Halloweinies

Halloween was a lot of fun. I worked in Sophie's classroom in the morning and lucked out with getting the Cookie Decorating/Bingo Center. I lost count of how many times I had to remind them not to lick their spreaders and put them back in the icing container. The Bingo game was a hit as well, who knew 5 and 6 year olds were so competitive? I continue to be impressed with her teacher; she weaved the holiday into all their lessons, getting around the "no Halloween during school" mandate.

Later that afternoon, Terry and Sophie carved the pumpkins while Michael and Emily and I had a nap. They did a great job.



Michael has become obsessed with the pumpkin, and once it had a candle in it, it was even more of a draw. He kept saying, "punkin, hot, ooooohh".

Sophie's costume was Cinderella, and she could have used a white shirt underneath it to keep the sleeves up, but she only wanted to wear an undershirt. I think she looked a little bit like a Cinderella barmaid, as the sleeves kept falling down. Luckily it cooled off, and we stopped by the house for a sweater after about 20 minutes. Michael and Emily enjoyed their stroller ride and visiting with the neighbors. One of our neighbors does a great job transforming his front yard into a graveyard. Tombstones, hanging skeletons, blue lights, tiki torches and a smoke machine all set the mood. Here's Sophie braving the ghosts to get her candy, and Michael and Emily's reaction to it all.


We made it to more houses this year than ever before, and after coming home to peruse the loot, Sophie was ready for bed. She was asleep by 8:15, and Things 1 and 2 followed soon after. By 9 the steady stream of trick or treaters had stopped.