Trick or Treat!

We planned a full day of trick or treating. Esteban had to work tonight and I didn't want him to miss out on the fun. So we took the kids out in the morning to downtown Clermont. Unfortunately, we missed the activity which was from 9-11am. Downtown businesses were handing out candy for the local daycare. Even so, the kids collected some candy and had a good time.
An older gentleman passed by and offered to take our picture. That was very nice of him.

See how Maya eyes the candy bowl...

Jayden and Maya were intrigued by the vampire which spoke in a creepy vampire voice.

Here's Maya when we got home and I took away her candy pail. She had the same reaction when I removed her ballerina costume, which was a gift to her from my co-worker.

To calm her down, I gave her a lollipop.

Later that evening, we had dinner and got ready to trick or treat in the neighborhood. Crazy Jayden had a meltdown because I wanted to take a picture of him with his Spidy hat on.

He cried so hard, he made Maya cry. Well, it was the combination of the crying and the mask that did it!

Everybody's in the wagon and we're all set to go! PS The wagon is definitely the way to go for Trick or Treating!

Our first stop was at Mark's house. Elizabeth greeted us with a cauldron of candy.

We started at about 6:15 and there were still no sign of trick or treaters. The first 45 minutes was tough 'cause it was hard to tell who was participating so we started by only visiting those homes with Halloween decorations. Then, as it got darker and the trick or treaters started to arrive, it became easier. Jayden was so excited. He kept screaming, "That way, Mommy!" And Maya was running back and forth from the wagon to the houses. It was so much fun to watch them. I wish Esteban could have been there with us.

Afterwards, we met Maria and her family at Real Life. They were having a huge Halloween event. The church was huge, beautiful and packed! There were kids everywhere. They had trick or treating, a bounce house, live band and tons more. We didn't get to see it all, but we hung out for a little while and headed back home.

Devonte the Ninja and Spiderman hung out for a while!

Pumpkin Carving

This year, I thought I would try to carve a pumpkin with the kids. Well, let me tell you, Jayden took quite a bit of convincing before he actually stuck his hand in there to get the seeds out. Here you can see his reaction.
Maya didn't really have a reaction to the whole thing. She was more interested in what was going on in the living room. Probably Dora or something...

Jayden said the seeds were sticky! I thought he was adorable!

Almost ready...

Finished product! Jayden got suck a kick out of this. He really enjoyed the experience and the actual pumpkin. In fact, the next morning when he woke up, the first thing he asked about was the pumpkin...