none: Halloween 2012

Fall has been a little bit of heaven this year.

Since the summer felt like we were sitting in a crock pot next to some carrots and potatoes, cool temps & Fall festivities were even MORE at the top of my list. We have really loved it. Ryan and I are in such a sweet spot with our kids. The boys are both fully engaged and wanting to celebrate every little thing about each time of year with us. As crazy busy as life is right now for us with three I am trying to not forget that this is there shot at experiencing MAGIC right now. So I want them to have as much of it as possible! This time of year seems to be slammed with it, so my plan is to force out feelings of overwhelming "to dos" and plan things that will bring JOY to them...thus bringing me more joy than I thought was possible. Especially as we get into Christmas. But that's getting ahead of myself. Ha! We had a lot of fun doing Halloween this year. Here are a few highlights:)!

Our family Halloween dinner and pumpkin carving after...

We have a BIG love of super heroes in our house so we went with the non traditional yet very SUPER Batman & Spider Man. All had a blast scooping and watching the carvings come to life. Beanie wasn't so sure about sticking his hand in the pumpkin but couldn't wait to get his hand on the little pumpkin knife and swiped it every chance he got. Griff loved it all. I tried to carve the bat...and then we put the hunks that I very shadily carved out back in and my amazing pumpkin carving hubby carved this bat on the other side and the spidey. He is amazing. We all love his mad pumpkin skills.

We also did some trick or treating downtown Naperville with our favorite Aunt from the city. The boys both went as Captain America and it was a beautiful day to be out and about. It was also, apparently, a beautiful day to take down a window poster in the running store while Ryski chatted up a storm with the shoe guy. Crisis averted when Alice got it all hung back up and we exited the store, Ryski in tow, still chatting shoe types with the running guy.

Hubs and his trick or treat buddy are the two cutest babes I have ever seen:)!

Hubs also bought the boys these Batman masks and Beanie and I gave them a try one afternoon! Love this redheaded little man and his ridiculous love for all things Batman. In fact this Fall Beanie refuses to put on any shirt unless it has the bat signal on it without a huge fight.

On Halloween we Ry met us at Griffin's school for his class parade and party!

Waiting with C Lu for the kids to come in...

Our little Iron Man, proud as punch we are all there!

and his brother, Spider Man, who is loving every second of being at school with Griff!

Kiddos playing our "Halloween Buckets" game.

US.

Halloween night the Micks & Hustons let us join them Trick or Treating! All parties were thrilled to be together & about to embark on a journey where they run and get free candy together. All except these babies...haha! Avery & Joey seem indifferent and Crosbi is clearly upset by the whole escapade...ha!