Sunday, November 6, 2016

Halloween 2016

Halloween 2016 unfolded over the course of a week and a half with multiple activities for the kids to enjoy. It culminated with trick-or-treating last Monday night, and overall was a success. I don't quite remember so many Halloween events as a kid - it makes for a busy week, but the kids love it and it makes for lots of fun!

Two Fridays before the actual Halloween day, we joined Grandma, Grandpa, Siri, and Raum at the Streets of Southglenn for their annual Spooky Streets. The kids trick-or-treated around the shops and we ended the night with pizza at Mellow Mushroom.


The Thursday night before, Myles was persistent about dressing up as "a mommy cheetah who runs fast" for Halloween. He had mentioned this about a month prior, but I thought he would change his mind and be agreeable to wearing something we already have. He didn't. So, Sydney, Myles and I took a quick trip to Goodwill where I found a cheetah print dress and the ears/tail/bowtie combo. I trimmed and sewed the dress into a tank top and painted his face. He was super happy with the outcome!



The next Friday was the school parade and class parties. On Saturday morning, Gilby took the kids to the annual Trick or Treat Street at Arapahoe High School put on by a couple high school clubs. On Sunday night, we carved our pumpkins. The kids were all grossed out by the insides, but had fun designing and helping to carve their own faces.





And finally, Monday was Halloween and we went trick-or-treating with our neighborhood friends. The kids were so excited that we couldn't get them to stop sprinting from house to house. Sydney, Ryker, and Gilby stayed out for about 2 hours, but Myles and I decided to come back after an hour or so. He really enjoys it and does well overall, but was getting too tired and cranky to push it anymore. We already had more than enough candy and instead came home to eat Ryker's leftover birthday cake!

Captain America and the butterfly.


Trick-or-treating with neighbors.

 Myles decided on a new costume about 3 minutes before we were set to meet neighbors on Halloween night - an Iowa football player!

Happy Halloween!

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