Halloween this year was lots of fun. It fell on a school day (Thursday) which was less than ideal, but it worked out alright in the end. James went to school like normal; Jolie had Mommy School (at our house, which was fun); and I was able to get a substitute for my class that night so that I could stay home and be Mommy instead. It worked out really well.
Earlier that morning, James and Jolie were so excited that it was finally Halloween. James could hardly get himself dressed. Jolie was just convinced that it was time to trick-or-treat (and was thus convinced all day long, lol). I was super tired (sort of loopy, really) from staying up half the night making a treat for Derek to take to work (I had forgotten about it until about 2:30am, when I woke up to pee... so I got crackin' and made some... getting to sleep finally around 4:30am). While it baked, I spent some time making James' lunch for the next day. That morning, I finished it up. He's not much for surprises regarding his lunches and wanted to see what I'd prepared. And his reaction made it worth the work. He was thrilled!
School Lunch No. 666 ... HAPPY HALLOWEEEEN!! Meat & cheese sandwich transformed into a pumpkin, bat, and several moons. Mandarin oranges turned jack-o-lantern. Key lime Greek yogurt transformed into scary goo with eyeballs and sprinkles. And roasted pumpkin seeds. With a side of apple juice... in a mummy costume, of course!
While they were eating breakfast and getting ready for school, the kids asked (begged) to take Kitty and Baby Waa trick-or-treating with them. I explained that they (Kitty and Baby) would not be able to get their own candy, but that they could come along for the ride. The kids were ecstatic! I usually don't let them tote their lovies around town (they're ragged enough as is), but I figured that James is six. He, at least, won't be begging to take his lovie out in public for much longer. So I allowed it. And what's more, I made them little costumes! Princess Waa and Bat-Kitty! I must admit, it was pretty cute.
When it was about 5:30pm (not too dark, we thought, and not too cold), we headed out into the neighborhood for some ever-anticipated trick-or-treating. It was so much fun, but soooo cold! We were only able to hit up a few houses before we had to head back home and snag warmer clothing (namely, a cardigan for Jolie). It was still crazy-cold, but we had fun anyway. Derek had warmed up the heat packs and brought them with us so the kids could hold them and stay warm(er), and he even picked up pretty little Miss Shortcake and carried her inside his coat. She's a lucky girl to have such a nice daddy.
We went around our neighborhood, probably stopping at about twenty houses (way more than last year). We even got to stop at James' teacher's house (she's our neighbor... crazy, right?!). Then we came home. But not for long. We didn't feel like being responsible parents. Instead, we hopped in the car, snagged some Micky D's for dinner, and drove out to Smithfield to visit friends. We stopped by Adam and Aubrey's to see them first, but they were out visiting family. I'd forgotten they do that on Halloween. So we continued on to the cousin's house (Shawn and Mindy's) and played with them! We used to do that when we were kidless, or when James was a baby. It'd been a while, and it was lots of fun to ambush them!
Finally, around 9pm, we headed home. The kids were super wiped out. We washed our faces (to get the paint and makeup off), brushed our teeth, got in jammies and got in bed. They were out in a matter of minutes. :) And honestly, so were we! Such a fantastic, fun-filled Halloween!
Note: Derek didn't dress up this year, but the rest of us did. James was a skeleton. Jolie was Strawberry Shortcake. And I was nothing really... but my belly was mummified- with the baby "peeking out!" Lol. It was loads of fun. Happy Halloweeeeeen!
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