We picked out our Halloween costumes the first week of October. My prayer was that the kids would not change their mind! When we were at Target I asked Austin what he wanted to be and he answered "A Power Ranger!". I said, "Austin, you were a Power Ranger last year. We have that costume at home." So he thought for a bit and replied, "I want to be the Blue Power Ranger this year." I told him, "I am not going to pay $30 because you want to change the color of your costume." Then a creative idea came to me....I told Austin, "I tell you what. You have a choice. Either get the new Blue Power Ranger costume OR I will give you $10 to go to the toy isle and pick any toy you want." Austin immediately took me up on the $10 offer. He already knew what he wanted to get. He was totally fine with being the Red Power Ranger again *and* he got a new toy...BONUS!!
Samantha knew that she wanted to be Snow White. Here is my two sense about buying princess costumes/dresses....DON'T EVER buy them from the Halloween isle!!! If the girls want to be a princess, I ALWAYS get their dresses from the toy isle. The dresses are the same prices as the Halloween ones...if not cheaper....AND they are so much better!!!! So, Sammy picked the perfect dress for her...and the tiara...and the shoes. She looked so sweet!
I bought Lauren a Cinderella dress and cute silver glitter shoes to match. Later on I figured out that the dress was just way too big. I thought I could pin it, but that didn't work. So, plan B was the Sleeping Beauty dress that I forgot that we had in a size 2-3...PERFECT!! And I had hairbows to match. (anyone that knows me knows that is a must) She looked so cute!
Russell came home early from work and we started the night by going and trick-or-treating in downtown Van Alstyne. This is so neat! Every year on Halloween night most of the downtown merchants pass out candy starting at 5PM. We also walked over to the fire station and got a toy airplane and glow necklace!
When we got home, we had some pizza for dinner and got ready to go trick-or-treating with the Thomas. Trick-or-treating with the Thomas is a tradition we have done since Austin and Maegan were born! So it is a must to go with them.
Lauren did a great job saying "tick-or-teat". I don't think she really felt good because she started to get really cranky and wanted me to hold her. She fell asleep as soon as we got home! She was exhausted from the busy day...I don't blame her...I was too! 
Samantha knew that she wanted to be Snow White. Here is my two sense about buying princess costumes/dresses....DON'T EVER buy them from the Halloween isle!!! If the girls want to be a princess, I ALWAYS get their dresses from the toy isle. The dresses are the same prices as the Halloween ones...if not cheaper....AND they are so much better!!!! So, Sammy picked the perfect dress for her...and the tiara...and the shoes. She looked so sweet! I bought Lauren a Cinderella dress and cute silver glitter shoes to match. Later on I figured out that the dress was just way too big. I thought I could pin it, but that didn't work. So, plan B was the Sleeping Beauty dress that I forgot that we had in a size 2-3...PERFECT!! And I had hairbows to match. (anyone that knows me knows that is a must) She looked so cute!Russell came home early from work and we started the night by going and trick-or-treating in downtown Van Alstyne. This is so neat! Every year on Halloween night most of the downtown merchants pass out candy starting at 5PM. We also walked over to the fire station and got a toy airplane and glow necklace!When we got home, we had some pizza for dinner and got ready to go trick-or-treating with the Thomas. Trick-or-treating with the Thomas is a tradition we have done since Austin and Maegan were born! So it is a must to go with them.Lauren did a great job saying "tick-or-teat". I don't think she really felt good because she started to get really cranky and wanted me to hold her. She fell asleep as soon as we got home! She was exhausted from the busy day...I don't blame her...I was too! Lauren (Lou Lou) and Zachary (Zac Zac) looked so cute trick-or-treating together!
We have some neighbors that dress up every year! The kids just love that!
Sammy dropped her candy SEVERAL times. But big brother was always there to help her pick it up.
Austin and Sammy had a BLAST passing out candy. I think that was their favorite part! They both could not wait for people to come to our door. They would get some candy and run out to meet the trick-or-treaters on the sidewalk. I kept telling them to stay put and the people would come to them, but they were just too excited! So I went inside and got 2 chairs for them to sit in and put the candy basket between them. That helped keep them put!
Austin and Sammy had a BLAST passing out candy. I think that was their favorite part! They both could not wait for people to come to our door. They would get some candy and run out to meet the trick-or-treaters on the sidewalk. I kept telling them to stay put and the people would come to them, but they were just too excited! So I went inside and got 2 chairs for them to sit in and put the candy basket between them. That helped keep them put! 
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