Halloween Fun

Miss B went on a field trip the week before Halloween, and brought home a pumpkin she picked out herself. We were planning to avoid the whole pumpkin thing this year, but after seeing their sister's treasure, the boys "needed" their own special pumpkins too. So, we broke down and picked up two at the store when we went grocery shopping. All three kids were set on carving them, but I was too lazy/sick to deal with that mess, so I convinced them to paint their pumpkins instead, and bribed them with the promise of special Halloween cookies afterward. We dug out the acrylic paint, paintbrushes, and leftover paper plates from Miss B's birthday, and got to work. While the kids painted, I sat at the bar and frosted cookies.

Patrick didn't have to work on Halloween, so he joined us in attending Miss B's school parade. Unfortunately, my digital camera bit the dust for good that morning, so I had to rely solely on my ipod and old school phone for pictures. I couldn't get a good shot of Miss B at her school, but I got some pretty decent pictures throughout the day. No shots of the kids trick or treating though, because I ironically left the disposable camera in the car that I bought that morning specifically for taking pictures in the dark. Miss B's parade was so much fun. The boys got a kick out of all the costumes and kids walking by. The music was cool too, and the boys just love scary music. We hit the mall for trick or treating in the early evening, stopped at Wendy's for dinner, and then headed out to our old neighborhood for some door to door candy collecting. The phrases of the night courtesy of our youngest: "Wait for me!" "That house was so scary!" "That house wasn't scary at all!"