....is what we heard all night from Care Bear who did not want to stop getting candy last night! She would have gone to every house in the city if she had her way. We had a lot of fun. Justin got paged after going to only three houses because another guy decided to shoot himself in the foot. This guy wasn't as lucky because he lost several toes in the blast and will probably lose the rest in surgery. So Justin had to leave us but was able to meet back up with us while he waited for the OR to be ready. His partner Monica has been here 8 years and never had a gunshot patient and Justin has already had two!The kids decided this was the best Halloween ever. The church had a great carnival Thursday night, Jaco & La-La went to a party at school on Friday, Care Bear went to a birthday party and of course we all went trick or treating. Plus a fun package arrived from Granny & Papa and some cards also found us in the mail. We have more candy than ever! In years past we have been able to sell the candy to a dentist who would give the kids $2 per pound. Last year everyone got $8 and a trip to Toys r Us made getting rid of the candy very worthwhile! This year the treats just may disappear.....
Am I the only one who finds Halloween a little odd? Who decided it was ok to go to complete strangers homes and beg for candy? Don't get me wrong, I loved doing it as a kid and I love seeing my kids have fun but don't we teach them not to take candy from strangers? Isn't candy bad for us?
I'll quit talking now! Here are the pictures from the best Halloween ever!
Care Bear was a Care Bear for the church carnival and then at the last minute decided to be the acorn as she called herself for trick or treating. She was the Care Bear last year and the unicorn was a hand-me-down from La-La. Money spent for Care Bear's costume this year? zero $
La-La wanted to be a witch this year. We added the hat, nose, broom, and wig to clothes we already had and abbra-ca-dabbra a witch is born! I had fun painting her face. Her best friend kept saying, "You don't look like yourself at all but it is weird because you still sound the same!"
Jaco picked out his Gate Keeper costume and added the sword for extra protection. He couldn't wear a spooky costume to school so the orangutan costume that our neighbors gave him worked just fine.
Cody went as a football player. You can see how much he loved it!
I had so much fun decorating this year! Last spring someone put a bunch of brand new halloween decorations by the dumpster so I snagged them! I can't believe they didn't want them but I wasn't complaining. I added a couple $ store headstones and bones so for under $10, we had the coolest house on the street.
5 comments:
How fun! La-La's costume was awesome, you can't even tell it is her. Your yard looks great too! I can't believe someone was just going to throw all that stuff away!
Wow!! Neat pictures and memories! Are you digital scrapbooking now?
I love all the collages you made! And I do have to say that the witch is my favorite costume, so cute! Dang, too bad no one around here dumps all their halloween stuff, I would be in heaven! Although I think if I add one more decoration Max will kill me. He already had to make me shelves in the garage to hold all my "crap" as he calls it.
By the way, I think you have now officially earned the title of "Martha Stewert" your dinner party, costumes, and decor look so her worthy!!! Love it!!!
I love your yard and I agree with Maria we need to call you Martha!! Your house looks great! I can't wait to the decorating again myself. Lalas costume is awesome. Braylee loved it!
What a fun Halloween week! Love the costumes the yard the whole bit. Very cute post. By the way the Sugar Plum Fairy comes to our house after Halloween. The kids pick 5 candies they want to keep then leave the rest in their bags outside of their bedroom door. The Sugar Plum Fairy comes when the whole house is sleeping and takes the candy, but leaves behind a special prize and sparkles. If you didn't know the sugar plum fairy builds her home out of candy! I think she is neighbors to the toothfairy! After 8 cavities at our house something had to happen to all those sweets!
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