Halloween hangover

Yesterday was Halloween, and it was a busy day around here! We started our morning at our playgroup Halloween party, where we snapped our annual picture of the kids in all their get-up. It's getting progressively harder as the years go by to get a decent picture of our kids together.

This was the best we could do this year:

Here we have (clockwise) Scott the monkey, Brinley the kitty-cat, Tinkerbell Emma, Abby as Snow White, Paige as the uncooperative Abby Cadabby, and Cinderella Bethany.


Um, yeah. They weren't the most cooperative subjects. Notice Paige has exited the premises.



Here they are during our first Halloween party, two years ago. This was back when playgroup was quiet, and the kids stayed in one place, and all us mommies would hang out and enjoy our coffee and chat with one another. It's not so much like that anymore.

You're looking at Lindsey the ladybug, Paige the witch, Scott the Chinese Dude, Emma the pumpkin, and Brinley, the ladybug.

Can you see the long, black braid hanging from the hat Scott is wearing? Hee!



Juliet did not get to be in this year's playgroup picture because she had a bad cold and had to remain quarantined in the pack 'n play in the corner of the room. Here she is, gazing longingly at the Halloween fun.

She felt so crummy, I didn't even put her in her Halloween costume. We'll have a re-do later today.

We did sing Happy Birthday to her, though, so it's not like she was totally left out. I think she looks a lot like my baby pictures in this photo.


Later yesterday evening, I took Scott over to my friend Leslie's house for trick or treating while Travis kept sniffly Juliet at home. Our neighborhood doesn't have much trick or treating at all, but there were a ton of kids out in Leslie's neighborhood. Scott had a great time, riding from house to house in the wagon. I let him get out and walk up to several doors for candy, but Scott is a wiley thing and kept trying to run away from me, so back into the wagon he'd go. Plus, his monkey costume throws off his balance, and I was worried he would fall.

Check out our crew.

You're looking at Scott the monkey, Luke the cowboy, Theo as Robin, Jack (Theo's brother) as Batman, and Tank (Luke's brother) as a knight.

The weather was cool, which was a good thing, since Scott was dressed in 83 pounds of monkey fleece.


Check out the loot!

Travis and I have already eaten most of it. Ah, the joys of having children at Halloween.

Travis's parents drove their RV over to a local park for the weekend, so we're heading over there this afternoon for a family birthday festivus for Juliet. More pictures to come.