A Happy Halloween

 We had a great Halloween this year with Wonder Woman and a trash truck.

 Bennett changed his mind about what costume to wear (he decided on last year's trash truck costume at the last minute), but we were just thrilled he wore any costume at all.

 The weekend before Halloween we took the kids to go trick-or-treating in one of the downtown areas.  Not surprisingly, the kids quite liked going into stores and coming out with candy (what's not to like?).

 We carved pumpkins the night before Halloween and when we went outside to check it out, Orelia was in awe and Bennett was mostly just freezing.

 Orelia designed her spooky happy pumpkin, and we carved it together.  She was very proud of it, and I was glad we went through the trouble even though both kids refused to help dig out the pumpkin guts.  I thought that was supposed to be the fun part!

 Halloween at school was a big deal this year, and Orelia volunteered to go first when discussing and displaying her costume to her friends.  They did a sing-a-long and then a parade, which was hilarious and adorable, as one would expect.

 Finally at long last it was time to go trick-or-treating, and Orelia was beyond thrilled.

 Bennett was a little unsure, but definitely interested that there might be candy happening in the near future.

 This kid loooooves candy.

 And this girl loves dressing up.

 Halloween is a holiday she was made for.

 Halloween is also a great holiday for uncles who know how to take a joke.  Uncle Bobby was a hit with the five year olds this year.

 Orelia's boots were a hit with the adults (and with herself).

 We went to a friend's house to celebrate and trick-or-treat, and it lived up to the hype for both kids.

 After each piece of candy Bennett would hold it up and ask "Do I like this one?"

 Luckily he likes basically all candy, so I could always say yes.

 After his bag got a bit heavy, Bennett was ready to head back to our friend's house.  When we turned around to walk back we skipped all the remaining houses for candy.  Bennett instead chose to play the role of trash truck and stopped at every house to pick up their imaginary trash bins.  The perfect Bennett ending to the night.

 Orelia didn't want to turn around until we made her, and she got quite the haul.

It was a happy Halloween for us, and we hope you had a great one too!