Happy Halloween

The kids and i picked up our Halloween pumpkins on Wednesday in preparation for the traditional Halloween pumpkin carving that would begin on Thursday at Ella's school. I never carve our pumpkins too early because they are usually so delicate that they might wither before Halloween night. We don't do so much in the way of celebrating this holiday. I do good to get a little cobweb on the porch. I just don't like this holiday very much. Anyway, my one effort in making it fun for the kids is to carve them a special pumpkin. Somehow i thought carving the character they were dressed as would be a great idea. Now the kids think that is normal. It hasn't been bad in years past but this year was interesting. I am rethinking this "tradition".

Ella dressed as Hannah Montana (like almost every other little girl in this country). She colored some of her hair, rocked some tights, boots, sequined dress, and a fur jacket. Jack was Superman. Fitting for him. It even had built in muscles. He still wears it around the house. His only let down was that we didn't purchase a matching Superman costume for Sam. John was Spiderman. Contrary to the photos, he loved the mask and the built in muscles. Ben was a monkey. We were going to get him a lion costume but we had a monkey and Tigger already. I call him monkey know that he is grabbing and pulling on everything so it seemed fitting. I loved it. He didn't seem to mind either.

It was a nasty day. Rainy and cloudy. We had new neighbors move in so we walked with her and her little girl, Rihannah. As soon as the rain stopped we made our way around trick or treating. It was fun and short. We took a few pictures when we got home and the rain started again. The kids enjoyed some candy and then switched up costumes and then to bed. A great day overall.