What a fun whirlwind of a day Halloween has become. School makes it a party ALLLLLL day :)
Here's the kids all decked out ready to party at school. Whitney went through about 5 costume ideas throughout the month before settling on the witch idea. When I saw half the girls in her class were witches it made sense :)
Aaron was awesome and became Mr. mom for the day so I could go to their class parties.
First was Travis' I was over the treat station. I think one kid was seconds away from puking all over the table, most of the kids couldn't resist licking the knife they frosted with, and kindergarteners with frosting is....messy. It was really fun, but a learning experience :) It's just fun to see Travis in his school element. Getting to know all the kids he associates with every day.
Here they are lined up for the parade.
Aaron was even ambitious to come and watch...all 2 minutes of it...and he hates parades :)
Next up was Whitney's party. I was over pumpkin bowling where you roll pumpkins into a tiered row of toliet paper. After a few rolls with a real mini pumpkin I was glad I brought a fake one for backup - didn't take long to split. But once again, fun to be apart of my kids day at school.
Getting ready to parade around
Hailey decided to be Tinker Bell. Which I thought very appropriate. This girl is fire and ice, a girl with lots of personality, your classic fiesty Tinker Bell.
Travis as the Jedi
Whitney the witch
Ready to trick or treat
This is the only part of Halloween Aaron likes - scaring people. I thought a werewolf mask was an appropriate fit :)
chasing Hailey - who screamed the entire time
Last of the photo shoot
Ashley wore her costume all day
I can't tell you how thrilled I am to show these next couple pics. This cheese face happens for split seconds and not frequently. So me catching it on camera is nothing short of miraculous!
Her real costume was worn for about 2 min.
The force was with Travis
The whole crew
Aaron took the 3 kids around the block and then I took Whitney and Travis around for the rest. I'm usually the one encouraging them to go farther....but this year they made me proud. They insisted every minute of the way to do every house in the neighborhood. I kept asking if they were tired and wanted to go home...but no, they kept insisting :) It was an awesome night too. I was out in a t shirt and it was just the right temp. It was ideal! Loved every minute with them. So fun to see them be excited and having fun and making memories too. At the end I got a little sad again....I don't know why this thought always pops into my head...but how fast these 2 are growing.....there's not a lot of trick or treating years left where they want to go around with their mom. Especially since I was dressed as a Banana - a life long dream of mine. Maybe that's what made this Halloween magical :)
Recovering by eating our winnings
The damage - 100 pieces each
And last of all a sidenote. Our Halloween donuts are getting better every year. I must say, they were amazing!
Happy Halloween!
