Halloween Rocks!

Wow, we hae had an amazing day!  We went to the Meetup Moms picnic this morning with Hayden's pal Amelia and they had an awesome time jumping in the bounce castles and running ar
ound like maniacs. I love watching him play with such a sweet kid like he is. After the kids were exhausted we headed home for an hour of rest and then our good friends Hayley and James who are also Hayden's godparents, came over to hang out before our party. Around 4:00, the rest of our friends and family arrived for pizza, treats and fun. We all sat out front and handed out candy and Hayden and his friend David decided they wanted to get in on the action. They were little trick-or-treat pros...They always said "Trick-or-treat" and "Thank You" to each person. At one house, the elderly lady ran inside and grabbed two adorable hand-sewn bags with witches on them and asked the boys if they would like them for being such sweet little boys. She said she always makes a couple to give to her favorite visitors and I guess that was them this year. I thanked her at least 20 times and I plan on dropping by some Christmas cookies to her as a thank you. I do really love this neighborhood. No one had any scary stuff, the older children were very polite and everyone says hello to each other. We are so lucky to have such a wonderful place to live. After the trick-or-treating fun, I secretly replaced Hayden's dairy candy with candy I had set aside for that very reason. He had no idea that he was missing out on the chocolate. We are fortunate that he's not the type of kid that tanks up on candy and sugar and I have a feeling he probably won't touch most of it, which is fine with Matt because he will surely finish it off for him. Hayden played for a little longer out front while we gave out or last bit of candy and then he passed out promptly at 8:00. Right before bed, he said, "Thanks for a fun day Mommy. I love my candy and my mommy and daddy." I would say the day was as perfect as perfect could be!

Well, I'm off to enjoy an evening of sitting on the patio watching the stars with Matt. I'll post the pictures from today tomorrow. I can't be bothered right now...

Happy Halloween!