Trick - or - Treat

Come little children and gather 'round to hear the most
pathetically un-spooky story to 'ere be found!

It was a peaceful, calm night when we didst meet
in this beautiful neighborhood to trick-or-treat

The houses were lit with golden glow
and from home to home we all did go..



A mummy, a genie/gypsy and a Goddess did ride
in the hatch of the 'burban because it was much more comfortable than
jumping in out of their seats all nights.
(PS: as author I do not have to rhyme, this is a crappy Halloween poem, not the Iliad!)








The candy was divvied at the end of the night
M&M's, Mars, candy corn and ... Crystal light?
(Seriously! I think someone thought they were pixie sticks???)

Lucky for you this is the end of our story
No guts, no ghouls, not a single thing gory
Nothing to fear, not the simplest fright...
But a moral it does have:
Trick-or-treating with family.... is the best kind of night!

Et Tu Brookie?

For weeks and weeks Brooke told me
that she wanted to be a cutesy-girly
version of the Mad Hatter for Halloween.
But when push came to shove,
she set her heart on this Roman inspired ensemble instead.
(I can't blame her, it's gorgeous!!)

PS: I'd like to think her study of Roman and
Greek Gods of late helped to influence her! ;)

The Gypsyish Genie

I think this might be my favorite Diana costume to date!!

We found this weeks and weeks ago at TJMaxx and
Diana just knew it was the right choice.
We're still a little unclear as to whether it was supposed to
be a Genie (Pointy shoes) or a gypsy (Gold coins)
but either way, we DO know it was absolutely adorable!!

The Mummbie

Mummy Costume
+
Zombie Make-up
=
The first ever Mummbie!

Carving Pumpkins

I have a secret: I hate carving pumpkins with my kids.
Maybe it's because they are always overly ambitious with the patterns they choose,
maybe it's because I *always* end up having to finish the
three half-carved pumpkins left on the table by myself,
or maybe it's because pumpkin guts are almost impossible to clean up
after they've dried on the hardwood floors.
Regardless, I secretly dread it every year.

But, (and I'm sure you've guessed it) this year was different!
The kids did so much better! The pumpkin guts were cleaned up quickly,
the kids picked (or drew) their own EASY patterns,
AND they even finished them.... By themselves!!

It helps to have the the right tools of the trade:


Dominick, unsurprisingly, was the most enthusiastic
and started straightaway with very little help from me!








Diana did not enjoy the gutting, but managed all the same!


And Brookie, trying to lessen her pumpkin footprint, made her own litte workspace on the kitchen floor:


And behold: The Three pumpkins that I hardly no part in!!