Theo's been on a Mario spree recently. Mario Maker 2, Bowsers Fury, Mario Odyssey. He's also been getting a bit riled up by the challenging moments.
It was crunch time for me to get these costumes done before Halloween.
Meanwhile I once again ended up in the northwest exurbs. This time I purchased a used Iron Sleek backyard rink setup.
The kids are going to have the best winter ever.
Somehow I managed to haul all the hardware and 19 long 2x12s. The kids Christmas present had made it home safely.
I guess while I was gone the kiddos actually played air hockey. Fitting.
Sometimes they get along.
So good.
Love that it's just down the street.
I did the finishing touches on Scott's costume. These costumes are really meant for kids and teenagers so I had to alter Scott's to fit him.
On Halloween Meadow's new kitty halloween bucket arrived.
She had been using a Frozen basket for like ever and it just wasn't big enough or her style anymore.
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Our first stop is our downstairs neighbors. We're so lucky they love Halloween.
We went north this year for a slightly different route.
Theo was really scared this year, but eventually warmed up.
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I think we need to get some skeletons for our yard.
A giant one eating smaller ones?
I think this area doesn't get much kids, people seemed really excited to see us and gave us handfuls of candy.
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It was funny when people would see both kids dressed as M&M's and then look up to see we were as well.
We were a big hit. But also got way too many M&Ms as a result.
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Eventually we tired Theo out. By this point we were overflowing with candy.
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Our haul. I love that we all share too, no one has their own stash.
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We've got two great kiddos. Most of the time...
I bet you can't guess what everyone loved to give us.
Next year I'm going as a Butterfinger or Almond Joy.
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