Halloween - October 2017

2017 was a year that was a lot more fun for Halloween. As C was now just over 3, he was able to trick-or-treat for a little longer. Of course, this year he went to some of our dear friends' house and heard their dog barking, and got scared and came home immediately. But he got a full bag of candy before then!

A had two different iterations of this costume. It was a Mary Poppins costume (which is what is in most of the photos), but she also was a suffragette - see one of the last two photos, where a friend of mine made her a sash to celebrate "Votes for Women." It had a little difficulty staying up on her tiny shoulder, so she opted to not wear it during the night of actual Halloween for the whole time, just a few houses.

A - age 7 - Mary Poppins/suffragette C - age 3 - police officer (which he pronounced "oppicer")

So stinking cute. Also, fact: every pumpkin should have a mustache.

A was over sitting here, but C was clearly just getting warmed up.

A standing in the most delightful way.

I mean, check out the guns and abs on that officer.

I'm positive Julie Andrews wore a Fitbit while playing the part in the 60s classic film.

Peanut is just bursting with glee in every single photo. He was SO excited to show off his costume.

Our dainty little Pickle - she was just the best Mary Poppins, because she was so well-mannered and kind.

Remember how I mentioned C is a wild card? Keep in mind that he is THREE here, and he commits this hard to a comedy bit.

How would Mary Poppins and a police "oppicer" spend their time before hitting the town together? By Mary reading Everyone Poops to our boy in blue.

We are so lucky that my parents live so nearby. My mom was happy to take the grandkids to several houses so that J and I could trade off handing out candy at home.

Uncle M was visiting from California during "Boo with ZEW," an event put on by a club at ISU's Vet Met School. The kids adore him. Here is our feminist in her awesome sash.

After we had dropped Uncle M off at the airport, we stopped by and visited Grandpa at work. There were zero trick-or-treat events associated with this trip, but C still insisted on wearing his costume.