Today (Monday), though, Jules left for Melbourne Cup (look it up--its a big deal around here...think Kentucky Derby times ten) so I decided it was the perfect time to give the kids a taste of an American Halloween. It was also the perfect weather--chilly and rainy, almost like a fall day. So after dinner we rummaged through their dress-ups and managed to find some costumes for them to go trick-or-treating in. And by trick-or-treating I mean knocking on the doors in the upstairs hall and receiving candy from yours truly. They were super cute in their little outfits and had a blast singing the song I taught them. You know the one: "trick-or-treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat...." (In hindsight this was probably not one of my smarter moves--I'll probably be hearing that song over and over for the next few days)
I had already carved a cute little ghost pumpkin, which the kids thought was the greatest thing since sliced bread. So when we went outside at night to light it up they pretty much peed their pants. They had literally never seen a carved pumpkin before...especially one that was glowing.
Of course I also made them try some toasted pumpkin seeds--one batch was sweet, the other was salty. Maddy and Blake seemed to like them, but Ashley went straight to the bin to spit hers out after a highly dramatized gagging episode. No surprise there--she's the pickiest eater of all time...and probably the most dramatic child of all time (love her to death, though!)
Anyway, it ended up being a simple, but fun Halloween...and no one seemed to notice it was November 1st :)
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how have you been darling? it's been a while since you've posted anything. I check it every few days to see how you are doing. I LOVE you!!!!!
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