Smell my feet

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

"Trick or treat! Smell my feet! Give me something good to eat!"

Having an older child in the public school system is a wonderful thing! (note the sarcasm in my voice) J's education is top notch, but when it comes to the things he brings home...

It took everything I had last night to keep all three of my children from chanting this lovely song to anyone handing out candy. (And just as a side note to prove this point- Since I went to see Mama Mia last week, J is also teaching the younger ones this lovely rhyme, "Mamma Mia. Papa Pia. Sopapia. Dia____." You can fill in the blanks. Lovely.) Anyways, back to Halloween.

We went to a community party on Thursday night at a local park. But once the sun went down, the temperature dropped about twenty degrees and the kids were miserable. So we had to leave a little early. J enjoyed the Native American stories. He even won a book about Sitting Bull for answering a question correctly. And M and N liked the egg hunt with their flashlights. I was a little confused. Is this Easter or Halloween?

J and N had halloween parties and parades at their schools. M got to wear her costume all day.

Last night we started off the evening with many of the neighbors bringing goodies to our house. Aren't you supposed to be giving away the candy when you are at home?? Oh well. The familes with kids wanted to pass out treats since they would be gone for the evening. Oh Yah! More candy! (note the sarcasm) I really shouldn't complain because we actually started it on Thursday night. But we gave everyone fun flashlights and glow bracelets and socks. No candy!

After dinner, we walked through our little neighborhood. And since we are ususally the only trick-or-treaters, the neighbors let the kids take as much candy as they wanted! Thanks! Yah! More candy! (sarcasm again)

After our street, we drove to the hot spot neighborhood of our small little town to visit B's aunt, but she wasn't home. Smart woman. We hit a few houses there and headed to see B's Grandma at Bethany Village. We ended the evening at her apartment, eating our three choice pieces of candy and then wrestling on Grandma's bed to kill the sugar high. I think it's time to go home.

So Stinkin' cute!!

M was a fairy princess. N was Johnny the Joker. N had one halloween joke, "Knock. Knock. Who's there? Boo! Boo who? Don't cry. It was just a joke!" Johnny is N's favorite character from the puppet show at church (slightly ironic, don't you think?). J was the black Spider Man. We had a red Spider Man costume, but the zipper broke. The zipper man in town wanted $15 to fix it, so I just bought a new costume for $13. J liked it better anyways. He wore it all week because it makes him stronger.