My Kids Really Bug Me

The Owens children had a great time during Halloween this year. Judah decided that he really needed to be a spider, and that he really needed to wear the same costume that he wore when he was two. Sadly, the costume marked 12-18 months still fit the little guy. He was elated. Judah then dictated that his siblings needed to also be bugs. Luckily, Cousin Maddie had sent Mayah her costume from last year which happened to be a love bug. That left one costume to be bought: a bumblebee for Liam. This is a great photo because it shows Judah doing his thing. He often takes it upon himself to make sure that Mayah and Liam are smiling or looking or doing whatever he deems necessary by guiding their faces. I'm waiting for Mayah to sock him someday. She was too busy eating candy to care in this photo (notice the puffed out cheeks).

This is Judah's scary face. His tongue was moving from side to side because he was practicing catching bugs with his tongue. I am pretty sure he was confusing spiders with frogs.

This was the best shot I could get of Mayah's costume. That girl loves her some candy.

I was pumped to get to dress Liam in a baby costume. This Halloween marked my first chance to get to dress a non-walking baby. Loved it. He was so sweet.

The kids spent Friday begging at the local stores in downtown Ames. It was great because they were open from 10 to 2, so it wasn't cold and dark like so many Halloweens can be. There was even a professional photographer taking photos of kids and giving free 5x7s. I am excited to see their photo. I think that this is the way to go for toddlers and preschoolers. We tried to go Halloween night, too, but during the day was so much easier for some reason. Plus, there weren't a bunch of crazy goblins or guts and blood to scare the kids. Day Halloween gets my stamp of approval.