Woody.
Lilly and Avery. Lilly appears to actually be taking flight in this picture while Rapunzel poses with her friend Pascal.
Wes, Kristy, and Samantha the butterfly joined us for a little trick or treating. Samantha was disappointed when she realized that no one was handing out Enfamil. 
At the end of the evening Lilly was worn out and ready to ride in the wagon. As we headed home we passed by a house with the porch light on and a friendly neighbor sitting out front. When Bryan asked her if she wanted to climb out of the wagon to go to the door she said, "No, can you just go get my candy for me?" We continued on home.
While we trick or treated my dad handed out candy at our house and my mom went for pizza. Mark, Debbie and Mandy DeWeese joined us for a mini Halloween party with dinner, treats and even delivered treat bags for Lilly, Jack and Samantha. Thanks everyone for all of the fun!
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