Catching up: Halloween 2011

Hello there, folks! Our days have been so full and passing so quickly these past several weeks, and I just haven't felt able to lose the sleep required to keep up with posting here. However, now that we are well into Advent (!) I have decided it is high time to get caught up with one another, lost sleep or not. So, for today, Halloween!

Henry was Captain America. I was able to use a few pieces from our dress-up trunk, an old winter hat, some hand-me-down clothes, with just a bit of white felt handsewn on for the details.

His preschool had a parade from the school over to the playground a couple of blocks away. They had a picnic with apple cider and pumpkin muffins.

Batman and Captain America, setting off trick-or-treating.

 Jude's costume was entirely from the dress-up trunk, just a cape and mask. Good thing too, because he only wore it for a few minutes.

He got these two lollipops at the first house we went to, and he clutched them for the rest of the night. He put all the other candy in his bag, but insisted on holding these. He had a complete meltdown when we took them away at bedtime.

Felix was supposed to be the Very Hungry Caterpillar, which is generally fitting for him, but that evening he was the Very Grumpy Caterpillar. He demanded to know why he was shoved into a ridiculous outfit and confined to the stroller instead of placed into his cozy, warm crib as usual.

We were joined again this year by our friend Mattie, who helped Henry pass out candy once he returned from trick-or-treating. Hopefully you can see our "spooky" decorations which Henry requested, as well as the jack-o-lanterns.