Halloween in the Neighborhood

We enjoyed another fun trick or treating experience in the neighborhood despite our fun being cut a little short by a surprise storm that hit about 8:30 p.m.  We were expecting rain the next day but didn't expect the lightning and thunder and rain that broke that night.  It also seemed like some of our favorite houses did not participate as much this year and less houses participated over all, but the boys still got their buckets pretty full so they were happy.   We just assumed people may have other plans for a Friday night.

The boys are ready for treats...no tricks, please.

Of course, we had to stop at our street party first.

This little ghost is too cute to be scary.

He liked the ghost pumpkin our neighbors carved.  We didn't get around to pumpkin carving this year.  

This guy gave Evan quite a scare.  He couldn't see it until the camera flash lit it up. 

Using someone's fall decorations for a photo op.

Evan loved this Snoopy pumpkin as he went down into the pumpkin and came back out.

Evan liked the Casper ghosts again.  

But he did try to bust them.

Brody loves this zombie blowing smoke every year.

Little trick or treater carried his bucket nearly the whole time and was just a pro this year.  He usually remembered to say trick or treat and always said thank you.

These dead zombies laid out on the grass in front of their graves didn't scare him.  One house that was missing this year was Evan's favorite.  We saw that they were moving the week before Halloween.  Apparently, they gave some of their decorations to their next door neighbors including these guys.

Cute little trick or treaters.

Our final stop of the night was to drive over to Evan's friend's house where we knew his mother went all out with decorations.  I cannot figure out how to truly capture the fun on camera with the too dark conditions.  

Patrick's dad and friend even go all out in scary costumes to scare the trick or treaters.  Brody...not scared of course.  Terrified of Smokey Bear, but this guy...he's cool.

He loves all the scary decor.

Is the ghost buster running away?

Evan and his best buddies, Pierce the World's Best Soccer Player and Patrick the army guy. 

I forgot to take pictures of the decorations at our house that night.  I knew Evan would like to see some decorations so while he was at his sleepover last weekend, we dressed the front door like a mummy and added spider webs and spiders to the porch.  He loved it!

When my sister-in-law put this picture of Grady the Pirate on Facebook, I just loved it and couldn't resist a little comparison of all the boys on their second Halloweens as pirates.  We got to see Grady on Saturday but not with his costume.