Halloween 2009

Halloween is always a fun, but exhausting day of events. We decided to dress up together as a family again this year....the star being JACK as BATMAN, but Derek certainly stood out in his RIDDLER costume, and I had a mediocre CAT WOMAN costume but still fit in with the group.

On the afternoon of Halloween we went to our ward Trunk or Treat to enjoy games, food, and friends. Jack had fun running around and playing with all the kids while we passed out candy and hung out. It was a good 'practice session' for the night to come.

The Gwilliams as Pirates

The Bills Clan

(Dorothy, Tinkerbell, Captain Hook, Peter Pan)

Getting ready for the parade

Playing Games

Jack and his good friend Auden

Jack holding Zoey- our friend's dog (he LOVES cats&dogs)

That evening we went up to San Clemente to have dinner with Derek's parents and brother Paul. Once it got dark outside, we grabbed a flashlight and Jack's candy pail, and started on. Jack got a little distracted between houses- playing with bushes and the flashlight- but once we got to the doorstep he's grab his pumpkin and was all business. Of course we'd been practicing saying "trick or treat" and "thank you" all week, but in the moment he got a little shy. He was still a great trick or treater, only grabbing one piece at a time. But we think he mostly enjoyed waiting for the kids to come to his grandparents house so he could see their costumes and give them candy.

Until next year!......

*Jack came running out of the bathroom unrolling half a roll of toilet paper, so I made him into a mummy....pretty funny!