So, here is our traditional picture out front with the pumpkins before trick-or-treating.We have A rock-star, Spider-man, and a very determined, independent, self-respecting little girl with a red cape...Little Red-Riding Hood, you say? We thought so, until we get out at the first house to trick-or-treat, and she tells our friends that she's Superman! Lots of laughs! It's the cape confusion--I mean they're both red! I really, really tried to find our Little Red-Riding Hood storybook today, but, alas, I could not find it. I guess she has no idea who Little Red-Riding Hood is, and yet, somehow Superman has all her respect even though we have no storybook about him!
Jess thought of and put together her own costume an hour before we left. She even made a new string of beads to wear for extra 'bling'. I put a little make-up on her for fun last minute, and now I wonder what I've started! She was looking in the mirror and admiring the transformation all night. She asked me if she has to wash it off before her co-op class tomorrow!
Andrew was a very buff Spider-man because we made him wear his heavy coat under his stretch suit, since he has been coughing and coming down with a cold. We all felt sorry for him for not feeling good on Halloween! He probably should have stayed home and rested, but at least now he has a bucket of candy to recoup with--'a spoon-fun of candy makes the medicine go down', right? Andrew showed me that next year we won't be buying him a costume two months early like we did this year, and in fact, I think we'll have him put together his own costume like Jess did next year. It is good for them--much more fun and creative than buying one. Andrew wanted to be an Army man, a cowboy, a hunter, a football player, and a soccer player on the days leading up to Halloween. I let him wear his Spiderman costume for play before Halloween, so he wasn't so excited about it tonight.
We met up with An Old Lady, a Soccer Player, and a Dad for trick-or-treating. The old lady and the rock star really hit it off and were the best of friends tonight--who would have thought? The Dad was very cute and filled his briefcase with candy.
Here's what we left on back at home to decorate the deck for anyone who may stop by to trick-or-treat. Every year we come home and study our full, seemingly untouched basket of candy to decide if anyone had been by our house. This year, as with most years, we determined no one had been by--we just live too far out in the middle of nowhere!
This was Grandma's milk jug ghost project with the kids from the other week--much cuter lit up at night!
We did, however, prepare for the one event of the holiday that seems to be right for our neighborhood, by removing our mailbox from its post. Yes, at least we can be sure that teens seeking fun and adventure will speed down our dead-end straight-stretch and hurl pumpkins at the mailboxes while going probably at least 30-40 miles an hour. As a result, most of our road got new mailboxes put in after Halloween last year.
Back at home, the kids tried on their candy eyeballs and candy teeth with fangs. To our surprise and delight, Cate was happy with her set of candy corn playing cards and play-doh, so we were able to put her bucket of candy up without a fight. They were impressed with the W.L. neighborhood we ventured to this year because they found most all the houses to be giving the full-sized candy bars.
