I am so far behind on this blog! Everything takes me longer to do these days - I have no idea why. ;) Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone and our house is overflowing with Christmas trees, it's probably time to reflect back on Halloween! ;)
We only had two out of three kids in costume this year. As a 5th grader, Jaden decided he would prefer to hand out candy from home rather than dress up and go door to door - especially since 5th graders no longer celebrate Halloween in school and don't get to wear costumes in class. Brandon decided a few months early that Black Panther would be his costume of choice, and I just happened to spot a Super Girl baby outfit on Amazon shortly after Brandon made that decision so that's what we went with this year - my two super heroes and their pre-adolescent older brother. ;)
Brandon still gets really excited for every holiday but I could tell that even this year the thrill of Halloween is started to fade for our youngest boy. This is what makes me so happy that we have a third little one waiting in the wings. Holidays are most enjoyable with young kids soaking up the magic of it all!
Kaitlyn of course was oblivious to it all but looked really cute in all of her pink and frills, and Jaden was my photographer for pictures of her and I. Not too shabby, Jaden! It's so nice to have someone else I can rely on to snap photos once in a while. :)
...and she's over it. ;)
Halloween fell on an early-out Wednesday this year so when the boys got home from school that afternoon, I sent them downstairs while I set up the table for a fun but easy early dinner. I picked Kaitlyn up early from daycare, and it was so nice that we didn't have to rush through the pre-trick-or-treat routine. Especially since our house has become the gathering spot for our entire family on Halloween night.
We had mac and cheese in jack-o-lantern cups, "ghost bananas" and "blood red" grapes, juices and special goody bags from Kathy - and special cupcakes I picked up earlier that day from HyVee. Even Jaden thanked me for trying to make the night a little special for him even though he had decided not to dress up. Sometimes it's just that little something extra and different that can make all the difference.
After supper we hit the streets with cousins and grandparents to start ringing door bells and collecting our loot! Kaitlyn and I only joined the fun for a couple of blocks and then headed back home where more family was waiting for us and helping Jaden pass out candy to all the neighbors from our seats on the front porch.
Our favorite stop every year - juts up the street from our house!
When the kids had had enough of being outside, everyone gathered in our living room for candy sorting and baby smiles and hot cocoa. Halloween is not my FAVORITE - but we've built in some traditions that make it a pretty good day around here.
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