Guess what, we’re still alive. That’s no small feat considering the amount of candy we’ve consumed in the last 4 days. Speaking of which, here’s my token Halloween photo:
It’s only the boys, obviously, but that’s because the girls in our family are sort of boring. I’m the World’s Lamest Dresser-Upper and it appears I have taught Hayley well. Her words: “I’m not really the dressing up type…I’ll be a soccer player.” (Read: “I’m just gonna wear my soccer jersey and call it a costume.”)
Anyway, Brian was a Jedi (Is that right? I have no idea. I’m also the World’s Lamest Star Wars person. Or is it Star Trek….) and the boys were either army guys or hunters – take your pick. That would be because we were in Walmart on Halloween morning looking for costumes because as I said, I’m lame that way (see above) and I must also be the World’s Cheapest Person Especially When It Comes To Halloween Costumes because I refuse to pay $15-$20 for something they’re gonna wear for exactly 2 hours. So, we moseyed on over to the boys section and found camo sweats. Bam. Army guys/Hunters for $7…plus jammies/play clothes too. That’s what I’m talkin’ about. And I’ll admit publicly that it was my brilliant husband’s idea (and Reason #49028 that makes it totally worthwhile to keep him around).
Strangely enough, we did stop at Walmart the next morning on our way to church to buy the Halloween costumes we knew would be on sale November 1. Sure enough, all the costumes we looked at 24 hours earlier for $15-$20 were now $7-&8. What a difference a day makes. But hey, we’re prepared for next year, oh yes we are.
One last thing about that photo. Do you see that big, fat, red lollipop my not-even-2-year-old is holding? I think that was his 5th in the span of 2 hours. Honest truth. See? Now you understand why I consider it an accomplishment that we have all survived the last 4 days. All that obnoxious-behavior-producing sugar and I have not thrown one person out the window.
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Your boys are adorable!