Halloween

Halloween this year was lots of fun. Carson dressed up like Mike Wazowski from Monsters University and Brooklyn was Boo from Monsters Inc. They both looked adorable and thought it was so cool. We started off by going to daddy's work for the Trick-or-Treat walk through the day before Halloween. The kids get to walk through the entire Melaleuca Home Office and collect candy. Each department decorates and hands out candy as the kids walk through. It is a lot of fun and I think it is the kids' favorite part about Halloween. They get lots of candy, its warm and inside, and they get to visit Daddy's work.

The amount of candy they got from Melaleuca this year was ridiculous! Between the two of them we completely filled up our huge Halloween candy bowl. They got a total of 14 full-sized candy bars that weren't even in the bowl when I took the picture. I had to sneakily get rid of candy (including giving it away at the door) and saved a lot for gingerbread houses. 

The morning of Halloween we woke the kids up early and took them to breakfast at IHOP. They were giving away free jack-o-lantern pancakes for the kids and Jason had a free breakfast for his birthday that week. We took the kiddos in their jammies and they were so excited.

Later that morning I took the kids to I-Jump for their Halloween party. The kids got in at a discounted rate if they wore their costumes. We were the only ones there for a long time, so the kids had the whole place to themselves. They love I-Jump because they can run, jump, scream, yell, and throw balls at each other. I love it because they get out all of their energy and normally crash for a few hours later that day.

That night we went trick-or-treating around the neighborhood. We would drive the van, get out and go to a few doors, and then drive the van a little more. It was FREEZING cold that night so we didn't stay out very long. Carson's friend, Maddie, came with us and they had lots of fun yelling, "Trick-or-Treat!" when people opened the door.

The older my kids get the more fun the holidays get too. Halloween was no exception this year. We all had a blast!