Due to Technical Difficulties, Halloween is Delayed....

I should have posted about Halloween in a timely manner, but due to some technical difficulties, and compatibility issues between the memory card and my computer, I have been a little delayed.  I ask that those special people waiting to see Halloween pictures to please forgive me.

The puking pumpkin platter

So, Halloween went a little something like this.....

"Mom....?"

"Emily..?"

"Ok, so we asked Meg's mom and she said no, and we asked Jerry's mom and she said no, and we asked Cassie's mom and she said no, and Chris just asked his mom and she said no......"

"And?"  I asked, wondering what it was that all the other moms had said "no" to......

"Could we have a Halloween party at our house?  We have it all planned out.  Now all we need is a house."

 I don't know about how most kids approach a parent about having a party, but it's usually not with the disclaimer that every other parent said "NO".

Relieved that it was only a Halloween party they were asking for, I said yes.  And the events that followed were truly amazing.  I was told that they had it all planned out, and they weren't lying.  Each child had decided their part in the party, what they would bring, how they would share their part of the responsibility of providing both food and fun.  Jerry, Chris, and Emily created a Picachu pinata from scratch two weeks before the party.  They planned the menu, choosing food that everyone would like.  Cassie brought the entertainment of Just Dance, and Just Dance 2 along with extra Wii motes.  Chris filled the pinata with candy.  Meg brought tater tots and fudge, Jerry brought a dozen helium balloons.  They even thought to include transportation.  Jerry brought Chris, and Cassie brought Violet.  All I had to do was make the living room spooky and put out some drinks and snacks.  Pretty easy, huh?

The Girls.....

The Whole "Crew"

The Boys

Chris and Picachu

So, they danced and ate, and sang at the top of their lungs in Japanese.  If that doesn't equal a good party, I don't know what does.  Then, they annihilated the pinata, inhaled helium, ate some more, and they broke out the glow sticks.  Just good twelve year old fun.  

Now on to the other kids......

This was Jr.'s first year that he was actually interested in Halloween.  In all of the other years, he said it was, "maybe pretty scary!"  So this is the first year that he was excited about trick or treating and wearing his costume.  He was a dragon/dinosaur this year and Katie was a pink poodle.  It worked wonderfully that they were warmer costumes, since it was colder this year.  Katie was all over the idea of getting candy.  She just kept repeating CANDY CANDY CANDY!  And Jr., while excited to get candy, really didn't eat all that much.  He just liked being out with his cousins.  I think a good time was had by all.

Halloween was so much fun this year.  It was a blessing to have the house filled with fun and laughter.  I am glad that Emily has such a wonderful bunch of kids to hang out with.   I am also quite thankful for the house that had the puppet show for the kids. Junior thought it was awesome.

Hope your Halloween was "Spooktacular!"