Halloween Roundup!

 Halloween with growing kids and teenagers is a mixed bag...on one hand, they don't need (or want) us to walk them through the neighborhood in frigid weather. 

But there is lots of driving and drop-offs and meet-ups.

Don't forget that iron-clad agreement all teenagers have signed to resist any and all efforts to convince them to wear a coat. 

Here's our smattering of costume-wearing, unsupervised trick or treating, ever-growing collection of zombie barbies and Jack O'Lanterns all in a row!

Everly went to her friend Isabel's birthday party and then trick or treating with them as well! Kinda fun to have your birthday on Halloween! She really stepped up the creep factor with her make-up! Being only 10 years old, she was willing to submit herself to a frostbite free night!

AJ and best bud, Rebecca, grabbed pillowcases and hit the neighborhood! 

They made a huge haul!

A pringles break was in order...

Laney met up with their super cute friends and did a round of trick or treating, then headed over to a party at the Anderson's and THEN to an afterparty hangout! It's kind of amazing what motivated kids can accomplish on a school night!

We had loads of new barbie zombie candidates this year after spring cleaning the kids toys. In the end, we didn't get them out to the front yard, but they are prepped and ready for next Halloween.

And finally...the pumpkins! We got these carved in record time and with very little drama...no one refused to touch the insides, everyone cleaned, designed and carved their very own...including me!

And, dear ones, they helped clean up.

Everly's and AJ's

Laney's and Megan's 

Kassie and Ethan's

Mom and Dad's

Happy Halloween!!