the force is strong in this one...

i hope everyone had a fun & safe halloween! ours was filled more with more treats than tricks for sure - in fact, we had quite the stash of leftover treats. the good news is that the candy is now gone; the bad news is that we ate it all. my tummy STILL hurts!

we spent halloween with some of reece's cousins and aunts/uncles. it was so fun to see the kiddos dressed up & of course, totally jacked on candy. we should have known better than to try a group pic when there was trick or treating to be done - yeah, that's not happening!

the pic is a little dark, but behold master yoda:

lauren & abigail the wiggle worms (not sure, but i *think* lauren is on our right. who am i kidding?! i have no idea!) -

ryan was mickey mouse. can't you just see him thinking 'puh-leeeese stop taking my picture. i am only doing this for the candy':

minnie mouse and mini-mickey (steph & jacob):

alyse, jj & hannah - dorothy & toto, tinkerbell & a puurrrrrrty cat - meow!

miss sassy pants emily was wonder woman (i've got to get me some of those boot covers!):

and i had to post this pic b/c it is just waaay too cute:


after the costume fun, we put reece's street clothes back on with his new hat. little did we know that it was its own longshoreman costume! ha! reece thought it was funny too!: