The old annual Halloween shin-dig

The last couple of years, we've thrown a little Halloween party for the neighbors and their kids. This year, Aidan and Bryce are going as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Clone Commander Cody, respectively. So it's an all-Star Wars Halloween in our house.



The kids and parents all had a great time at the party.. we had some ghoulish punch, some good snacks, and a little Monster Mash Limbo and some Freeze Dances to help the kids burn off some of that sugar high!





And so keeping with the Star Wars theme in our house, the hosts went as Han Solo and Princess Leia.

The Grease Monkey & The Bat..

Halloween night, Aidan and Bryce couldn't wait to get started putting on their costumes and get out to do some trick-or-treating!
Aidan went as a member of the Lightning McQueen (from the movie Cars) pit crew..
and Bryce, as expected, went as the ever vigilant crime-fighter, Batman!

Ready to go!

Batman wears Chucks!

The aftermath...

Halloween night, Aidan and Bryce couldn't wait to get started putting on their costumes and get out to do some trick-or-treating!
Aidan went as a member of the Lightning McQueen (from the movie Cars) pit crew..
and Bryce, as expected, went as the ever vigilant crime-fighter, Batman!

And speaking of costumes

While we're on the topic of dressing up, Bryce and Maddy (from across the street) have been really getting into the spirit the last few weeks!

Knights, Pirates, and Gypsies, oh my!

A few pictures from a really fun wedding reception we attended in Louisville last weekend.
Most everyone went in costume-- Aidan went as a Pirate and Bryce as a knight (courtesy of a great little costume his mom whipped up for him!).

Halloween Costume Watch, Part I

The early results are in from the poll on which costumes the boys want to wear for Halloween this year.
So far, the breakdown looks like this:

Aidan:

• Superman: 15.2%
• Lightning McQueen Pit Crewmember: 84.8%

a stunning, late breaking development, as Superman looked previously to be running away with this one!

Bryce:

• Batman: 99%
• TMNT: 1%

After an early surprise, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle idea has faded fast in favor of the old, reliable Caped Crusader!