Happy Halloween

I am trying to write this blog as I run to answer the door for trick-or treaters so it may be a bit disjointed. You would think with all the festive things we have been doing we would have been ready for tonight but alas, spending all that time doing others things left little time for decorating, getting candy, changing our doorbell to the spooky sounds (it has like 64 different rings). So,  today after work I ran to Wal Mart to buy candy instead of working out before I picked up Alec.  I got delayed at pick up because they were about to beat open the gigantic pumpkin piñata they had made.  Yet another toy and candyfest later and were on the road home.  I changed and ran down in the basement to grab the tote that has all the decorations. Our pumpkins did not survive this fall and Alec was thrilled to bring them to the compost pile. Much more excited about  delivering them to their future decomposing site than carving them. Crazy kid. So, I pulled out the plastic, pre-carved, Target clearance  jack-o-lanterns and plugged them in. (And yes, we have a fake christmas tree too.)   I threw Mr. Bones on the door and dumped the candy in a bowl and we were out the door to do a drive by at Nanny’s before it got too late and then we ran down the street for dinner with Ben, Noelle and Aaron.  We made jack-o-lantern English muffin pizzas.  Then kids started coming to Noelle’s house so I ran home to hand out candy and Erik, Noelle and Aaron are taking Ben and Alec around the neighborhood.  I took a bye this year. I draw a line when there is snow on the ground. Seriously. We took a picture of Alec in costume standing next to his snowman. There is something wrong with that. Very.

They just stopped by and I gave the boys glow-stick swords instead of candy. I am not sure which is worse with the 2 of them…weapons or sugar. The combination of  both might prove to be enough to test the patience of any sane (or even insane) adult.   They boys are off the charts hyped up. Have fun Erik, Noelle and Aaron!

Ahhh….better them than me.

I am off to pillage the candy bowl and read my book.  :)

 

pictures to follow in the next few days