Halloween 2008

Let me start by saying that I have many pictures to share with you and hope you enjoy them.

Last night we carved our pumpkins. We did 3 of them. The girls really enjoyed digging out the "guts" and picking out their patterns and for Malorie and Lucy that is about all they cared about. Jasmine did an excellent job tracing the pattern and cutting out the design on her pumpkin. Darren, thank goodness really likes to do pumpkins and I must say is very good at it. I did half of Lucy's and he did the rest and he also helped Jasmine finish hers. She did not realize that she had picked one of the most difficult patterns to do. They all turned out awesome. Malorie's is the face, Lucy's is the cat and Jasmine's is the house.

Today we started getting ready for Trick or Treating at 11 in the a.m. and finally finished up at 2 in the p.m. It is a lot of work to get four children ready on any regular day and on special days it is a lot of work and then some. In the end it was and is always worth it. We started our candy adventure at 4 in the p.m. on Walnut St. where the local businesses all participate. I, sadly, did not have a stroller at that moment so was carrying Kennedy as we walked. Then out of no where, a knight on a white horse, or should I say a sexy man in a green Rodeo drove up and pulled out this beautiful double stroller and saved my acheing back and tired arms. While we were there we saw some of our friends and the girls got to sit in a fire truck. We continued our candy adventure till about 5:30 and went back to my grandma's house where we would then continue , but not before eating some pizza. We walked block after block after block after, well you get where that is going. One of the houses had made a Haunted house and they even went so far as to have a scary side and a not so scary side. Well, of course we did the not scary side since we have smaller children. Just to assure you, Kennedy stayed at my grandmother's with her and my mother. It was fun, not too scary, however Lucy did cry at one point and I am not sure if it was the people or the strob light that freaked her out more. We kept walking and walking and finally made it back to granny's at about 9:30. Yeap...9:30. Needless to say but I will anyway, our feet hurt, children were cranky and exhausted. I think we probably have about 5 punds of candy if not more. Lucy even scored a small pumpkin, which we thought was pretty cool.

So we are home and everyone is crashed out except me. I thought it wise to write my story while it was still fresh on the brain. I hope all of you had a funfilled Halloween, I know we did and I can only hope that the kids will be exhausted enough to sleep until about 10 in the a.m. Oh and as you saw we did get Jasmine's hair dyed and I must say I am fond of the color. I know she will be sad to watch it wash down the drain, but it won't be too long before she is 16 and dying her hair all sorts of crazy colors...I can't wait. Goodnight!