Halloween 2008

Well....here are the boys in their Halloween costumes. I'm sorry it took so long to post them, and I'm sorry that I cannot figure out how to rotate my pictures. Will one of you blogging pros PLEASE call me and tell me how to do it so I don't waste another 2 hours at the computer. It would be much appreciated.

Kaiden really wanted to be Obama for Halloween this year. He wanted to paint his face black and wear an afro. I would prefer not to have my kid get his butt kicked on Halloween night, so I told him I would go buy him an Obama mask. Needless to say, the Obama masks were long gone. So were the McCain masks. However, there was an entire wall of Bush masks. They were practically giving them away. So, Bush he was, and I have to say, his costume was hilarious. I couldn't stop laughing. He didn't have a blue suit jacket, so he borrowed mine. If you look really close, that's a woman's Jones New York suit coat. It's a little tapered in the arms and waist, but it worked!

Coop was Batman, and his costume was scary. He went trick-or-treating with his friend Austin and had a great time.

Connor and Cannon went trick-or-treating together this year. Cannon's costume might look a little worn. That's because he has been wearing his costume almost everyday since September. Apparently I don't know much about superheros. Whenever Cannon would put on his costume, he would walk around the house with his fingers and his wrist like they are in the picture. I couldn't figure it out. I honestly thought he was trying to do the "rock on" sign but was way off. I didn't try to fix it because how does a mom say, "No, son. You don't do rock on like that.....you do it like this." So, I just let it be. It wasn't until Connor got into full costume and made the same gesture that I realized it's how Spiderman shoots his web. I guess if I'm a mother of 4 boys, I better study up on superheros!

Anyhoo...it was a great night. Grandma Joan came down and made Taco Soup and we took the boys trick-or-treating. Can I just say that I like Halloween much more as an adult. I don't have to do any of the work that I had to do as a kid, and I still get to eat just as much (okay...even more) candy than I did as a child. I love it, and my mom can't even take my bag and hide it. There are some perks to being the mommy!