Happy Halloween!

What a busy week we have had! We have been completely preoccupied with house stuff, then on top of that, Mike's birthday was yesterday, we have Halloween tonight (and last Saturday when Sussex had their trick-or-treating--there are some benefits to having everyone trick-or-treat at different times), and our anniversary is Friday.

We carved pumpkins on Tuesday. They are already rotting. What's up with that? Here they are the one time we lit them. Carter had previously painted his pumpkin, so his had some extra flair. He insisted on the bee (that's what that is, if you can't tell). No ghosts, witches, or funny faces, it had to be the bee.

Carter had 2 costumes this year. His Buzz Lightyear costume from last year still fits him and he was really excited about wearing it, so we let him wear it for trick-or-treating here and for Brooklyn's birthday party. His other costume was Steve from Blue's Clues. Samantha was Blue. Carter was very excited about the Handy Dandy Notebook. He even practiced holding it just like Steve does. Looks like he got some of his Momma's nerdiness. Samantha was super cute, although she just stayed covered up warm and cozy in the stroller, so no one saw her. We will dress her up again for our soup night this Friday. We made Mike's birthday cake, because I thought it would be fun for Carter to decorate one for him. You probably can't tell which one Carter did. I never said that cake decorating was a skill I posses. Mike had a good day though, so it all worked out.
Carter mostly enjoyed eating the frosting and sprinkles. This kid has been on a sugar high since last week. We are trying to detox him. Tonight he was complaining of a tummy ache. Poor kid. I am not sure if I can blame this last one on the sugar rush or on the aforementioned nerdiness, but Carter just came out of his room the other day with one of Samantha's headbands on. He was just playing like it was no big deal. Once I started laughing and snapping pictures he took it off. This will be great blackmail one day. This kid is hilarious.