We finished out our October with lots of fun Halloweeny things.

We carved our pumpkin…

We did all sorts of fun things up at the lake, including campsite Trick or Treating.

The boys always have a ball up at the lake for Halloween. They have games and hayrides and fried food that is too good. And they always rack up on the best candy during the Trick or Treat time. They are so generous to the boys there.

As much as I would have loved to have skipped Trick or Treating on actual Halloween (they had SO much candy from the lake!) we, of course, went. One of Daniel’s good buddies always has a Halloween party and then the kids TOT as a group. The boys had a ball.

Daniel was a ninja this entire Halloween season. Isn’t it beautiful? J It’s for sure an 8 year old boy thing!

Luke had to retire Scooby Doo and dressed as a pirate.

And just for fun, here is Daniel as a pirate when he was four:

As much as I love Halloween, I am ready to put it behind us. I’m hoping to replace it it with lots of talk about thankfulness!

Most of the Pumpkin Patch pictures were with Luke’s BFF. They are always together at school and couldn’t be separated for long on the field trip! They are too cute. Anyway, I don’t want to post his pic, since I don’t have permission.

It had been raining all night and morning, so it was a bit soggy out there, so…. School tshirt and rainboots were in order!

I lost count of how many times Luke went down this slide. He LOVED it.

Guess I should have gotten his picture with his pumpkin, huh? It is the PUMPKIN PATCH after all. <sigh> Maybe I’ll do that today. He is so proud of that pumpkin!

The boys were just a bit excited, because one of their friends was having a Halloween party. The boys got to play with some friends and eat pizza and then go out in a big group to Trick-or-Treat.

Here is Harry Potter ready to go!

And Mickey Mouse. His little picture is blurry. L I guess it was not a good day with taking Luke’s picture.

Ready to go!!

One of Daniel’s friends from his class was dressed as Hermione Granger, so he was so excited that they had matching costumes!

I thought D3 made a great Harry Potter!

The boys made out like bandits. They got their buckets loaded with some good candy!

We had a fun day, but it was a little hard getting up for school this morning!

Daniel

We went to a “flea market” and ate all forms of fried foods. Can’t beat some good fried dough! After bouncing around in a bounce house for a while, Luke conked out with Nana.

He woke up just in time for campsite trick or treating. He was not quite awake and needed much encouragement and reminding of what Trick or Treating was.

Luke refused to look at the camera, but he was an awfully cute Mickey Mouse!

It didn’t take him long to get in the groove!

Daniel was Obi Wan Kenobi from Star Wars the Clone Wars. Several people thought he was the Burger King guy, which totally offended him! Ha!

Mickey & Obi Wan on the golf cart with Papa

As I was taking the boys’ picture in front of these pretty fall decorations, Luke sat in a mum. I mean full on sat in it!

That poor little mum will never be the same!

The night ended with Daniel missing the Haunted Hayride through the woods and the Gators losing to Mississippi State {I mean, come on!! It was Home Coming!!!}. There was much crying all around.

All in all it was a lot of fun though!!

We went over to a friend’s house for a Halloween party and then went trick or treating all together. There were about 18 kids!

Here’s a little clip to sum up L’s excitement before we headed out.

I managed to get a few shots of Batman and Robin before we left. They chose their own costumes and I thought they looked mighty cute! J

That crazed smiley look on D3′s face summed up his evening. He was way pumped to be with his friends getting candy!

This is the only action shot I could get and it’s terribly blurry! L went up to the doors and said ‘Trick or Treat’ all by himself. I couldn’t believe he was so independent!

I’m still tired from last night and the kids are still hyped up on sugar. Should be an interesting weekend!