Halloween 2010

Ichiro and the ladybug.


On our way to Jack's Halloween party on Saturday afternoon.


Carving the pumpkin on Halloween.








Helping get the goop out of the pumpkin.




Getting a preview of our neighbor Rhonda's scary, scary costume.
He was much braver this year.


The ladybug ventures out to trick-or-treat. This was Clare's
first time going door to door. She caught on very quickly.


A bunch of our favorite friends joined us for trick-or-treating
This is Dom & Luke, AKA the cutest chicken ever.


Clare, Ben and Xander hesitantly approached Rhonda's creepy front door.


Closer, closer...


They eventually decided to go for it, and returned unscathed.
Rhonda jumped out and scared X a few minutes later,
but he took it in stride. Last year he would have been
in a puddle on the lawn.


Kiri & Mikah!


Clare giving Sultana a high five.


Best pals.


Clare's very first try trick-or-treating experience. Our neighbors
go crazy on Halloween and Xander loves it.


Bill/Spiderman taking a picture of Xander and Clare in their costumes.




Holding hands between houses, just like last year.


Gotta stop and check the loot.


The smoke machine was a huge hit.


Clare's mantra for the evening: "Treat? Treat? Treat?"


Spiderman shot silly string at Xander as we headed home
and shouted at him (jokingly) to stay off his lawn.


The kids were equally excited to hand candy out.


Karin, Jack, and Andi stopped by just as it started to rain.


Jack, AKA Darth Vader.




Probably the only kid in Oly to ask for a banana after trick-or-treating.


Sorting his haul.


Showing off his take. (Please note the OCD grouping of candy.
Michael was so proud; says he did the same thing as a kid.)