All Hallows Eve

     Trick or treating went great last night!  The kids costumes came out wonderful if I might toot my own horn.  I think I want to make their costumes everyyear now, it will be a new tradition!  The boys were absolutely wonderful to eachother!  Ben and Maci went up for the Mall costume contest.  Vincent and Aiden entered in their age group.  All of the crayons won second place.  Maci and Ben lost to a lady bug that wasn't to lady like.  She was digging in her nose right before she got on the stage.  Aiden and Vincent lost to a little girl dresses as Bo Peep.  It wasn't to impresive until her little sister jumped up behind her a the sheep....so cute...it was hard to deny that one!  The kids had ate all of their candy before we even left. They were hyped up and ready to run around the neighborhood collecting candy.

     So while we we're walkin from door to door little Ben was getting so tired.  I asked if he was tired and he shook his head yes, but wouldn't let me hold him.  How dare I even metion carrying his candy bucket for him, he was determined to be a big boy.  He would run behind the older boys trying to keep up.  Vincen and Aiden were really good at helping Ben believe he was part of their clan.  They would walk slow and stop often giving him a chance to tag along.  They would hold his hand and help him up stairs. 

     They reached a house that had quite the stairwell to conquer.  The boys waited at the top for Ben before ringing the doorbell.  By the time he made it the porch was filled with children.  The door opened and all of the crayons waited towards the back knowing that Ben could easily be knocked over.  Finally it was the boys turn.  They held out their buckets and said,"Trick or Treat."  Ben stood struggling to keep his heavy bucket held out in front of him.  Candy was given to Aiden and then Vincent.  The door was then shut, leaving Ben still holding his bucket wondering why he was left without.  He had said "trick or treat" and "Thanks you." yet still nothing.  Well Aiden wasn't going to let that fly.  They 3 stayed on the porch as Aiden rang the doorbell again.  The door opened, Aiden said very stern like,"Ben needs candy to!"  The person shoved candy in Aiden's hand and then threw more in Vincent's bucket, but once again skipped Ben, and slamed the door shut.  Aiden shrugged his shoulders and the boys started down the stairs defeated.  As they reached the last stair Aiden threw his candy from his hand into Ben's bucket and said,"They you go Ben."  It was so cute and I felt for Ben he had worked so hard to get to that door, but Aiden was so wonderful about it.