Halloween Party

Yes, it's been a long time since I updated, but I figured that I needed to post some pictures of the boys in their Halloween costumes.

The daycare that Jayden attends had a party on October 24. The kids got to dress up and do all sorts of fun things. Here they are impatiently waiting for me to take their picture so we can get on our way. The bear that Danny is holding is Snowball and it's his kindergarten "class pet."



Danny got hold of my camera in the car and decided he needed to get an extreme close up of Jayden.






After much bickering in the car ride about who got to take pictures with mommy's camera, we finally got to the school. Jayden met up with two of his friends.



First things first, they needed to make bags to hold the candy for the night. Of course they couldn't possibly sit together (see bickering comment above). So I had to run back and forth between the two tables to see their creations. Maybe it was their way of saying I needed some exercise.





After making their bags, Danny spotted his old teacher Ms. Shannon (he adores her). She painted a spider on his hand.



And then we were off to pick out pumpkins. After much begging and pleading from Mom, I finally got them to sit next to each other for a picture (again, see bickering comment above). You would think that they would have been united against their mean mommy who solved the fight with "FINE, it's MY camera, NEITHER of you can have it" but apparently not. I did manage to get two cheesy grins out of my boys, though.



Then it was on to make lollipop ghosts. Notice that while they are sitting close to each other here, they're not too close. I'm amazed at how long they can stay irritated with each other.




Then they played some games and got to fill up their bags with candy. My hope was that they would fill up on sugar early enough that the crash would occur right about bedtime.

After more bickering, it was "decided" that Danny could go first. At least they weren't fighting over the camera anymore.



Then Jayden took a turn...



The next stop was making fall wreaths. Notice that they are STILL not sitting next to each other.



Although at this point, I think Jayden decided to direct his irritation at mom for taking so many pictures of him.



At this point, the boys went in two different directions. Danny decided to make a jack-o-lantern...



And Jayden decided to check out some "blood and guts" in the other room with his friend...



And then it was time to go. Jayden said goodbye to his friends, Danny bolted for the front door and Mom prayed that the bickering in the car wouldn't be too bad and that the sugar high would wear off soon.



All in all, it was actually a fun night. And, as usual, the boys forgave each other. After all, it's much more fun to be united against a common enemy (otherwise known as Mom).