Happy Halloween!

Pictures:

* The Zoo Crew! (L-R: Jack the Monkey, Kyle the Lion, Brooke the Penguin and Ryan the Monkey)

* Kyle the Lion

* Brooke the Penguin on her BIG pumpkin that Papa grew and carved her name in!

* Jack the Monkey sitting on his BIG pumpkin :-)

* Ryan the Monkey smiling atop his BIG pumpkin!

* The crew ready to go trick or treating...thank goodness for warm costumes as it was 45 degrees this evening!

* The triplets in their Halloween shirts

* Kyle with his crazy eyeball glasses

* The gang showing off their respective pumpkins

What a difference a year makes. Last year my parents were here watching the baby boys as they were just three weeks old and Brooke was still in the hospital. Ed and I took Kyle out trick or treating and preparing for Brooke's arrival home the next day (on Ed's birthday!). This year, the day was chaotic, as they all are these days, as we prepared for Halloween. Mom & Dad came over to help give out candy so we could take the kids out for awhile. It was a pretty quick trip around the neighborhood because it was so cold but Kyle still managed to fill up on candy!? He was so excited about Halloween and afterwards said he had a great day. Isn't that what it's all about!? It was fun watching the triplets as they watched all of the kids. They were rather wild today but as soon as they got into the stroller and we started around the neighborhood, they didn't move or say a word...just were in awe of everyone and everything. We had such a great/tiring day. So great that I'm off to bed :-) Happy Halloween!

P.S. I'm not sure if I mentioned the amazing pumpkins that my dad grows for the grandkids every year. They are HUGE and around late August, he and Kyle carved everyone's names into their respective pumpkins. As they grow, the names grow with it. As you can see above, they look very cool! Kyle really looks forward to planting the seeds each spring and enjoys watching their progress throughout the summer. The end result is truly spectacular!