Last weekend we headed out to my school for our parent organization's Trunk or Treat event. This is a really cute idea if you haven't heard of it - people decorate the trunks of their cars, and then the kids roam around the parking lot and trick-or-treat at each car. We had a good time. We only stayed about an hour, but I got to see some of my co-workers and their little trick-or-treaters as well as several of my students. Here are the boys ready to go!
On Sunday, Rossford had its annual Halloween parade. This day had made me a little anxious for about a week before because the parade was at 2:00, which is right in the middle of nap time. I knew we wouldn't be able to come home and nap afterward because then it would be too close to bedtime and the boys wouldn't be able to fall asleep. I decided I would put Logan down early, skip Brayden's morning nap, and put him down at the same time as Logan. I was sure that some part of this plan would fail miserably, but it worked out perfectly! The boys slept from about 11:30-1:30, and then we got up and went over to Nana and Papa's for the parade. Logan surprisingly remembered a lot of details about the parade from last year, so he was pretty excited. (Notice his change in costume from Trunk or Treat - he refused to wear the monkey that day, so we resurrected last year's UPS driver for the day. The monkey is this year's official costume.) Brayden, of course, had no idea what was going on but he really liked watching the fire trucks, listening to the band and the floats with music, and watching all of the people handing out candy. Logan got quite a collection of candy - a LOT of Tootsie Rolls, but they both seemed to have a really good time. My favorite part? The boys were so exhausted from all the excitement that they were both in bed by 7:30!
Halloween night was somewhat of a whirlwind. I don't normally get home from work until about 4:15, and we had to eat, get to Nana and Papa's, and get changed all before 6:00 for trick or treating. I knew I didn't want to take the boys out for more than a half hour or so because all three of us weren't feeling that well, and I knew Brayden would need to get to bed on time. We attempted our annual photo in Nana's front yard with her pumpkins, but with two energetic boys on the move, it wasn't the easiest task (see our attempts below). Uncle Troy and Stacey went with the four of us. I had the boys in the wagon, but it didn't last all that long because it was annoying to have to get them out at every house. Eventually Logan just walked and Brayden started skipping houses because I knew he didn't need the candy anyway. Logan was hilarious, trying to negotiate with the people handing out candy to get a few more pieces or to choose what he got. He would tell them he needed another piece for Daddy or Uncle Troy. It was embarrassing, but luckily most people were good sports and just laughed. After about a half hour, Logan decided he had to go potty, which made for a perfect end to our trick or treating event. We changed into pajamas at Nana and Papa's, then headed home right around 7 to put the boys in bed. They had a lot of fun, and ended up with quite a stash of candy, which Todd and I are really enjoying :)
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