Sunday, November 2, 2008

If it wasn't for costumes, I wouldn't even celebrate Halloween

Let me be clear, I have merely tolerated Halloween my adult life. I don't like to be scared. Not ever! It's not a fun feeling for me. My sister, on the other hand, has always LOVED Halloween. I used to go to a haunted house or a corn maze with her, but the last few years I've refused. Normally, she hosts a Halloween party for the kids. My one excuse to dress up, or dress my baby up. She decided against the party this year, which left me going Trick-or-Treating to show off Mason in his cute costume. (gasp!) I can't recall the last time I went Trick-or-Treating, but I'm sure it was pre-teenage years. It was nice weather and an enjoyable stroll. I left Mason in his stroller the entire time, but he was content. I really enjoyed watching Ethan and Ellie be so cute. They both got a couple of pieces of candy for Mason. They didn't just share with him, they (Ethan) actually asked the people 'Can I have a treat for Mason?' As if these people knew Mason, or Ethan for that matter. We weren't in either of their neighborhoods. We went with our friend Janell. She conveniently lives a mile or so from my parents. We ate dinner, got the kids ready, Trick-or-Treated for an hour and headed to my Mom and Dad's house. Good times!

Mason enjoying his m&ms
Dylan, Mason, Ellie, Kailee, Ethan
Niki, Wade, Ethan, Ellie
Janell, Kailee, Dylan Mason and Ellie in costumeMason and Ellie sans costume

Earlier in the day, Mason and I went to Zions to visit CharRee. I didn't want Mason to have to wear his monster costume while we were running errands and such, so I bought him a cute little skeleton sweatsuit. I bought a matching T-shirt, which was as close to a costume as I got.

Kaylene, Mason, CharRee, Me

Silly side note: when I went to bed on Halloween night in that T-shirt, it was glowing. It took me a second to figure out where the light was coming from. DUH!

2 comments:

Valarie said...

Yeah! I love the pictures! THanks for being the Reynolds Family historian. :) Ellie and Mason look so cute in their costumes! I'm totally with you about dressing up; I was a stick-in-the-mud this year...

Julie said...

I love the monster costume!! He is so cute and I can't believe how big he is getting! I'm glad you found me on facebook :) jc