A month of Halloween

Let me just start by saying time flies when you are having fun...and this month there was nooooo shortage of fun. No wonder it's already Nov 2!! (And in 10 more minutes it will be Nov 3!)

First off...Pumpkin patch! (Which you have seen...been there, done that) Next I wanted to get an early start on costumes. Eden decided she wanted to be a pink dinosaur...she is quite into dinosaurs these days. And Tex, I wanted to make him a Lolly Pop Guild boy. His hair always looks like this when he gets out of the shower.

But, when we went to the store to start piecing together Eden's costume, and look at fabric and such...she decided she wanted to be - Minnie Mouse, then Dorothy, and finally settled on Cinderella.

We found a great dress at Savers, only problem was it was a size 8-10. But, thanks to my mending and sewing skills, and safety pinning skills, it easily went from 8-10 to a 4t. ;-)

Then, I kinda lost the creative bug somewhere along the way, and decided to borrow the neighbors super cute skeleton costume. Tex is very into growling these days. Have I told you? Well, I'd say he made a pretty stinkin' adorable growling skeleton

The kids got a fun Halloween suprise in the mail from Grandma Parker. Eden and I had a great time digging through it, reading the Halloween stories, playing with the "wootch" Barbie doll, and eating the melted peeps, and decorating the house while Tex was napping... Sorry guy, you know what they say? Snooze ya loose buddy. ;-) But don't worry, really there was still plenty of fun to be had when he woke up. And a stuffed bat just for him. Can't find a photo though, I wonder if I accidenally deleted it.

We decided it might be fun to scare our kids to death and take them to the Haunted Lagoon ride at the PCC. Eden handled it fine in the beginning. She was even happy to pose with this scary lady.

But, once we got in line and took this photo with these lovely sights, all courage was lost.

But, being the good parents we are, we got on that canoe with those kids anyway, and they both handled it just fine. And ever since, I am proud to say...Tex is NOT a scaredy cat anymore. Everything use to frighten that boy. But on Halloween night, he gave this guy a high 5.
I tell you, before that ride - such an event would NOT have happened.

We had fun one night at the Library. Eden watched the story teller quietly wih dad,
while Tex and I hung out in the keiki book corner. And every now and then Tex would run off chasing some 8 year old boy down while growling at him.

The night after that was the ward trunk or treat, with great carnival games,
spaghetti dinner, and trunk or treating! The kids baby sitter was there, dressed as a wootch (as Eden would call her) most people pronounce it "witch".
She was wearing a great long cape that the kids had fun hiding in all night long. Making it difficult for them to finish more than 3 bites of spaghetti dinner. But, a Halloween party is meant for filling up on candy anyway...right? Right!

And finally, we went out with a bang on Halloween night. We trecked our kids around town for over 2 hours I think. (However, our more responsible friends had their kids washed and tucked into bed long before we were half way through with our evening of begging)Did you know that besides the fun, giggles, silly times and snuggles kids are good for...they are also good for tax breaks, and loads and loads of free candy!

Thanks guys! A job well done. ;-) Can't wait to do it all over again with you next year!