Our 3 Goblins

Halloween came by chance this year for our little goblins. We had already participated in our ward's Truck Or Treat Halloween Party last week but we still had intentions of taking them out on actual Halloween as well. Until Halloween rolled around and Aubrey wanted a different costume at 6pm! Daddy stepped in and drove this goblin to a few stores returning home with a bat? skeleton? It looked pretty good whatever it was and considering it was last grabs, it was the most modest of them all. Let's just say we'll be more prepared and planned next time around. I might just even MAKE their costumes. Well they still HAD to have dinner. There was no way I was going to release them out into the intermittent rain with empty tummies sucking down gobs of candy instead so we didn't leave the house until 7:30 pm. Holy smokes it was late! And at this point, no one had stopped at our door to trick or treat so a bowl of 3 bags of candy sat waiting and waiting for nothing. This candy is definitely finding it's way to John's work! I'm not sure if it was due to the rain that no one came by or that a lot of people just aren't participating in the holiday this year? The mall was having an event, so that could have been why. So we hopped in the truck and drove to our friend's neighborhood and partook in their festivities. The kids had fun showing off their costumes and stayed warm by the bon-fire. We noticed more activity in their neighborhood so we decided to take a stroll with the kids around the block so they could go to a few lit up doors. They had so much fun! Jocelyn was easily entertained towards the end of the night that she was head over heals in love with a huge puddle of mucky water. Jumping and splashing EVERYWHERE! Her once cream tights were now a dark shade of black. I surprised myself and didn't even care. They were having fun and that's all that mattered as long as they were safe. I took one look at them once we got home and knew stain remover wouldn't do a THING for them! So in the garbage they went! We won't go into her once brand new white shoes though. They need serious help! Here are some pictures of our fun evening:

{The goblins before we left the house}

{Bat/skeleton}

{Tinkerbell}

{A Baby. He's a good baby too, don't you think?}

{Scary faces!}

{One of the houses they went Trick or Treating at}

{The Schindlers awesome Halloween decorations. Jocelyn wasn't sure about the skeleton laying at her feet...}

{The girls with some cute little friends of the Schindlers}

{Aubrey next to their scary bat}

{Awesome job the Schindlers did on their pumpkins!}

{Trying to stay warm}

{My sweet little goblins partying it up in the rain}

{Andrew getting sleepy...}

{The goblins with our family friend: Sabine (sometimes also known as their adopted grandma)}