Halloween 2009

Soon after Sam's firefighter costume arrived at our house (courtesy of my neighbor and her generous "hand-me-down" spirit), Jack had a burning desire to be a firefighter, too. We quickly swapped out the Dale Jr. racecar driver uniform he had been planning to wear with his dress-up firefighter coat and hat. A quick trip to Old Navy yielded (amazingly enough) matching bright red sweatpants. No sweat, we had ourselves two firefighters...oh, except for the sweat. Did I mention it was 80 degrees and rainy/misty/humid on Halloween evening? And my boys were dressed in head-to-toe fleece? Miserable!

We did, however, have a lot of fun at our church's Fall Festival. The kids played games, bounced, took a hayride, and trunk-or-treated.

Rick took the boys for some neighborhood treat-seeking, before we put them to bed for the night. Then we had our 2nd annual cul-de-sac Halloween bonfire and chili dinner--minus the bonfire (that rain was a real bummer). All in all, it was a Halloween to remember.

Jack and Sam stop at a trunk for a treat.

Sam was really excited about this hayride...until he realized it was taking him away:(

The firefighter, Cinderella, and the postman lived it up as only princesses and civil servants can!

The official Halloween 2009 photo with original costuming (sigh).