Last year was truly amazing, maybe a little too amazing. This year fell short in a few ways. Most notably our pumpkin never got carved. It ended up being a crazy work week for Mike and we had many social events to attend. Our pumpkin is serving as my beautiful fall centerpiece and I plan to decorate it like a turkey for Thanksgiving.
It was also a rough year for Isaac's costume which caused Mike some stress and eventually broke my sewing machine. He did get it finished enough for Isaac to wear it for a round of trick-or-treating though. Speaking of, where were all the kids this year? I have left over candy coming out of my ears here. I shouldn't complain it was far more than our old neighborhood, but it was still a bummer. Is it because it was a Wednesday?
Riley, as decreed, was Alice. She looked wonderful. I know I sound like a broken record, but what a difference a year makes! Last year she rode in my lap and had trouble getting her bag open to receive candy. This year she was a pro. She marched up to every door. She proclaimed, "Trick-or-Treat" in a clear voice and held up her bag every time. She thanked everyone and wished them all a "Happy Halloween!" It was a sight to behold. She insisted on walking and carrying her increasingly heavy bag and never complained.
It was up to me to take Riley out since Mike was still working on Isaac's costume. It was rough for me trying to keep up with her in our sidewalk-less neighborhood. Up and down driveways really wears you out. I was Riley's Cheshire Cat for the night so it was a small sacrifice.
Here's the king of difficult costume requests in his Squid costume.
Mike cut a Nerf football in half, hollowed the center and spray painted a plastic Easter egg for the eggs. The tentacles (best seen in the picture where he's covering his face) are strips of cut up bathmat. He cut holes it the fabric and poked them through. The body was basically a tunic. The other arms were supposed to be stiffened with foam and the hood was supposed to have another half football to make the correct head shape. I think he looked darn good though.
Enjoy all that candy.
So cute, I love the picture of Riley eating the candy at the end. Susan
ReplyDeleteThat's my favorite too!
ReplyDeleteRiley's so lucky to have such a really strong mama who "goes the extra mile" (literally!) to help her have a great experience ... And Isaac's so lucky to have a dad willing and able to create his costumes for him! The kids simply enjoy this stuff now, but LATER, they will remember and TREASURE this, and you guys for doing it ... It's so natural to want to make comparisons: last year "amazing", this year "fell short". But this year sounds amazing to me too, just in different ways (and I LOVE that you're stretching the enjoyment of your pumpkin all the way out to Thanksgiving!). Ruthie
ReplyDeleteMike and Katie, beautiful family, congrats! Rob
ReplyDelete"Speaking of, where were all the kids this year? I have left over candy coming out of my ears here."
ReplyDeleteI had the same issue gave my candy to the food bank
That never would have occurred to me, good idea.
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