Halloween

Luke was a cute little scarecrow. It took him a little while to get the hang of the bucket, but he quickly filled his hands with candy. For a long time he just wanted to hold a lollipop in each hand, but eventually he bacame interested in rummaging through the bucket. He did not say "Trick or Treat" or "Thank You", but it did say "Mine" and "No" to any candy invaders. He did scared a couple of times, but he was mostly just taking it all in.

Faith was cuter than Mulan herself. As I think about Mulan, I realize that Faith possesses some of the same traits. She has a natural beauty yet she has courage. She is tough and loveable. She is our Chinese princess.

Noah was a Ninja and Sam was Cleopatra. Noah seemed to have a lot of fun and enjoyed being a ninja. Admitedly, I know nothing about ninjas. I captured a couple of good pictures of his eyes. Samantha was a great Cleopatra. She looked beautiful!

We spent the early part of the day at the soccer fields. Around 3 PM we went "trick or treating" at the outlet mall with Gram, Gramps and the Larsons. This has become an annual tradition! Afterwards we came back to the house for some KFC and passed out some candy. Sam went out with a couple of friends. Upon her return, we loaded the kids in the car and headed over to visit the Utts family, which is another annual tradition. It is always great to catch up with friends.