Halloween 2012

Another great Halloween here. Kole was a fireman for the second time in his brief four years of life. Karissa was a good witch, who a couple of times during her Trick-or-Treating was so stinking cute that she got extra candy from neighbors.

Kole eventually got lazy and needed his hat held, then his candy bucket held. They both got tired real quick, despite the fact that they both napped today, a bit of a rarity. Kole was the chief knocker at the doors, but still struggled with giving a sound "Trick or Treat!" He whispered it a few times, near as we can tell. His method is to wait for an open door then hold his bucket forth, if not stepping into the house and grabbing for the homeowner's candy. Karissa prefered to stand and watch and not so much as hold her bucket out, which became an issue for older neighbors who struggled to bend over to throw candy in and all Karissa would do is spectate or attempt to just take the candy from their hand. Afterwards, it was not just moving along like business as usual. She preferred to stop and inspect her candy and attempt to eat it while still standing on the stranger's porch. And what's so wrong with that? Sort of a practical approach to the day, if you ask me. We actually spent enough time out trick-or-treating and largely missed giving out candy at home, for the most part. We still have a large glut of candy still here. I think we'll manage.

Halloween History

2008: Kole - Skeleton

2009: Kole - Doctor (in Scrubs)

2010: Kole - Fireman, Karissa - Pumpkin 

2011: Kole - Race Car Driver, Karissa - Ladybug

2012: Kole - Fireman, Karissa - Good Witch