Costume Craziness!

We had so many opportunities to wear our Halloween costumes this year - it was very fun to feel like we really enjoyed them to the fullest.  Though it doesn't take that much since store bought costumes for kids can be found for pretty cheap.  When I was at McKenzie's school Halloween party I was talking with some of the parents about how few homemade costumes we saw and we all sadly agreed that making a costume ourselves would cost way more than just buying it.  I remember as a kid always having a homemade costume - it was such a fun activity to watch it being made.  Maybe next year we'll attempt the homemade costumes.

The kids had all sorts of ideas about what they were going to be but after much debate in the costume store they decided to be matching outfits - Bat Girl and Bat Boy, as Ben insisted on being called.  Here they are showing off their super powers at Ben's school party.  

McKenzie's class had a Halloween party that parents could come and help with.  It was a lot of fun, we set up stations in their class with treats and activities and they all got their costumes on and paraded around the school.  Here's Bat Girl and her friend Maddy.  

Here I am with some of the other Mom's manning the pumpkin toilet paper ghost bowling station.  The kids were across the room a ways and bowled small pumpkins in to knock over the ghosts.

 Ready to head out and trick or treat!  They both really got it this year but Ben did still like to stop and show me every piece of candy he acquired while Kenzie was already running for the next house.  Ben was also insistent on saying thank you at each house which was super cute and earned him some extra candy.