02 November 2008

halloween

the kids love the cartoon "maggie and the ferocious beast," so we thought it'd be fun for them to dress up as them for halloween.  of course mia was maggie, and george was the ferocious beast.



when eliza was here before we left for hawaii, we put the kids in their costumes so we could get a picture of them together.

costume parade at mia's preschool

mia and her teacher, miss janie


my brother, skaught, loves halloween more than any other holiday.  we went to his house in the afternoon to show him our costumes and see what he had cooked up for the trick-or-treaters in his neighborhood.  he had this creepy clown mask to wear to pass out candy.  the kids thought it was hilarious!  i thought it was freaky.  i talked to skaught the day after halloween, and he said he had 1,000 or more trick-or-treaters!!!  he had to go to the store 4 times to get more candy!

george, mia, mylee and kai

we have a tradition of having a chili dinner at the koelliker's home every halloween.  we've been doing it since i was a toddler!  they graciously had us over again this year, and we had a great time!  malia has kids the same age and gender as our kids, so it's really fun for them too!

the kids posed with grandma and papa before we headed out to load up on candy!

george was getting tired of walking, so we got the wagon.  papa steve was making dirtbike sounds and poppin' wheelies!  i think they had more fun doing this than trick-or-treating!

14 comments:

sweet mama entropy said...

Their costumes are adorable! Did you make them? So creative :)

Jessica said...

Very cute. I have never heard of that cartoon. It looks like you guys had a great time.

Cherene said...

Love their costumes!!! So cute! :)

Tiffany said...

Great costumes. It looks like you were very creative this Halloween! What a good mom:)

Mom and Dad said...

Isn't Halloween a blast!! I still love it...I get to be a kid for a day! Mia and George look like they are having a ton of fun!

JK said...

Thank you sharing your life and memories. What a wonderful way to help keep us connected. I especially love the photographs of Mia and George, as we watch them grow! Our love to all...JK

Judy said...

What cute costumes!! Ashlyn loves that show!! I agree skaughts mask is freeky - I hate clowns!!

Amanda said...

How fun - looks like you guys had a great Halloween. By the way - your kids are freakin adorable.

Our Family said...

Those costumes are awesome!!! I also haven't heard of that show. Great pictures!!!!

Lindsay Griffeth said...

Dinner with the Koelikers? Jealous of that one! I played vball with Malia for a few years so I know her family well.

LOVE your kiddos costumes!

Anonymous said...

Such cute costumes--what a great idea! Your little munchkins are too precious. Ok-seriously, when are we going to get together???

Becky said...

Your kids are so cute, and getting soooo big! I haven't seen them in a while I guess. I love the maggie and the ferocious beast costumes. That's awesome. Hope you guys are doing great!

Anonymous said...

Love your blog Katie! Your kids make me laugh everytime I see them. I also for some reason always want to call Mia "Katie" because she looks exactly like a mini you. I love the halloween pics. So adorable.

jamie said...

two shay (how do you spell that) on the mia looks exactly like you. shes a mini-mi version. and did you dye her hair for halloween? that was obviously a one night only affair...sweet! you are definitely the most put together, creative gal i know. and i did love their costumes. i just cant believe you ironed on all those patches! miss domestic plus a lot...you always have a project youre working on. thank goodness i got a batch of those recipe cards...hehe. i just love mia and georgie. mia is so perfect and i just love georges little face. you four are the best! i love you...and cant wait for our trip (oh yeah, have i mentioned that?).