Trick-or-treating

This year we went trick-or-treating several times!! Between tricking-or-treating on the square, at my mom's work, and around our neighborhood plus the Halloween party and Boo at the Zoo our kid's costumes got lots of wear this year!!! And every time Owen was SO excited to put on his horsey costume and his horsey shoes (his brown shoes will forever be called this!).

Fayetteville has a tradition of trick-or-treating at the square. It is great because the business open their doors for the kids to go door to door and gather treats. It is neat to see so many children and pets dressed up!

I was looking back through my pictures to pick which ones I would put on the blog and realized I didn't have many to choose from. When you are juggling 2 kids and 2 dogs it is hard to remember to take pictures!!! Next year I need to remember to bring an extra person with us just to take pictures like Kathleen did!!!


It was amusing to me when some of the people would let the kids pick out their candy. For the older kids, I'm sure it wasn't that hard... they picked out their favorite. For a 2 year old, well that's a different story. He is staring down and bucket full of candy, all of which looks good and none of which he knows what it is. How do you pick just one? Do you go for the biggest piece or the most colorful piece? Interesting enough, he picked suckers most of the time! And while I would have understood why this time last year when he loved suckers, I don't get it this time. He no longer likes suckers.... that or he doesn't like the organic ones I try to give him! ; ) Guess I'll give him one of the many in his bucket to try and see if he likes them more!

My mom's work always has trick-or-treating at their office the same day and time as the square which makes it a really busy 2 hours for us! We go to the square from 3-3:40ish and then jump in the car and race up to Springdale to mom's work from 3:50sih-4:15ish. On the ride to Springdale this year Addyson slept and Owen tried to eat as much candy as possible! ;) Owen knows my mom's office and went in looking for her. He kept asking where Nammie was and didn't realize she was right in front of him!
Once he realized the granny sitting in the rocking chair was his he went over and gave her a hug! I was glad he wasn't scared of her. Addyson was just trying to figure out how to get the glasses off her face! We had so much fun!

On Saturday we took the kids trick-or-treating in our neighborhood. Owen had fun going up to the houses and ringing the doorbell!


He was always excited to see what kind of treat they put in his bucket!!! He had a lot of fun until a scary looking head pooping out of the ground turned on when he walked by and made a creepy sound and started to rise. That was IT!!!!!!! He was DONE and wanted to go home! I wanted to end the night on a positive note so we got in the car and drove to the church down the street. They were doing truck-or-treat! It was a lot of fun to go car to car (each one was decorated) and get a treat!

All in all it was a good night. Happy Halloween everyone!!!