Halloween

Ethan had such a great time this year. It was the first year he really understood what it was all about, and he's decided it's the best holiday ever. We let him pick out his costume to avoid trauma over getting dressed. He chose Diego and loved it. On Halloween night he only made it to about 5 houses before he was done, but still got plenty of candy. Since he was dressed and begging to leave at 5:15, we finished very early. We spent the rest of the night on the front steps watching the other trick-or-treaters. Ethan would hand out the candy and yell, "Happy Halloween!" to everyone who went by. So cute. The celebration started Saturday night with the ward Halloween party. Diego wasn't feeling so hot.

And the lion cub slept through most of it, though he did open his eyes long enough for me to snap a photo.

Tuesday he had a parade at preschool. He was so excited.

Here he is ready to hit the neighborhood. I love the hip-hop look he's sporting with his low-riding pants.

Jason and Ethan carved pumpkins together. Ethan cried when we had to throw this away the other day, but I just couldn't take the mold anymore. Ethan's going to be so much fun to have around this holiday season. We leave a week from Friday for NY and Boston, and he can't stop talking about how excited he is to see Grammy, Papa, Geo, Toby, and Carter. We can't wait!