After school on Halloween, The Little Nies carved their pumpkins.
I put Claire in charge of our Halloween music for the carving event,
and she chose three songs that played on repeat over and over and over.
Thriller, Monster Mash, and Ghostbusters,
and to this very second they are still playing in my head.
(Can you tell whose pumpkin belongs to who?)
After carving, the Little Nies quickly changed into their costumes before
Mr. Justin Hackworth came over to snap a few photos.
He's been coming over to our house before trick-or-treating
every Halloween for almost 7 years. (Thanks, Justin!)
Costumes:
Claire: Rosie the Riveter
Jane: Anne of Green Gables
Oliver & Nicholas: Ghostbusters.
Using recycled old costumes and dress-ups from Halloween's past to
create the best homemade Ghostbuster outfit I have ever seen!
Lottie: Cheetah. She has wanted to be a cheetah since May.
She wanted to be a "magenta" cheetah, but
she seemed satisfied with wearing purple tights.
I made our traditional Halloween feast.
I offered the usual:
Chili in pumpkin bread bowls, root beer with dry ice,
and, of course, a beautiful, delicious cake
(thank you, Sweet Tooth Fairy!).
This year for the feast, I created spooky "floating candles."
to hang over my dining room table.
I nailed it. It was really cool looking,
even though our dinner was long
eaten and cleaned up before the candles glowed.
But when we got home from trick-or-treating around 9:00, they looked terrific.
And then off to trick-or-treat around our fantastic neighborhood.
The End....for now.
