Estes Family Corner: Happy Halloween!

Well yesterday was fun and I mean REAL fun for Michael James (and us parents too). The day started off with a Daddy/Michael breakfast at Village Inn, followed by a parade and party at Michael's daycare and ended-up with a trick-or-treating party to celebrate Michael's friend Margaret's birthday.

But first things first, pumpkin carving. It's a tradition and one we didn't forget for 2014. David continues to rule the roost with his amazing pumpkin carving skills and I, well I took an easier route this year with my pumpkin...

But Michael enjoyed the whole activity just the same.

And this year Michael wanted to be Jake from "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" (a Disney Jr. show and play on Peter Pan). My Nonny was kind enough to keep up the tradition of years past and make Michael his costume. He looked FANTASTIC and liked it, just a little...

I know, I know, WAY too many pictures just to show you what his costume looked like but c'mon, did Nonny do a fantastic job or what?!

So onto Margaret's birthday party/trick or treating. We left our pumpkins lit, turned our porch light on and left a bowl of candy for our neighborhood kids and off we went to Highlands Ranch to hang with Michael's buddies. He LOVED every moment of it. It's amazing what just one year can do - talking to all the mom's, all of the kids, including Michael, were timid going door-to-door last Halloween but this year no fear.

For those of you I talk more regularly with, from L to R, Anita (Alina's Mom), Jackie (Jacob's Mom) and Katie and Mark (Maya's parents)

This is Michael's best buddy Jacob - which is why he has a solo pic in here - as Sully from Monsters, Inc.

Can't believe we got them to cooperate! From L to R starting at the bottom - Maya, Jacob, you know who, Emma, Reagan and on the top row L to R - Keira, Margaret the birthday girl and Alina (the little girl at the very top of the stairs is Margaret's older sister Eleanor)

Off to trick or treat...

Didn't come out very well but here's Michael and his best friend Jacob - they made sure they were the first of the group to hit every house and they may or may not have hit houses more than once for candy... little stinkers.