Halloween Week

 This past week was Halloween - my 44th birthday.  My mom came for the week because it was also full of band concerts, soccer games, and football games.  We had a great time together.  Peter, especially, couldn't get enough of Mimi.

Christian stressed about his costume for weeks.  He didn't want to pay any money but he wanted a good costume but he didn't want to make anything, etc. etc.  So, in the end, he paid Benjamin $10 for the use of his old Halloween cloak and wore black clothes, sunglasses and the cloak and called it a Halloween costume. It worked fine.

Peter didn't want a costume.   He screamed when I tried to put it on him.  It wasn't until we got to the church trunk-or-treat Saturday night and he saw other kids in costume and he allowed me to just put on the police jacket.  Christian wore this same costume with hat, belt, handcuffs, etc.   Peter wasn't having any of that.  Just the jacket was a win.  But our little police officer went to every car.  He seemed really perplexed about what was going on, but he was a good sport.  We didn't go actual trick-or treating because it was a Sunday.  I'm looking forward to next year when he's old enough to get it and we go to houses, not just cars.

Bella went as a ghost to the trunk-or-treat.  She went around with Peter for quite a while.  She was really cute with him and had a fun time that night even though most of her friends didn't come.  Benjamin refused to dress up and didn't want to go, but Kelly made him so he sat in the back of our van and snuck candy all night.  You can see him in the picture behind Kelly. 

Bella's band concert was a costume concert.  She went as a lifeguard. Tomorrow I hope to find time to post some videos of her playing and also Benjamin's concert.  She played a saxophone solo and a piano solo in addition to songs with the band.

What you find when Bella takes your phone: