Noah, who LOVES the cartoon Fireman Sam, refused to wear his fire coat because it was a starched material rather than comfy cotton, and therefore displeased him.
Lauren couldn't see, and therefore spent most of the evening on the ground.
We ended up carrying her all night, at which point she enjoyed herself and all of the passersby who were making comments about how cute and chubby she was in her pumpkin suit.
And once Noah realized that he could carry his firehat, rather than wear it, and whereupon offering it up to complete strangers they would drop chocolate and sugary treats in it, he became a fan of the whole thing. Still wouldn't wear the coat, though.
We then went to some friends' house for chili, s'mores, and a candy exchange, and had a great time. The kids crashed as soon as we got home, but the Halloween hi-jinks resumed at 2am when Noah woke up screaming and complaining that he didn't feel good and his mouth hurt. We deciphered his strange gestures to mean he had a sore throat and a tummyache from all the candy and yelling with his little friends the previous evening, and we were up til 3:30am coaxing him back to sleep.
Next year we're staying in, eating white rice and saltines, putting the kids to bed early, and renting a movie.
10 comments:
Okay, Lauren is the cutest pumpkin I've ever seen.
Seriously, you must never celebrate halloween again. It's clearly not in the cards for you.
Your halloweens sounds as lovely as our's last night. Trip to the ER for IV fluids... no candy for Mr. Tyler.
But your kids look like they had a ton of fun!
Way to cute!!
I'm sorry to laugh but this post is hilarious! Good memories for sure! And little miss pumpkin head is adorable!
Les
Bless Noah's little heart! He and Lauren look super cute...Hope all is well!! xoxo
Mathias was a horse, with the head coming down almost over his. He also spent most of the holiday on his knees. It was too cute!
Has Lauren been walking for awhile now?
Goodness...at least no one threw up in the candy this year. Lauren is the cutest pumpkin ever.
I must say a thought about poor Noah and his barfing incident since Brett was a lion this year. I vote that you stay at it at least for the funny stories! (Not that I'm laughing at your kids' expense but... you know)
Did you have yourself some pie that night, made from Lauren's cheeks?
I love Noah in that first picture. He's so, so sad about his coat. Hilarious.
You better post about his birthday!
we seem to have barfing as a halloween tradition as well - maybe it is a young boy with bible name thing...
good to see you at homecoming.
mel
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