Halloween and birthday party pics

For Halloween this year, Xander was a lion (the costume from last year still fit, so why not?). The best part about the night was that Yasha and Eden were over so we all went trick-or-treating together. Their parents, who are European, had never actually "done" Halloween before, so it was really funny to see their reactions. Our block goes all out - there were probably near a hundred kids out, half the lawns were covered with decorations, spooky music was playing from every other house and there were at least four fog machines. The kids (and the adults) were all in awe.

The day before had been Yasha's birthday! The party was at a place that boasted a real live fire truck, and there were wonderful other kid amusements as well. The pictures speak for themselves.

Ball pits are awesome.

Schmoozing it up.

Yasha and Xander very serious about their water play.

Still not sure what he thinks about his outfit.

Look at how big his eyes are.

Pressing buttons and turning levers, my oh my!

Best buds.

Snowball the bunny was a very big hit.