Halloween 2011

What a fun Halloween we had this year!  It was a little hectic with working later than planned, but we headed home, shoved a little dinner into the kids, and headed out the door!  We went trick-or-treating with our neighbor and his two little girls.  The 4 year olds were entirely too efficient at trick or treating than the 2 year olds so Matt went on ahead with Max and Audrey.  Greg and I took the super slow Kinley and Natalie and even though we skipped most of the houses and the girls rode in the stroller a lot, it took forever compared to Matt and his little ToT machines!  I can't imagine how much easier this will be in a couple years!

Originally, I had planned for Max to wear his shark costume from last year.  It still fits, is in great condition, and is a really nice costume.  But Max wanted to be a dinosaur.  And I couldn't convince him that the costume was a shark-dinosaur, so I headed to the store.  I found a dragon costume, shrugged, and decided to call it a dragon-dinosaur... Rwar!!!!  Upon presenting the costume to Max asks if it is a dinosaur, I enthusiastically (nervously) tell him it's a dragon-dinosaur.  He looks at the costume for a minute and I try to read his reaction, then he starts to scream and I hold my breath... "How COOL!  A dragon dinosaur!  Thanks mom!" 

So for Kinley I had decided to go the hamburger costume route.  I had contemplated this last year, but was afraid that by dressing my little baby girl up as a hamburger I may forever damage her psyche.  Now that she was a little older and (for the time being) has seemed to totally embrace her nick-name, I offered the idea to her and she accepted. 
We went to the store and picked out the hamburger costume. 
We headed to the registers. 
We passed a butterfly costume. 
She asked to try it on.  (uh-oh) 
I put the butterfly costume on her.
She puts her hands in front of her superman (girl) style and starts running around the store.
"Y(l)-ook Mommy.  I can fly!"
How could I not get my little burger the butterfly costume?!

Kinley was soooo slow!  The other kids were already on
their way to the next house before Kinley even reached the door.

  

<3 <3




Kinley stopping for a rest. From what, I do not know.