Halloween

What a fun day we had!! I was the Head Room Parent for Cam's 4th grade class so my day was jam packed with preparation. Jeff stayed home to help out with that and to see the boys' school parade...so that was incredibly helpful! We got to school and got everything ready...then we helped get the kids dressed. Then they all went on a school wide parade of costumes. After they got back we had lots of games and crafts for them to do...and of course, an OVERABUNDANCE of snacks!!! The picture below is Cam's class. Cam and MaKenna are in the bottom right hand corner! Cam is the green faced alien...MaKenna, the Mermaid! Jeff made his mask for him. He wanted to be an alien, but we can never find a costume that he likes. So, we used a black "Scream" robe for him, and then Jeff made the mask out of chicken wire and plaster! Very creative! Cam got a lot of comments on it. Jake had a great time at his classroom party too. Jeff and I did split our time so we could see his party as well. Once we all got home from school, we made a quick dinner and got ready again! The doorbell started ringing as early as 5:30. We headed to my mom's first. Here is MaKenna on our way out.Here is the whole gang...minus mom. We have a Zebra, a something or other, a mermaid, an alien, and an army guy as he called it.Here is the zebra getting crazy at mom and dad's house!Then it was off to trick or treat in our neighborhood for the first time! We moved into this house a year ago October 31st! So, the kids didn't get to trick or treat in our new neighborhood. They went to my sisters neighborhood last year. So...Friday marked a fun trick or treating night, AND our 1 year anniversary in this house!!Here is daddy and MaKenna coming up the sidewalk.... We got so much candy, we don't know what to do with it. We trick or treated from 7 to 9. Then, as tradition has it, we all sit in a circle, go through the bags and take out the things that MaKenna and Cam are allergic to...those things go into mommy and daddy's bags! :-) Mostly daddy's...because I don't like peanuts anyway! Then we all watched Jake separate his candy like he had a movie theatre stand! Last thing for the night...Goosebumps was on...I tried to get the kids to watch "Halloween" with me...but they wouldn't...(KIDDING), so Goosebumps it was!!
Happy Halloween!!!