Happy Halloween!

I started the morning off right with a batch of pumpkin cinnamon rolls. Yum! They were good, the dough was super light and fluffy.

Once Tyler and I had full bellies, it was time to start carving pumpkins. We too waited until the last minute to get the carving done.

I hate to admit it, but Tyler carved his own pumpkin this year. Actually he did everything himself, including cleaning out the guts. I let him use the big tool from our kit that is usually used for cutting the top off the pumpkin. It doesn't have a sharp edge, so he had to use a bit of elbow grease to get the job done. He did a good job, though.

How do you like our spooky pumpkin family?

After we finished carving our pumpkins, I took Tyler over to Toys 'R Us so he could participate in the trick or treat parade around the store.

He got a free trick or treat bag, some candy, coloring sheets and stickers. At the end of the parade we stopped to get a picture with Geoffrey. He's a tall one, that giraffe.

Back at the house, I started getting ready for the trick or treaters by filling up our basket with candy.

Hmmm, that's funny...there's not much in the way of chocolate. I wonder how that happened. I bought a mix of skittles, peanut m&m's, junior mints, twizzlers, gummie savers, and bags of pretzels.

For dinner, I took the easy route (since I already slaved in the kitchen for the cinnamon rolls) and bought the jack o'lantern pizza from papa murphy's.

It's a good thing too, because the trick or treaters come fast and furious in this neighborhood!