Pumpkin Carving 2013

Our pumpkin carving once again took place AFTER Halloween this year. We just plum ran out of time. Again.

This is as close to the pumpkins as Megan got. She just wasn't interested in carving this year (I wasn't either).



Sade and Jackson cut and cleaned their entire pumpkins this year. They rebuffed any help.






We ended up with one rotten pumpkin that got knifed:




Jackson chose a football design:



While Sade chose the Seahawks logo:



She took the carving dead serious:



The finished products:

Halloween 2013

Halloween! Strangely it didn't seem as busy as years past. We did miss the schools Halloween carnival (as we were out of town), so maybe that is why.

INTRODUCING:

Megan As A Football Player:





Jackson As Percy Jackson
(his favorite book character from this year):





And Sadie As A Cheerleader:





(She was going to be Hermione until she tried on the costume and deemed it to "puffy." She has an extreme aversion to clothes that are not form fitting).

More pics of the chicklets:







Happy Halloween!

Trick - Or -Treating

I know I say it every year, but I find Halloween to be one of the most heart-warming of holidays. I just love all of the people who buy candy, decorate their homes, and make it so fun for all of the kids who are trick - or -treating.

My neighborhood is not so heart-warming, so once again we traveled to another neighborhood for the evening. Jackson and Sade were my only trick - or - treaters this year. Megan deemed herself too old. Sigh.....



But she was willing to take Sade up to houses that she was nervous about:



Look at all of these kids. I just love it:



Sade flat-out refused to visit this particular house:



Glow-necklace juggling:




Lovely Halloween evening.

Halloween Class Parties

I may not have been extremely busy in the days leading up to Halloween, but Halloween day was a whirlwind.

I started off the day by attending the THREE HOUR Kindergarten Halloween party. Cheryl and I had found out about this party that was supposed to be happening 2 days before Halloween and had to quickly throw it together. Entertaining 25 kids for 3 hours ain't no joke.

Sadie and Mr. Cohen:



There were 4 other girls in her class dressed up like cheerleaders too!



We read Halloween stories, sang Halloween songs, decorated cookies, ate treats, crafted, and played NUMEROUS games.





I then had a 2 hour break before heading back to school for the much more manageable (time wise) 1 hour and 15 minute 4th grade party.

They played Halloween Bingo, pin the face on the pumpkin, wrapped each other like mummy's, got to feel lots of gross stuff and guess what it was, and ate lots and lots of treats.





Man I feel lucky to be able to do these things with my kids.

Trunk-Or-Treat

Our Trunk - or - Treat was held the Tuesday before Halloween which I am a fan of. I enjoy having Halloween night reserved strictly for Trick - or- Treating.

Jackson and Megan spent lots of time with their friends:

While Sade spent lots of time with me:



After visiting all of the cars, she was also our official candy distributor. A job she loved:



Eric was late getting there, but managed to make an entrance:




Trunk - or - Treats are not quite like the good old days anymore when everyone participated, but it's still a good time.