So, this Halloween I thought I would try something different. After a 2 year hiatus from the "Big Bash" I decided to do a hayride for trick-or-treating. Nobody told me it would be about the coldest Halloween night in about 90 years. Sabrina said that it was about 5 deg. at her house before she met us. If I had been paying any attention at all I may have bagged the whole thing. As it was. Suki had the foresight to bring hand warmers for the kids' pockets. She said it was her hubby Cass' idea, but really... could that be true? The kids had a great time. And I even hitched up the trailer by myself. Well... actually I had to call Bill once for pointers, and I had minimal to align the hitch right. I was pretty proud of myself though. I usually try to stay out of Bill's way when he's doing all those manly things. But I digress... on to the rest of the party.
This is always popular. Instead of bobbing in water, they have to "bob"in the air. It is pretty funny. After about 2-3 minutes I let them use their hands to catch the apples. Then, they get to dip them in caramel and sprinkles.
Here are some of the kids on the hayride. It just didn't look as cold as it was. They didn't care... the scent of candy was in the air!!
This is my barfing pumpkin. You can't see it, but there are candy corns and m&m's sprinkled on it. It was a surprisingly quick carving job. I loved it!! I wanted to do a flaming pumpkin this year. It is when you soak a roll of t.p. in kerosene, stick it in the pumpkin, and then light it. I just didn't want to do it with out Bill and a fire extinguisher for back-up. Next year though, especially if we can finish the fire pit.
Bill and Clara carved their pumpkins earlier in the week. Bill's is the one with the hatchet and knife sticking out of it, and Clara's is the happy one. Hmmm.... what could this say about our family? Maybe that Clara is surprisingly well adjusted given the sick humor of her parents.
This is always popular. Instead of bobbing in water, they have to "bob"in the air. It is pretty funny. After about 2-3 minutes I let them use their hands to catch the apples. Then, they get to dip them in caramel and sprinkles.
Here are some of the kids on the hayride. It just didn't look as cold as it was. They didn't care... the scent of candy was in the air!!
This is my barfing pumpkin. You can't see it, but there are candy corns and m&m's sprinkled on it. It was a surprisingly quick carving job. I loved it!! I wanted to do a flaming pumpkin this year. It is when you soak a roll of t.p. in kerosene, stick it in the pumpkin, and then light it. I just didn't want to do it with out Bill and a fire extinguisher for back-up. Next year though, especially if we can finish the fire pit.
Bill and Clara carved their pumpkins earlier in the week. Bill's is the one with the hatchet and knife sticking out of it, and Clara's is the happy one. Hmmm.... what could this say about our family? Maybe that Clara is surprisingly well adjusted given the sick humor of her parents.
Well I realized that I did a really poor job of documenting the kid's costumes this year. I guess that is what happens when you are the hostess with the mostess!! I was even pretty proud of my own. I don't have any of Clara or me, and only one of Mary. And, without me, Mary's costume doesn't make sense. Clara was some kind of dog turned into a witch. I didn't really get it. Mary and I were the Raven who stole the Moon. It is a Native American myth. I made a really great raven mask, and a simple fleece moon for Mary (easy for diaper changing).
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i see you didn't get any of my "sober mommy" costume either!!! it was lots of fun at the hostess with the mostess's house!! :)
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