Halloween Festivities 2016

 

We had a great Halloween week! Everyone got some treats! ;)

While Brock was at school, Kade and I had fun at the annual Trunk (Chair) or Treat at MOPS. Kade was super cute as Cookie Monster (same outfit Brock wore at 9 months old!). He did not like the hat, but once I got it on and distracted him with what he could stuff in his pumpkin, he was content.

Brock and I made Halloween sugar cookies (yes, from scratch) one afternoon while Kade napped! This was a super special time because this was the first time I honestly let Brock do everything (except break the egg). I took a deep breath and told myself it would only mean a temporary dirty kitchen and we went with it. :) It was actually super fun! He measured and poured the flour, sugar, vanilla - everything! He was super cute and wore one of my Grandmother's aprons too! Alas, no pictures until the finished product - I was enjoying the moment and I'm really glad I did. :)

Super Proud Brock

We met Brent in Bellevue for dinner, but stopped at the Kids' Cove to let off some steam beforehand! Wow, there were lots of kids that day!!

Maybe instead of waiting in line for Santa, we'll just come to Pottery Barn and take our Christmas pictures? ;)

How fun! We got to sit in a booth with Kade this time! They have a cool booster/high chair just for their booths! He was like a little person sitting with us AND using big person utensils!!

It's mac & cheese with a little red sauce drizzled on top - he likes his pasta sauce!!

My sweet boy at Church!

 Finally it was officially Halloween day! Brock was getting Kade prepped by playing a "find the Halloween mice/bats and put it in your pumpkin" game!

Kade found his sock

Super excited for Halloween!!

We met some neighbors and were supposed to do a Halloween parade through the neighborhood.... but then it just became a big mass of kids going trick-or-treating together. Kade is my free bird and does not do the hand-holding thing or staying with us. He just wants to walk... and boy, does he walk fast!! Alas, not too many pictures of Halloween night!

Brock was Batman! (And Diesel was a pumpkin, but it kept falling off of him because he's our husky Husky)

This picture doesn't capture what's going on so well. All the "big kids" (Brock included) literally stopped at the step of the house and were watching the lights and looking at the lit-up pumpkin they displayed at the door. Here comes Kade, bobbing and weaving between them all, fearlessly climbing up the steps to ring the doorbell!

It started drizzling a bit and Kade, Diesel, and I returned home to pass out candy to trick-or-treaters at our home. Brent and Brock stayed out for a few more houses and then came home to show off his bounty. What a fun night!!