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The kids were counting down the days until Halloween. Nathan wanted to wear his "bad Spider-Man" costume from last year, and luckily he still fit in it. Then Sophia wanted to be a ladybug again until she got to wear her costume, and then she happily told everyone she was Snow White. This is our car with some Halloween decorations for the Trunk or Treat party at the church Friday evening.
Dan went as Dr. McCoy of Star Trek's original series, and I went as a Trill, specifically as a previous host of Deep Space Nine's Jetsia Dax. Dan did my makeup, and it was fun to dress up for the party. Several people even knew who we were!
One family made an elaborate design around their trunk from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves," so I had to get a picture of our little Snow White next to it.
Oh no! Don't take a bite of the apple, Snow White!
On Saturday, the kids got to dress up for Grandma and Grandpa Rogers who visited for the weekend. We took them trick-or-treating around the neighborhood, and Nathan was happy to have his pumpkin totally filled with candy. The kids enjoyed it, but Sophia called out, "Carry me!" after we went to two houses. They chowed down for the next two nights and still have plenty of candy to spare (and share with their parents).
We went to a Railroad Museum's family fun day in October since our kids like trains. We live away from the city, and I cross train tracks whenever I take Nathan to school or when we go shopping. The kids like it when a train "races" parallel to us as we drive along, and we can hear the train's whistle from our home when they whiz by. Sophia usually announces, "I hear a train."
Ang and the kids outside a retired caboose. We got to explore the inside.
Dan and the kids outside a dining car.
Apparently Sponge Bob is a fan of trains too. Nathan gave him a big squeeze, but Sophia wouldn't go near him and wanted to be carried -- just like she does if a furry animal comes too close.
The kids had tickets for games and rides. We toured the inside of the museum and went to another area that housed an impressive display of toy train sets with multiple trains zipping around the miniature tracks. They got to go in the bounce houses and even got to climb and explore a fire engine on the street. Nathan says he wants to be a fireman and an engineer when he's older.
This picture has nothing to do with our railroad museum expedition, but I wanted to show how cute Sophia looked with her doll in their matching dresses (thanks Mom!).
