Now THAT's alot of children!!

Click HERE  to see some good pics from the other day on my friend Stacie's blog.
She did such a great job capturing the moment!
I didn't even know she tooks pics of messy caramel faces, I must've been busy with my jabberjaws ;). 
We always have a wonderful time together. 
Like I say, when we're with the Brown's, there is always someone for everyone. 
Together, we have 11 children under the age of 11. 
They always do so well with each other. 
Us grown-ups behave ourselves too!

Our Halloween

Hannah -   Ballerina Princess

Mary-  Duck

This costume is tradition. 

Each one of our babies has worn this costume on their first Halloween. 

It still quacks when you squeeze the tummy.

Two years ago when Hannah wore it,

she was photographed in Daddy's arms

during the downtown trick-or-treat

and put on the front page of the newspaper. 

Ann-  Bride

Me-  What happens when you eat to much candy Lady

Paul-  Invisible Man

Elijah-  Jawa

David-  X Wing Fighter Pilot

It was VERY windy on Halloween. 

We had a terrible time keeping the pumpkins lit, so we finally just gave up.

I'm still wondering how we ended up with 10 pumpkins when there are only 7 of us?.

We've done this everywhere we live.  We both like to take the kids out trick-or-treating so we leave a big bowl of candy with a sign to take 2.  It always works out so well! 

Then when we get home, the kids rush to the door every time a trick-or-treater comes. 

They LOVE to pass out candy! 

(It was really hard this year for me, not hearing Buster go crazy

over the door bell every 10 minutes. 

He is still so missed.)

We trick-or-treated the day before Halloween in our downtown area too.

Our first stop is always the Corps and Thrift Store so the kids can "show-off"

their costumes to their second family... staff and church folks.

Paul and I love going around downtown because its like a great big costume party!

We just love looking at all the different costumes!