We are at the point in our Growing Goodsons life that Halloween is a really big deal. All three of the kids love dressing up. And, the parents are game, too. Of course, Josh has always loved this holiday and has, in the past, gone all out. I would consider this particular year one of those all out years.
The festivities started on Friday with Piper's class trip to the Mikel's Family Farm for walking circles in the corn maze, picture's with friends on the hay ride, finding the perfect pumpkin n the pumpkin patch, naming our new friends in the petting zoo, and playing till our heart's content on the hay bales & swings.
picture's with friends on the hay ride,
finding the perfect pumpkin in the pumpkin patch,
naming our new friends in the petting zoo,
and playing till our heart's content on the hay bales & swings.
Then we made our way to the park for lunch and a hour of playtime until it was time to head back to school for a movie and even more partying! There were cookies to decorate and goodies to eat! What a fantastic way to start the festivities!
Saturday, the 30th, was Trick-or-Treat night in Shawnee. So, after our day of rest, we started the evening with hair and makeup. Piper got her face on and looked like she'd jumped out of the Tim Burton version of Alice in Wonderland. She could have been Helena Bonham Carter's clone. However, the Queen wasn't happy, and so it was almost off with the make-up artist's head. I gave in and got the cold washcloth out. Hey, if I'm going to spend 30+ minutes putting it on and trying my darndest to make her white make-up even, she's going to have to suffer some head-roll of her own.
So, the make-up came off, and all was well in Wonderland.
We made it over to our friends', The Holters', house to enjoy the festivities with their 3 kiddos and also the Moodys and their 2 kids. The Holters live in a nice, new Shawnee neighborhood with many kids and friendly families. I'm not sure how many trick-or-treaters they actually gave candy to, but the experience reminded me of the old Catholic Ghetto days, minus the tuba playing in the front yard.
But, I do know that we sure got our candy fix! The Queen hit every house with their light on and would make sure to drag Alice to the front door. After awhile, Alice didn't need any more coaxing. Gus, on the other hand was having a great time driving his car all over the place to notice that he was supposed to be gathering goodies. Did I mention we brought his red Ford Mustang Hotwheels? Yes, yes, we did! It was a hit and by far the best accessory of the evening!
After many photo ops requested with the Mad Hatter and Alice, we made it back to count our stash and pass out more candy! Then it was off to Nana and Papa's house to get the good stuff.
The next day we celebrated Josh's Golden Birthday (31st birthday on the 31st) along with his cousin Amber's 24th birthday at John and Linda's, with hors d'oeuvres, homemade lasagna, salad, cinnamon roll bread pudding with rum sauce, & italian cream cake. Mmmm, mmmm, mmmm, mmmm good!
It was a great Halloween this year. Lots of wonderful memories, fun times, exciting costumes, and cavities!
Now, it's on to Thanksgiving and Turkey costumes! To be continued...
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