We had a fun and busy Halloween.
The festivities really started on Saturday with my sister, Kristi’s, Halloween party. It was a family party, but we all dressed up and had a good time. My brother-in-law, Will, scared Elodie and Camille to tears with his werewolf costume. He had to keep it off most of the night to preserve sanity.
We ate good food and ate doughnuts off a string. And then it was time for bed—just after Madeleine broke down because her baby cousin won a sucker for the best costume instead of her.
Halloween day itself was incredibly full. We began the day at a party at Elodie’s preschool. The kids were very cute but had a hard time following the teacher around for the “parade.”
Soon after that, we rushed off to Madeleine’s school for her parade. We sat in the cafeteria and enjoyed watching the entire school file by us. Unfortunately, Madeleine didn’t hear us screaming her name (not a foot away from her) until she passed us.
After the parade, Camille, Elodie and I got to help out with Madeleine’s classroom party. We manned one of several stations where the kids got to play a game or make a craft. Camille and Elodie did amazingly well on their own while I helped the first graders stuff plastic gloves with popcorn to make a scary hand.
At 5:30 we were off to a “trunk-or-treat” in our church parking lot. For those you wondering, a trunk-or-treat is where everyone hands candy to kids out of the back of their cars in a common parking lot. The cars were decorated really well, and it was a very fast way to make a candy haul. The girls especially enjoyed some of the more creative treats, including one car handing out cotton candy.
We had to rush off from the trunk-or-treat to meet our next-door neighbors who had invited us to trick-or-treat with them. However, their group had grown a lot by the time we arrived, so we actually went our own way after about fifteen minutes with them. Madeleine was VERY anxious to get to her friend's house. We skipped lots of houses along the way to get there, and fortunately we did get to see him at home.
To finish the night, we made a few trick-or-treat stopsand via the car and ended up at my brother’s house to see his kids.
Phew! It was such a day. Overall, the kids did really well trick-or-treating. The weather was incredibly mild, much better than the freezing cold or snow I remember on several occasions growing up. Unlike me, the girls didn’t mind skipping houses. Getting loads of candy wasn’t of primary importance to them. Camille didn’t go up to many of the doors, but she was delighted when someone would offer her a treat. She especially liked the pretzels. Way to go, Camille.
And now we have TONS of candy in the pantry. The girls have only eaten a few pieces. I guess they forgot we had candy? Wish I could forget.
The festivities really started on Saturday with my sister, Kristi’s, Halloween party. It was a family party, but we all dressed up and had a good time. My brother-in-law, Will, scared Elodie and Camille to tears with his werewolf costume. He had to keep it off most of the night to preserve sanity.
We ate good food and ate doughnuts off a string. And then it was time for bed—just after Madeleine broke down because her baby cousin won a sucker for the best costume instead of her.
Halloween day itself was incredibly full. We began the day at a party at Elodie’s preschool. The kids were very cute but had a hard time following the teacher around for the “parade.”
Soon after that, we rushed off to Madeleine’s school for her parade. We sat in the cafeteria and enjoyed watching the entire school file by us. Unfortunately, Madeleine didn’t hear us screaming her name (not a foot away from her) until she passed us.
After the parade, Camille, Elodie and I got to help out with Madeleine’s classroom party. We manned one of several stations where the kids got to play a game or make a craft. Camille and Elodie did amazingly well on their own while I helped the first graders stuff plastic gloves with popcorn to make a scary hand.
At 5:30 we were off to a “trunk-or-treat” in our church parking lot. For those you wondering, a trunk-or-treat is where everyone hands candy to kids out of the back of their cars in a common parking lot. The cars were decorated really well, and it was a very fast way to make a candy haul. The girls especially enjoyed some of the more creative treats, including one car handing out cotton candy.
We had to rush off from the trunk-or-treat to meet our next-door neighbors who had invited us to trick-or-treat with them. However, their group had grown a lot by the time we arrived, so we actually went our own way after about fifteen minutes with them. Madeleine was VERY anxious to get to her friend's house. We skipped lots of houses along the way to get there, and fortunately we did get to see him at home.
To finish the night, we made a few trick-or-treat stopsand via the car and ended up at my brother’s house to see his kids.
Phew! It was such a day. Overall, the kids did really well trick-or-treating. The weather was incredibly mild, much better than the freezing cold or snow I remember on several occasions growing up. Unlike me, the girls didn’t mind skipping houses. Getting loads of candy wasn’t of primary importance to them. Camille didn’t go up to many of the doors, but she was delighted when someone would offer her a treat. She especially liked the pretzels. Way to go, Camille.
And now we have TONS of candy in the pantry. The girls have only eaten a few pieces. I guess they forgot we had candy? Wish I could forget.
3 comments:
They are so darling. I like the fun expressions on each face.
Please excuse the s on expressions. I can't figure out how to edit the post.
I can see why Madeleine was sad -- what a beautiful costume she wore! All three girls look great. Isn't Halloween fun?
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