Halloween

 

It seems like Halloween just kept going and going and going at our house this year. I am glad it is finally DONE. Ward Trunk or treat Monday. Short and sweet - the best kind. Thursday after school we went up to my Mom's and went to Gardner Village - a yearly tradition. Then we had a little neighbor party. I made the kids wear their "back up" costumes so they wouldn't get food on their real ones. I found it very fitting to have the good witch (Lindsay) and the bad witch (Maddie). We discovered that night that I am the quickest donut-off-a-string eater and that one of our neighbors (who wishes to remain anonnymous) has a hidden balloon making talent.

Friday we started off the day at the school for a 30 second parade of kindergarteners. Still hard to believe that Maddie is in school. Then I took them all up to the mall trick-or-treating. (I have an extra kid on Fridays). That is seriously the BEST way to trick or treat! I used to love those days when I worked at the mall. Then we went home for dinner, and then Jeramy took the 2 big girls out - in the crazy, unplanned rain for a while. Lindsay didn't last long, but Maddie was still going strong, so Jer brought Lindsay home and the 2 of them went out AGAIN.

Did anyone else ever do this with their loot?? I was so excited to line up all the candy! (Yes me, not Maddie). We had them all just combine candy and on one complained - this year. And of course, the night finally ended with teeth scrubbing for all those dang sugar bugs!

Happy Halloween!