The Schmitt Family: Halloween

Both John Grayson and Delia were very excited for Halloween this year. JGray considered himself a pro and told Delia all about walking from house to house getting candy. Delia totally picked up on it and we even taught her to say "trick treat" and "thank you" before the big night. It's amazing what you can teach a 21 month old when candy is involved :-)

John Grayson really wanted to be a fireman for Halloween and since Delia's best animal sound is a dog (she pants with her tongue out, just like Dusty), she went as a dalmatian. We weren't sure if she'd like her costume or not, but she LOVED it. As a matter of fact, she still likes to wear it, weeks after Halloween.

MaMa and Pop decided to skip handing out candy at their house and came over to see the kids instead. It was a huge help---Pop stayed at our house and handed out candy, while John, MaMa and I walked around with the kids. To say John Grayson and Delia had fun is an understatement! They went up to each house by themselves, and JGray was a wonderful big brother. He held Delia's hand and made sure she used her manners. The kids pooped out after about 30 minutes so we came home and checked out their impressive loot.

Because of our squirrel problem (those pesky creatures always eat our pumpkins), we waited until the last minute to carve our jack-o-lanterns this year.

JGray really enjoyed carving pumpkins. Delia, did not want to get her hands "gucky" (her word for yucky).

John Grayson and Delia with their jack-o-lanterns. JGray wanted a scary one and John carved a laughing pumpkin (with crazy teeth--just like her) for Delia.

This is one of my favorite pictures of the kids (because it shows their personalities so well). JGray is telling a silly joke and Delia is laughing hysterically.