Halloween 2011



Best Sibling Pic I could get...Owen would not cooperate!

This year for Halloween, Ellie wanted to be a monkey...she had been talking about being a monkey for months! I thought for sure she would change her mind when we went shopping and she saw all the pink girlie costumes, but she did not. Ellie still picked out a monkey costume and wore it a gazillion times at home before the big day.


Ellie the Monkey



Owen was a Lion for Halloween. The poor guy had this costume passed down to him from the last two years that Ellie wore it. I secretly hope that he wants to be a monkey next year :) Owen the Lion was not a happy Lion...he did not want to put the hood (lion mane) up on his head...he would not cooperate for pictures...and he just wasn't feeling the whole idea of Trick or Treating.

Owen the Crabby Lion

Aunt Julie came over to go Trick or Treating with us...Ellie was ecstatic! Owen on the other hand didn't want to go, he wanted to stay home with Daddy and Josh and watch football. I tried over and over to encourage him to join us, but he just wasn't having it. Besides, why should he walk around the neighborhood to get candy when he can fill his bucket up with the candy from home!




 Ellie, Julie and I went to 15-20 houses pulling Ellie in the wagon until she eventually said she wanted to go home. A lot of the houses had "scary" noises playing on their porches, or bowls with hands that grabbed you and Ellie wasn't really all that fond of that.



Once Ellie and I got home, she was happy to share her candy with Owen. And of course Jeremy and I got to eat anything that had peanut butter in it after the kids went to bed (we both LOVE peanut butter!) The night seemed to be a success for all!



Happy Halloween!