I Survived Halloween!
As of 2:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon, I had not done a thing for Halloween. I hadn't carved the pumpkin (that I had only bought at 11:30 a.m.). I hadn't decorated (except for putting the pumpkins that grew in our front yard on our steps that are too short and squatty to carve). So I had to kick into high gear.
I love Halloween. It's one of my most favorite days of the year. But, this year, the baby has really thrown me through a loop. I have felt so unproductive for the past five weeks. Most days I feel like I can't get my act together. And I'm exhausted, which makes me grumpy (but you already know that), and Joe is out of town. But, knowing that Halloween is such a fun time for kids, I felt obligated to do something for them.
I hung a blacklight on our porch, hung up a glow-in-the-dark skeleton (which really stood out in the blacklight), hung up our fall garland, swept off the leaves, and a few other odds and ends. I felt a lot better afterwards. And they were excited when they came home from school.
Plus it was Sawyer's first Halloween. I hadn't planned on dressing him up, but I didn't want him to be left out. So, he wore a bumblebee costume that was Mason's.
Here the kids are waiting for Grandma and Pop-pop to take them Trick or Treating. (I stayed home with the baby to give out candy.)
This is what Sawyer thought of handing out candy.
And these were some of the things my children brought home:
candy cigarettes (WHAT???? Helloooooo!)
Holy Bible erasers
scriptures on paper
stickers
Play-doh
It was fun, but I'm happy it's over.
Comments
It must just be your town.
That's sort of weird stuff to get. Stick with the old standbys, people. Snickers. M & M's. Candy corns. Maybe even those chewy peanut butter things wrapped in orange and black paper.
i bet those were handed out with the candy ciggies.
that's my kind of house.
(meh. not really. that's a little over the top, even for me.)
(and your sith lord in the black cape SHOULD NOT be carrying a green light saber! red only!)
Holy Bible erasers? That's a new one. I did get a bunch of kids knock on the door to give ME some bibles and a pack of lifesavers. Okaaay.
Your bumblebee sure is a sweetheart.
And what an *interesting* haul your children made. We got pencils with an eraser on each end that said "Without Jesus there is no Point"... I would expect that at Trunk or Treat, but not downtown.
Anywho... your baby boy is the bee's knees. :)
I am going to have to bring the kids to U.B. to trick or treat...you've got some interesting people up there!
good for you on getting the porch into gear and the children look great. ;-)