Happy Halloween!
I wanted to make our home look a little festive, so I hung plastic jack-o-lanterns in our tree with electric candles inside, and made a cheesecloth ghost that floated in the breeze (after I adjusted it half a dozen times to keep the cheesecloth from slipping off the wires).
After dinner we carved pumpkins.
Daddy carved a big, bright star on his pumpkin. Daniel decided it would be extra creepy to carve a single eye in his. Anna chose a spooky design for her ghostly white pumpkin. Joy and I each went with our default pumpkin designs. Todd was a little young to be wielding blades (however small), so we left his pumpkin blank so it could grace our porch for a few more weeks.
At trick-or-treat time, Joy was a scientist, Daniel was a cat, Anna was a cat fairy, Todd was a math genius (they look like everyone else). I wore the same Minnie Mouse ears I wore three years ago when I was waddling around the neighborhood with three trick-or-treaters, hoping the fourth wouldn't be born for at least a few more days.
We returned home an hour later with plenty of treats, and the kids went right to work trading for the ones they liked best. I have fond memories of doing that with my sibs many moons ago. I would trade just about anything for a fun-size Snickers bar.
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