trunk or treat!

we had our ward trunk or treat tonight

we were all so excited because our last ward didn't do them

so it's been a while

it was a good motivator to get our costumes in order, too

eleanor went as super girl

 olive went as a firefighter

michael really nailed her firetruck

and i thought hazel's rain boots were a nice touch

 hazel is a bee because her school teacher likes bees and she's a teacher's pet

so win win

henry was a monkey

 noah went as a police officer

michael made him a sweet hat

and he made himself tickets to give people

and had fun handcuffing people 

 henry was being a naughty little monkey

trying to eat everything on the ground 

 i love these kids

michael and i thought it would be fun to dress up

so we went as clowns 

i told michael i might be a clown

and he said he'd be one, too

so i said, "if you're a clown, i'm a clown"

like the bird line from the notebook

it was funny

and i wish i'd realized how terrible i looked...oops

oh well

 they did a costume parade around the parking lot

 and then went and got lots of candy

 eleanor loves the girl abby in the background of this picture

she has super curly hair just like her

and it was so funny they happened to wear the same costume

 henry slept through most of the trunk or treat

 i love that our kids have good friends here already

 eatin' lots of candy

for an after party, our friends the hunts and ayers came over

between us we have 15 kids! it was super fun

we just drank hot chocolate and chatted about our large families

i love having friends with 5 kids, too 

and that they're going to grow up together

it makes me so happy to be settled in a good spot