Halloween practice

A weekend with six little kids visiting is best shared in pictures. The dilemma is which ten or so to choose from the 200 that made the cut because they weren't too blurry, most everyone's eyes were open, and/or they weren't taken accidentally of someone's leg or a throw rug. 

The story of the weekend was most certainly "Cousin Fun" between various combinations and permutations of the one-year-olds, the two-and-a-half-year-olds, and the somewhere-around-four-year-olds. I'll give it a try...

A good deal of time was spent in the driveway and the doorway saying hello on Friday afternoon.

On Saturday morning Hannah, Vivi, Lar/Gpa/Dad and I watched the Halloween Fun Run from our front yard. Angie was hoping to run from the law, but instead she gave the cops a lift. Annie is the one who should've been arrested for race crashing!

Dave, Doreen, Tanner, Westy, and Miles stopped to greet us, and we waved at and cheered for other friends and strangers who walked and ran up Church Street in the bright and chilly weather.

Later, cousins had fun eating together,

...reading with Grandpa,

and stripping down to be semi-naked chefs.

The highlight of the weekend was the traditional couch picture-taking session, this time in full costume. First the make-up artists stopped by.

Then, we got a glimpse of the Count's number-filled cape.

Soon the cast of Halloween characters assembled:  Bate-Chica Hannah, Vivi the Octopus, Miles the Count, Bumblebee Westy, Patrolman Ethan, and Officer Owen.

A trial trick-or-treat run came later, with stops at the "homes" of several friendly family members.

Frenzied eating of a few candy treats followed, all in preparation for "real" Halloween on Monday.

 

Saturday night ended with the bigger cousins in pj's, having a cartoon fest in our bedroom. Gpappy joined in, making sure everyone was comfy.

 

On Sunday we got together at Charlie and Angie's house for playtime and doughnuts, and then off to the airport so Hannah, and Vivian could get back to NC in time for tricks and treats at Spanish for Fun Academy tomorrow. Evan, we're sorry you couldn't be here for all the fun.

I had to throw in this picture of Charlie, either laughing or crying--I'm not entirely sure. If you wonder what was making him emote to such a degree, it's an app that Elisabeth has on her new iPhone. Don't ask.

Happy Halloween!