A great and too-late Halloween night was had by all in the Maddux family. This was the first year that all of the kids chose their own costume. And they chose well. My kids aren't often into typical Halloween costumes, which I think is partly why we garnered so many positive comments as we traversed the neighborhood. That, and let's face it, the kids and the costumes were super, super cute.
Will has been enthralled with airplanes and airplane pilots since our summer vacation, when the pilot let Will and Helen into the cockpit to look around. So he wanted to be an airplane, or "the man who drives the airplane." So, I ordered him a pilot's costume, and Cort set about trying to make an airplane out of a cardboard box. Cort apparently missed his calling, because the plane turned out great! Then we took it to our next door neighbor, who is an artist, for painting. After that, it turned out phenomenal!! And sweet Will was proud as a peacock!
Helen, of course, is never one to be outdone. Once Will decided to be an airplane, she announced that she wanted to be a rocketship. (I can see the wheels turning in her head. What's faster than an airplane? A rocketship! OK, then I must be a rocketship.) After surfing the internet and confirming that there were no rocketship costumes for purchase, we had another homemade costume project on our hands. Cort made the body, and I helped with decorating, and we bought her an astronaut costume for good measure. She was, like her brother, a huge hit!
As for the boys, is it that hard to guess? Every year since they've been old enough to choose, they've been a different sports player. (With one exception - the year I forced the Wizard of Oz on them. Which was so awesome.) They've been a football player, a baseball player, a boxer, and a hockey player. This year, Charlie was a basketball player, and Joe was a golfer. These were actually easy costumes, but they turned out pretty great.
We trick or treated around our neighborhood, going to quite a few more houses than in the past. It was much easier on mom and dad now that everyone is old enough to get the drill. Then we came home and passed out candy. For some reason, that is the favorite part of the night for all my kids. And of course, the kids ate tons of candy (but still have quite a bit left . . . ). And got to bed an hour and a half late. But they sure did enjoy it.
Will brought up the rear, and always got the biggest reaction.
They love handing out candy so much that they meet the trick or treaters on the sidewalk rather than waiting for them to come up to the house. And they each hand out a piece of candy, so the trick or treaters each got 4 pieces. No wonder we ran out so quickly!
Sampled from the stash, of course.
It was yummy!
Happy Halloween!
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