Dressin' Up

Halloween was a bit different this year.

Brookelynn got ready early.

She went downtown to help pass out candy

to the hoardes of kids who come for the "Safe Walk".

We went one year.

And never went again.

Absolute craziness.

1,500 kids.

Walking up and down three blocks of Main Street.

So that left us with the three boys

to get ready a couple of hours later.

We picked up Brookie

and stopped at Grandpa and Grandma's.

The plan was for Jakie to be Albert Einstein.

But most people just thought he was a mad scientist.

That works.

Then we returned to our neighborhood.

And let this motley crew head out on their own.

With LOTS of instructions, boundaries and a deadline.

Ryan and I headed out with the little two.

Even though Ezzie was convinced

he was old enough to go with the posse.
No, no, no.

I missed my older kids.

Stop growing up, I say.