Halloween

Ryan was Buzz Lightyear for Halloween this year. So was his buddy Jimmy. They thought it was pretty cool when they saw each other at the ward Halloween party. Apparently Jimmy later told his mom that he was the good Buzz, and Ryan was the bad Buzz from Toy Story 2. :)

 These two are about 5 months apart in age, but have a huge height difference. Ryan is small for his age, and Jimmy is tall for his age, so they look like they're 2 years different in age if you look at just their height. :)

The kids had a good time at our ward Halloween party, doing a little square dancing, then we headed outside for the long awaited trunk or treat. Annie was happy to be allowed to go around with her friend Laura instead of having to stick close to Mom this year. She reveled in her freedom and went around a couple of times, stocking up on candy. Rachel probably made it around 3 times. Even Ryan and Megan who just went around once got a pretty good haul and were happy with all the candy people gave them so willingly.

Monday I went in to Annie's classroom to help with some pumpkin exploration. They measured pumpkins, saw how many pumpkins tall they were, then measured how many pumpkins tall I was (along with other activities).

Annie didn't want to dress up to go to school on Halloween because she didn't want to ruin her costume, so she went as an engineer, like Jacob, because he can just wear his regular clothes to work. Next year she'll have a badge to wear if she wants to go as an engineer again. One of the 3 Rainbow Dashes in her class said to her, "You forgot it was Halloween!" She replied very matter-of-fact, "I'm an engineer." It made me chuckle.

That night, though Annie was happy to dress up. And she made an awesome pirate, especially with the newly missing tooth that had just fallen out that day.

 Rachel was a ninja at the trunk or treat and at school, but then at her class party at school she won a cat-ears headband, so she decided to be a black cat for Halloween night. Luckily we still had the black tail from her costume last year.

 Peyton and McKenzie came to trick or treat with us. We had Reindeer Peyton, Doggy Megan, Pirate Annie, Kitty Rachel, Bunny McKenzie, and Buzz Lightyear Ryan.

And when it was all over we all celebrated because Halloween was over (so not my favorite holiday), and it is now time for the real holiday season to begin! :)
Rachel even began decorating for Christmas when Peyton left behind part of her costume: