Halloween was exceptionally fun this year because it was the first year that Sam really understood what was going on and was able to actually say "trick or treat" at each door :) It also was the first year we've been near family for Halloween night! Another wonderful thing about Halloween this year is that it was Michael's first day as a Post Falls Police Officer :) YAY!! Something he has wished for for a very long time! So back to Halloween... I let Sam pick what she wanted to dress up like and the night we began talking about it we were in walmart and found a trick or treating bag with Dora the Explorer on it dressed up like a black cat...needless to say that was it, Sam wanted to be a kitty just like Dora :) I found this to be a grand idea because not only was it an easy costume to come up with, but it was cheap! I found myself a cheap pair of leopard ears/tail and we found Eli a really cute tiger outfit at Costco for cheap :) This move kind of put us on a tight budget and all since we are still paying two house payments and are not really sure how long this will go on for :(
So Halloween night we had the grandparents, and a few of my siblings plus the kids' cousin all over for chili and trick or treating. The chili was my grandpa's recipe and was a huge hit and the trick or treating was priceless! I went door to door with Sam and Makayla (because my husband is really a big stick in the mud about Halloween...it's his least favorite holiday and he would be happy hiding in the house with the lights out so he didn't have to give any candy away)...and at least we were able to con Michael into walking with us :) The cute part of this story was watching Sam after each house...she would go up to the door and ever so softly say "trick or treat" then "thank you" when they gave her candy, then she would proceed to run back to the road yelling "daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, I got candy" :) She didn't just do this once or twice...but at EVERY house we went to in the two blocks we covered! It was really quite cute! So needless to say Halloween was a huge hit this year and I'm sure will only get more and more fun in the coming years!s
