Halloween 2010

Jake with Grandma and Grandpa Patton

Clarke hanging out with next-door neighbors Teddy and Maddy.

Daddy with Jake and next-door neighbor Johnny and his dad (who doesn't usually sport that hair)

Aunt Dani and Jake

cousins in the wagon

Uncle Dale, Aunt Becky, and Clarke

Mommy, Daddy and Jake

We had a lot going on this Halloween weekend, and it was a lot of fun! Grandma and Grandpa Taylor and Becky, Dale and Clarke came up from Somerset for a visit. They came on Friday evening, and then we went to Kings Island on Saturday afternoon. On Sunday afternoon, we visited the Children's Museum and played in the water and in the treehouse. Jake loved the balls there, of course. We went home in the early afternoon so Jake could get a good nap. I had to wake him up so we could go to a pre-trick-or-treating party at a neighbor's house. Then is was home to meet Grandma and Grandpa Patton and Aunt Dani before trick-or-treating. Clarke dressed up as Spiderman, while Jake was a dinosaur (costume courtesy of a neighbor down the street). Grandma Patton, Becky and I took Jake and Clarke around the neighborhood while the others passed out candy at the house. Teddy and Johnny and their mom Michelle joined us on the route too. Clarke and Teddy are 6, so they were pros at running from house to house to get candy, and Jake quickly caught on. He wasn't as fast as them, obviously, but he loved walking up to the houses and picking out candy from their bowls. He would actually get upset if I tried to skip one to catch up with the bigger boys. He could keep on taking candy from the people if I let him, and he actually would try to grab a whole handful of candy. By the end of the night, we had to pull Clarke and Jake back to our street in the wagon because they were so tired. I didn't take my camera along the trick-or-treat route, but here are some pictures from the night.