Halloween

Halloween

- Mary Jane Carr

Witches flying past on broomsticks,
Black cats leaping here and there,
White-robed spooks on every corner,
Mournful moaning in the air,

Goblins peering out of windows,
Spirit-things that rap and run-
But don't be scared-it's just October,
Having one last hour of fun!

Halloween is always a fun time for us. Doug just loves those scary movies and I love dressing up the kids. I was surprised that by 6:30 that night no one had come trick or treating to our house. 

We left and went to what we thought was Doug's families' trunk or treat. We walk around and the kids got some candy until Doug realized that he did not recognize anyone. So we went for grandmas house instead. Grandma H always has a wonderfully scary Halloween party. She fixes up her house with ghosts and spiderwebs, makes rootbear, donuts, pigs in a blanket and pizza, and she dresses up in some kind of festive outfit. Halloween is really one of their favorite holidays.

This is from top across to bottom: Sarah, Jeremy, Lilly, Jeff, and Cameron. Wow Jeremy looks really good in this picture, just like an old man. Jeff I think ate off someone else's leg. Cameron's doing the batman pose and lilly is just trying to be cute. Sarah really rocked the fro and later had changed the wig which made her look like a hooker. All great costumes. Loved them. And we had fun. 

There were not a lot of trick or treaters out around their house either. It felt so good outside, so for the first time, Doug and I took all the kids trick or treating and walked around the block with them. Usually I let doug take them because it is normally so cold out. Lilly would run up to each house and pound on the door. When someone would open up Lilly would poke her head inside and look around the house before putting her pumkin basket in the air to catch the candy. 

We tryed going to the houses that seemed no one else was going to and it worked out. The kids completely filled up their baskets and by the end Lilly just could not walk any further and she could barely hold up her pumkin.

Now there is too much candy in the house and I fear for my overindulgence. The candy tax always takes over and I'm sure that the candy will be gone in the next month or two. I really try to not buy much candy and treats because I seem to eat them more than the kids do. So I will have to find a hiding spot to get them out of sight so that it won't be as tempting.

Cameron will probably eat all the chocolate out of his basket and Lilly's. He is a choco holic. I will have to keep the candy out of his way too.

We really do enjoy Halloween though and it was a good night.

Doug borrowed this wig and glasses from Sarah. He looks pretty goofy. 

Miah just could not stand him wearing this. She would hide her face and would not allow him to touch her. Miah just wanted everyone else to hold her except Doug.

Miah was really cute in this monster costume because she would walk up to people's doors with her ears flapping up and down while her tail would wag side to side. 

This was before going to the trunk or treat last Saturday. Jeremy and Molly came with us and the kids were pretty excited. Jeremy did the make-up on them because I was running late on making the taco soup for the soup feed. 

This was the serious pose

And then there was the happy pose. 

Now Halloween is over and November is going to be a busy month. More to look forward to.