Halloween 2012

Carter was very excited about Halloween this year! He has been asking daily for the last 2 weeks or so if it was Halloween yet, so right before putting him to bed Tuesday night when I told him tomorrow was finally Halloween, and he was, not surprisingly, VERY excited. Then Wednesday morning, right at 7am, Eric and I are still asleep in bed, and Carter comes in our room proclaiming very loudly, "Happy Halloween!!!!" Although we were very groggy, we couldn't help but laugh.... it was definitely a funny way to be woken up! He immediately wanted to get his costume on, which we did. He played in it all morning, and was very excited to go play at the park with his other friends all in their costumes. Here are a few adorable pictures Laura took of all the kids dressed up.

 Mason & Connor, the two superheroes. 

Gavin & Lucy, Jake the pirate and Tinkerbell. 

John as Spiderman (his little sis Taylor wasn't into the picture thing at the moment, lol!)

And Carter and Ella, Dallas Cowboy and his little cheerleader. 

Carter had been looking forward to trick-or-treating as well, and all day couldn't wait for Daddy to come home so we could go. After an early dinner, we got the kids dressed, took some pictures, and headed out. Ella tagged along riding in her stroller and she loved watching all the kids and looking at all the decorations. Not many pictures of trick-or-treating this year, but I assure you, they both had so much fun, especially Carter! And then when we got home, he loved handing out candy to the remaining trick-or-treaters that we got here at our house, too. 

Here are the kids just before heading out. 

Carter was being pretty stubborn and wouldn't put his helmet on for pictures. :/

 Oh Ella! 

 So sweet. 

 Love them! 

So proud of himself! (Not sure what Eric is doing here?? Lol.) 

And how perfect is that football basket?! :)

 Little Miss along for the ride. Can't wait to see them both out there together next year!! 

Since this was our first Halloween in this neighborhood, we didn't know exactly what to expect, but it definitely did not disappoint. So many of the houses were decorated with so much creativity to make it really fun for all the kids. And, whoa, were there A LOT of kids. I guess that is to be expected in Frisco, but wow, I couldn't believe just how many there were. So many people we hadn't met yet, all so nice and friendly! Anyway, a fun night for all of us. Now, what to do with all this candy???