Happy Halloween!

So much has happened in the past month and a half! Weddings, family fun, and so much more. I've been, again, grossly negligent at posts of late, but will start with Halloween and then work our way back to some fun events.This weekend Nana Gideon came to town to share Halloween for with her grandkids. On Saturday we had Yiayia, Papou (my step-mom Esther and dad- Dad's relocation to San Diego is one of the fun recent events) and Grandma Vi (Esther's mom) over along with Ryan, Monica and the girls over for pre-trick or treating dinner. In case it isn't obvious, Kai is a pirate and Maya is Tinkerbell (with shoes that light up and all!)

Devon joined in the festivities playing the role of the most the most adorable Gideon pumpkin!

I must say, it was a lot of fun to see Halloween through the kids eyes. We went to the neighborhood of some family friends, Tanya and Peter, whose area really goes all out in decorating. Kai really picked up fast on the taking stuff (I'm not sure he knew he was picking up candy) from strangers. One thing he didn't quite get was that he wasn't supposed to go into everyone's homes when they opened the door. Adorable. Here are Anika, Kai, and Maya getting some treats!

At the end of the night, we sat on our front porch and for about a half and hour, let Kai have a few pieces of candy, and gave out a little candy to the last trickle of kids coming around before the end of the night.

What fun! We're already looking forward to next year!