Happy Halloween!

Halloween was so much fun this year because Conner was old enough to really enjoy it. The kids got plenty of use out of their costumes and we all felt a little “Halloweened out” by the time Halloween actually got here… or maybe it was just me? Friday night was our ward Trunk-or-Treat. Conner was SO excited about it and kept asking to go. I told him “When you wake up from your nap it will be time to go.” I woke him up from his nap by “flying” around his room wearing my butterfly wings. He sat up with a big smile on his face and groggily said “Cute butterfly wings mama. You can fly!” Conner dressed up as a cute little Elmo… although it was hard to tell what he was because he wasn’t a big fan of wearing his hood.
And Jayden was the most adorable little monkey! Conner was really concerned that Nathan wasn’t wearing a costume. “Where’s Daddy’s costume? What Daddy gonna be?” Nathan told him “I’m going to be a Daddy.” Conner wasn't too impressed with his creativity. We had a ton of fun at the party and Conner was thrilled about all the candy he got. But he wasn't too happy about Jayden checking out his goodies.The bishop gave out apples and after only eating two pieces of candy Conner chose to eat his apple. I can’t get him to eat more than two bites of apple on a regular day let alone on a day when he has a bucket of candy in front of him!On Saturday morning we dressed the kids up and went to a little carnival at the community college. They had a lot of games that Conner had a ton of fun playing. Although we realized that we need to work with him on his throwing skills… he would stand six inches from what he was trying to hit and still miss! At the bean bag game he walked all the way up to the hole and stuck the bean bag in rather than attempting to throw! After the carnival we went over to Main Street where you could trick or treat at the businesses. Conner has an obsession with picking up leaves (ever since we collected them on a nature walk) and I think he ended up with as many leaves in his bucket as he did candy!
On Halloween day Conner got to wear his costume to preschool for a Halloween party. And then that evening we went trick or treating around our neighborhood with our neighbor friends. Conner is best buddies with their little boy Easton and they had so much fun running from door to door. If the person who answered the door was wearing a scary costume Conner would come grab my hand and make me go with him to get his candy. At most of the doors Conner would keep standing on the doorstep after he got his candy awkwardly staring until the person gave him another piece of candy, shut the door, or I went up to get him. We weren’t planning on staying out too long because Conner already had a ton of candy and it was really cold but the kids were having so much fun that we kept going until us parents were too cold! Here he is with his hard earned loot!