Trick or Treat!!!!!

Luke - Avatar, the Last Airbender &
Joshua, a navy seal

Dear Joshua and Luke,

     Happy Halloween!  We had a lot of fun waiting for Halloween and trick-or-treating this year.  Joshua reminded Dad and I several times that we did not put up all of our decorations last year so this year had to be different.  We did our annual Halloween art and craft projects.  We made Halloween sun catchers and mosaic pumpkins.  There are so many fun Halloween art projects.  You two always enjoy making art projects, and I have to admit that the teacher in me loves preparing them and doing them with you.  Also, we decorated the front of our house with large pumpkins, small pumpkins, gourds of all kinds, a scarecrow, a huge yellow mum, and more.  We added some ghosts hanging in the front yard and some spider webs.  And we decorated inside the house, too.  We were definitely ready for Halloween this year!

Grammy with the trick-or-treaters
at Trunk-or-Treat

Joshua decided to be a navy seal this year.  He got the idea because his cousin, Ethan, was planning to be a navy seal.  Luke decided to be Aang, the Last Airbender or the Avatar.  Luke loves Avatar so his choice was not surprising at all.  Joshua's choice was not too surprising either.  I have to admit that I am a proud mama that both of you chose to be "good guys."  I believe that you both try very hard to make choices and there is definitely something I really like about you both being good guys at Halloween.  Our family was very lucky to have Grandma Bonny help us with hemming both of your costumes.  I tried so hard to get the right sizes, but they were still not accurate.  Thank goodness that Grammy could help us out.

   

 



Navy Seal Joshua

You both got to wear your costumes a few different times.  The first time was at the annual Trunk or Treat at church.  this year was even more special because Grammy came to church and trunk-or-treat with us and Joshua sang in the choir. This is not to mention that you were both so spoiled by everyone!  You both brought home so much candy, popcorn, and treats!  Luke even brought home a donut from his trunk-or-treating adventures.  The next day Grandma Nichols came over and you both walked in the annual Halloween parade in town.  It is lots of fun to see so many of your classmates dressed in costume.  Then, there is games, hot dogs, and prizes waiting for you at the Center in town.  It was great having Grandma Nichols with us.  Even though she did not sit at the parade with us, she watched from the van and enjoyed seeing all of the kids.  Our final trick-or-treating adventure for the season came the evening of Halloween.  This is the first year I opted to stay home and give out candy.  It was fun seeing all of the kids coming up for candy.  There were so many of them!  Daddy and I figured we had over 300 trick-or-treaters!  You were both so happy to go with one of our favorite families and friends.  It is always so much fun to do things with them. 

   


Daddy with the trick-or-treaters in the parade

Trick-or-treating was an extra special treat this year.  But then you both make just about anything so much fun!  I love you both more today than I did yesterday. 

Love,
Mama