This Halloween officially marks the end of any sort of cute kid-type costumes for our family since both Landon and Whitney went for gory face paint driven costumes this year.
{2002}
Say it isn't so!
The cousin count has increased since then too, there were only 5 then.
I'm not comfortable with the passage of time.
Can you believe I didn't take my camera trick or treating with us? I have finally decided to rely on Amy's brilliant photos since mine never turn out in the dark (she has a super nice camera with high ISO capabilities). It was liberating, except for the fact that I don't have access to those photos at the moment.
Upon returning, Adam put Ghostbusters on in the background while the kids surveyed their loot. Can you believe I've never seen this movie the whole way through? How did I make it through the 80's? I honestly don't know, but I've only ever seen tiny bits of it.
Whitney was actually distracted enough by the movie not to be blinded by the bounty of candy in front of her...I should have taken her temperature, something must be off!
Randy took Landon and Austin out for an extra half hour of trick or treating (Landon's idea of course), which resulted in tons more candy because many of the houses they visited were closing up for the night and dumped hand fulls of candy into their bags.
Of course there was sorting to be done. Landon proclaimed it "the year of the Kit Kat!"
It was a good night and the 7th year of our traditional family gathering at Adam and Amy's house. I like having this tradition, but am a little bummed out by how old the kids are getting. We have to rely on Ashley for the cuteness quotient, so she better stay little for a long time.
**Did you go trick or treating?
Do you still have cute costumes happening?
Are you comfortable with the passage of time?
Were you a candy sorter?
What's your favorite candy?
Do you still have cute costumes happening?
Are you comfortable with the passage of time?
Were you a candy sorter?
What's your favorite candy?
Comment Window Tidbit: I feel like I woke up this morning and realized my kids are big. I thought that wouldn't happen until they hit their teens, but apparently ages 9 and 11 are it. Dang it.
15 comments:
oh man jill. i'm with you on the discomfort. i hate time passage. i have managed to keep myself at 21. i'm not sure how it is that others keep ageing. :)
we've still got the cuteness factor with mr. t, but i noticed this year kellen was very much more mature. so sad.
not a candy sorter. equal opportunity eaters we are.
i'm stealing all the almond joys.
welcome back from paris!!!!
I have loved all of you Paris posts so much- and it's also nice to find out what you are doing right now too.
We did trick or treating with the boys here- the girls each went to their friends homes to trick or treat- that a sign of oldness to me... they want to be with their friends over us.
They were all cute- I really discourage the scary side of Halloween, including costumes. So far they are all with me on this.
I don't mind the passage of time too much- except that it makes my parents older, and that bothers me a lot!!
Yes I was a candy sorter. I love all the candy, sad to say, except maybe those super sour candies- YUCK.
Oh HOw I can Relate to this post! Darn kids- they grow up so fast.
We really didn't have the cute thing going on either... I screamed with delight with every cute costume that came to the door. That helped.
I was a MAJoR candy sorter! I still would sort it, but trent didn't want anyone to touch it? smart kid.
My favorite to give out- milk duds.
I haven't read your latest paris posts, I'm saving them for this afternoon- I have enjoyed your trip so much.
The kids do look so big! Seriously, when did that happen? Especially Whitney, that seems super sudden to me, she looks older than when we left, and that's not even two months...
Who doesn't like sorting candy? It's a time-honored tradition.
My favorite candies are: m&ms (duh), Snickers, Reese's, Kit Kat. You could do a lot worse than Year of the Kit Kat.
We went trick or treating, but got starte a litte late. Actually, that turned out to be in the kids' favor since everbody was doing end of night bowl dumps. :)
We still have cute costumes happening. Mommy deserves a drink for making the cute costumes happen with a broken sewing machine!! 1 demon, 1 fairy, 1 cow, and 1 Boo monster costume. No patterns, just my winging it.
I am, and I am not comfortable with the passage of time. I deal.
I'm a major candy sorter. How can you institute a decent barter system without knowing what you have to trade? ;)
My favorite candy.. I can't choose. Reese's pieces, tropical skittles, jr. mints, kit-kats, and raisinets are the tops though.
Now I need to go work on my blog that I've neglected for sewing.
I definitely went trick-or-treating, but mercifully we got most of the candy at the ward "trunk-or-treat." Thank goodness!
Daniel still wants to be a superhero every year. He's little enough that it's cute. At least I think it is!
I was absolutely a candy sorter. I remember dumping out my bag of candy, and trading with my brothers and sister:) Good memories.
we had a few friends over again this year all who have kids about Carly's age - and I was thinking that we were about to outgrown the fun of costumes and trick-or-treating. :o(
My family party fell apart- everyone seems to be leaving me. (boo.)
Kelly took Emily and her friend and Ethan out- my other kids all did friend activities and I didn't end up with a single picture of my kids together in costumes. (hoo.)
And now it is fast Sunday so I cant wallow in my confiscated Pay Day, Junior Mints or Twix. (uncontrolled sobbing.)
I think this passage of time is what has me out of sorts this year. I don't like it.
I'm a sorter for sure! When my sisters family lived in VA a few years I looked forward to sorting my nieces and nephews loot. My favorite!
Nicole and her friends didn't trick or treat this year. That made me feel old! (although I didn't mind not having an extra costume to sew :)
Year of the Kit-Kat . . . he's hilarious!
I'll try to keep Ashley little but I think she's losing the cuteness factor way too quickly! She's such a little stinker sometimes. She was pretty darn cute tripping in her long skirt though.
I was totally a candy sorter. It cracked me up to see the kids doing it last night.
I love having Adam and Amy host every year. Thank you Amy for doing it. It's a great tradition and we always have a good time.
I usually enjoy Kit Kats or Twix but this year Almond Joy seems to be a favorite.
wow...your kids look great! I love traditions, something comfortable to look forward to.
Your kids are big...but 9 and 11 are not the ages I think of as big kids yet! time goes too fast, it is really starting to scare me.
oh, my they are growing sooo ooo fast.! Cute photos....I dragged the kids everywhere and we got tons tons tons of candy.....i will post soon.
I love butterfingers....I love tootsies....I love almond m&ms...and I NEVER BUY ANYTHING.
I think sorting was my favorite part of Halloween. I felt like a millionaire making all those little piles of candy, counting each piece, then having my choice of anything I wanted. I don't think I would have been happier rolling around in money.
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