It's The REAL Halloween

Wow! What an end to a crazy week. We have been running around all week doing various Halloween type activities or activities that involve Halloween. It has been tough explaining to a 4 year old (well 3 year & 363 day old) when actual Halloween is. Today on the radio they said something about today being Halloween and Julia freaked out and said..."It's the Real Halloween!" This was followed by Jimmy & Julia shouting Happy Halloween for about a minute. Ahh! She must have been drinking this morning, because I told her. Guess she didn't believe me. So here we are on the Real Halloween!"

We had a full house tonight. Kurt's mom, Aunt Fran, Jeff & Michelle and Grandma Cindy all came over for the festivities. We were not deterred by the pizza order that was all jacked up (a phone call later scored us some free pizzas on our next order). We all patiently waited for it to get a little more dark for the kids to go out. Halloween in our neighborhood is pretty cool. Our sub is pretty small, so we know pretty much everyone or at least recognize them. The kids pretty much run in a gang, so we know most of them. It's nice to be close knit like this in the land of subs.

Seriously, isn't he just the cutest little dragon?

Here's a Dragon, an Overworked Mom & Ariel with Olive Skin

Last year Julia was Cinderella and I thought that she needed a carriage, so i McGuivered (or Magrubered for SNL fans) one out of some weather stripping, tape, tulle and a plastic tablecloth. She loved it and requested princess transportation again for this year. Since she was Ariel, she got a clam shell (or as close as I could get to one). It turned out pretty good for doing it the night before Halloween. Although, she wanted to ride in it for about 5 minutes and then wanted to run around with her friends from house to house. Had I had a little more insight to this, i would have built in the cooler for the beer that the dads (and Uncle Jeff) drank as they followed the kids around the 'hood. But it was all worth the look on her face when she saw it this morning. Although, I think I will be hanging up my miniature-float-building-skills hat.

Julia showing off some of her loot.

The kids have so much candy & treats I am going to have to be generous with spreading the wealth, or it will be spreading on my thighs. Ugh. I hear the 3 Musketeers calling my name.