Bob the Builder and Huckleberry Finn

Last night was the first Halloween that our guys have dressed up and gone trick-or-treating. I don't think they really understood what we were doing - Isaac especially - but it was fun to see them dressed up! Caedmon did get a kick out of his costume and thought it was fun to pretend to be Bob the Builder.

We had a hard time getting those two guys together for a picture - it's a difficult undertaking under normal circumstances but when they're wearing funny clothes and going outside with buckets instead of eating their supper, while strange-looking people and other creatures are walking down our sidewalk, it's even more challenging!

At first, Bob the Builder was much more interested in the fishin' pole than little Huck. When we went to the last (of five) houses right around us that were handing out candy, he did finally pick up his pole, and started hitting the ground with it until the fish flew off. I think he prefers it as just a stick - he knows exactly what to do with those.


Then we got home and fed the boys some soup, with the piece of candy that they each selected waiting for them in the middle of the table. Isaac doesn't really know about what's inside all those colorful wrappers, but after giving him a section of a Kit-Kat bar, we watched him taste it very carefully and seriously, then stick the whole piece in his mouth and look up with big, wide eyes, asking for more!

Caedmon, on the other hand, knew what to expect and very eagerly selected his package of peanut M&M's. He took a few moments to play with them and watch them roll around on the table, but then lost no time in eating them. He was so excited!