Happy Halloween, Part 1
Our neighborhood has a Halloween Party every year complete with hayride, costume parade, and haunted house. This year was no different (except it's gotten a little too big for the costume parade, and the guy who makes his carriage house into a haunted house's relative was sick so no haunted house this year). I use it as an excuse to have a big Halloween Party for family and friends. We feasted on pulled pork, butternut squash soup (doctored by Janet into a much better version than the recipe called for with some maple syrup -- thanks friend!), snacks and pumpkin cookies.
Then the kids made their Trick-or-Treat bags and finalized their jokes or tricks (see, here the kids all HAVE to recite jokes or do tricks -- even the tiniest tykes can regurgitate a simple knock-knock joke in St. Louis).
Next up is the obligatory driveway pose: mine are Ginny Weasley and Darth Vader. Also in the picture (kind of L to R)are friends Sylvia and Claudia, cousins Stephanie and Kelli Jo, and friends Tony, Big Ben, Patrick, Nate, Sterling, and Evan. The picture is a little blurry because they are all chomping at the bit to get going -- the candy mele begins at 6 p.m. and runs 'til 8. Sharp. And we're serious about that one. I don't even buy the hayride tickets any more because the 2 hour window of candy collection is too precious to be clotted up with hayrides. Yep. Kids after my own heart.
Here's my Ginny up close (and dorky) to prove I finished the scarf:
So, the routine is that the guys take the kids Trick or Treating and the moms sit on the driveway in comfortable chairs, sometimes with a fire pit if it is chilly and or rum drinks, and give out the candy. Usually upwards of 250 urchins worth. It is actually a riot.
The best joke we heard all evening that was not really a joke: What did the farmer say when he lost his tractor? WHERE IS MY TRACTOR? You know, the 5 year -old made up jokes? Love them.
I'll leave you with a puzzler (car-talk guys for something to solve): Look closely at my kids' costumes. Now guess: What character did my husband come back from Trick or Treating dressed as? (no fair guessing Amanda, Christy, or Janet!) (and yes, I know that "as" is dangling -- but the correct way to say that just sounds stupid) Pics on that one tomorrow.
Today, on to Happy Halloween, Part 2: Trunk or Treat at school.
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