Step Off, Sandy. We have some trick or treatin' to do!

We made it through Sandy's wrath unscathed.  Thank God.   My thoughts and prayers are with those who were affected so horribly.  The devastation is unbelievable in New York and New Jersey. 

Things were back to normal around here by Wednesday.  We got a shitload of rain (6 inches) and some strong winds but we never lost power and all of the surrounding trees stayed in tact.  

Can I get an Amen?

Halloween went off without a hitch.  We travelled about 20 minutes to my sister's house so all of the cousins could trick or treat together. 

The twins had a BLAST!  I can honestly say "they got it" this year.  As soon as I picked them up from pre-school that afternoon, they both asked when we were going trick or treating. 

They got 5 dress up costumes for their birthday this year so I figured we'd be set with costumes for Halloween.  Um, no.

Chris decided he wanted to be "Piderman".  I have absolutely no idea where that idea came from because he never showed any interest in that character and he didn't own anything "Piderman" at all.

So, "Piderman" it was.

I thought for sure Kendall would want to wear one of her three princess dresses.  Um, no.

She wanted to be a..... wait for it.  Wait for it.

A cow.   

I really didn't want to spend $30-$40 on a costume so I started researching ideas on Pinterest.  I found a cute idea for a homemade costume that I thought I could handle.

I excitingly showed it to Kendall and she replied, "No, Mommy.  I want to be a brown cow."

Seriously?!

I happened to mention the costume to my mother-in-law and a few days later, she called me and said she found one on sale for $20 in Kendall's size.  I told her to grab it.

She brought it over a few weekends before Halloween and when I opened the bag, this is what I found.

At first glance, it looks great.  Until you squeeze the nose.

And it whinnies and gallops.

Kendall was none the wiser and stil thinks it's a cow costume.  The nose has been squeezed multiple times and either she knows and hasn't said anything or she doesn't care.

So, back to trick or treating.

This year, the twins really understood the concept.  They walked up to the doors, rang the doorbell or knocked and said "Trick or Treat!" like pros.    And, they even remembered to say "Thank you" afterwards. 

Their little Pottery Barn pumpkins were full to the brim after only 45 minutes.  As we walked back to my sister's house, we kept asking if we could carry their baskets because they looked heavy. 

Nope.  They were too proud of their loot and wanted to carry it all by themselves. 

"I got MORE candy"!