Amber Waves of Grain

I'm sure you're all expecting an obligatory "here are my kids in costumes" post.  So, here you go! Our city postponed trick or treating until Nov 1st due to storms. The weather was perfect. The kids had a blast ( and so did I) .    Here are the kids in their costumes ( garage sale finds, of course! ). We had Obi Wan Kenobi from Star Wars. Kennedy was an army guy.   She owns several princess costumes but chose her brother's play costume instead.  That's my girl! And, a kitty cat.    Savannah really got into it.  She very quickly switched from saying, "Trick or treat!" to "I want candy!" when we rang doorbells.   Slightly rude but adorable all at once.   And, we kept busy answering our own door.  We had (*insert drum roll*) 189 trick or treaters stop by!!    We actually think we had more but we heard a few run away when Nathan's spider on a motion sensor scared a few away.   (insert evil laugh...

The kids all submitted entries for our gym's recent coloring contest.   And, much to our excitement, Kennedy won! Here's her entry ( the colored pumpkin ) with her prizes.... cotton candy, a coloring book, and crayons. She was so proud ... Keegan was also a winner to me.  He worked SO hard on his entry and added a lot of creative touches including ( *gasp* ) glitter.  He REALLY wanted to win.  When he heard that Kennedy won, he was happy for her instead of being upset.   What a good brother.    That's a winner to me. Congratulations, Kennedy!!!!!!!!!!!!