I think all of my kids will be out of preschool by the time I find the right camera settings to use in the gym for their Halloween parade. "/ This year I decided to try to give my new flash a try.... meh... mixed results. I know I'm not great with it when I use it for anything but bouncing it off the ceiling, which isn't an option in a gym. And I completely forgot to put my diffuser on it, which might have helped some. I spent a lot of time correcting red eye in Lightroom this evening. "/ The one thing I'm starting to like about using the flash, though, is the little white spots it puts in people's eyes. It used to bug me, but now I think it makes them sparkle and look more alive!

Josh's family always jokes that the little girls in the family are all future Yam Queens (small town thing)...I think Anna's got her parade wave down!

Wallace...he actually got to walk in the parade 2 days in a row!  Can you believe this is the same kid that cried the entire first week of school??? — Wallace...he actually got to walk in the parade 2 days in a row! Can you believe this is the same kid that cried the entire first week of school???

So, I know everyone's been talking about how many Elsa's there were for Halloween this year...but it really was comical how many were in this parade! I decided to take a photo of each one!

You'd think their teachers would have at least separated them in their lines...  ;) — You'd think their teachers would have at least separated them in their lines... ;)

We can't forget about the Anna's!  Love the ear muffs one! — We can't forget about the Anna's! Love the ear muffs one!

I'd fully intended to get some pics of the kids earlier in the week so I wouldn't be all stressed out trying to get them on Halloween day between work and trick-or-treating....yeah...that never happened. So I was a frantic mess trying to get them all to cooperate.

I must have stressed the kids out too....they were a bit robotic at first.  "/  And Wallace still won't take a picture with his sisters.  I've decided if all I can do is catch him in the back of the frame then so be it. — I must have stressed the kids out too....they were a bit robotic at first. "/ And Wallace still won't take a picture with his sisters. I've decided if all I can do is catch him in the back of the frame then so be it.

Oh yeah....nothing's slowing this girl down!

Once I put that thing on her head Meredith refused to smile at all!  I guess she was in character.  So fierce! — Once I put that thing on her head Meredith refused to smile at all! I guess she was in character. So fierce!

How cute is Tinker Bell!!!  Anna didn't let her casts slow her down much as we went door to door.  Thankfully Wallace was slowing us down a bit.  I'd catch her kind of looking like a race walker since she can't really run right now. &… — How cute is Tinker Bell!!! Anna didn't let her casts slow her down much as we went door to door. Thankfully Wallace was slowing us down a bit. I'd catch her kind of looking like a race walker since she can't really run right now. She'd be all hunched over at the waist just trying to pick up speed. "/ She didn't complain about it though!

Wallace really got in to trick-or-treating!  He was so adorable.  You can just barely understand it when he says "trick or treat!"  I think Halloween is probably going to end up being his favorite holiday.  He won't eat much, but… — Wallace really got in to trick-or-treating! He was so adorable. You can just barely understand it when he says "trick or treat!" I think Halloween is probably going to end up being his favorite holiday. He won't eat much, but he will eat sweets! He was so wired last night, and he ended up eating Hershey bars for breakfast this morning.