We kicked off our Halloween prep with the carving of pumpkins. The girls had each chosen their own pumpkin and then they each chose their own design. They each chose which adult they would work with and as usual Ali chose me and Sofia chose Jason. I must say I was pretty happy when Ali chose a less complex design. First it meant less work for me and second it meant she would be able to do more of it herself. She chose to cut out a crow in the pumpkin so we marked the lines on the pumpkin and I started the cutting to show Ali how to do it and then she took it from there. Sofia chose a much more complex design and I thought for sure Jason would be doing most of it but I was wrong. Sofia sat there working on the pumpkin until she had it completed and it came out great. It is always nice to see the kids make new steps in their development as they get older.
The girls had been looking forward to trick or treating since about November 1, 2012! They have periodically over the last year thought about what they wanted to be and how they could dress up. We took them over to the party shop to look for costumes. This was a bit tricky since Ali is so small but didn't want a princess costume. We found an outfit for her at the second shop we went to and both girls were outfitted. Sofia wanted torn between being a vampire and Cleopatra so she became a vampire Cleopatra. Ali stuck with just being a vampire. They looked so cute and once I had put their make up on it surprised me that with eyeliner on I could really begin to see them as teenagers...very frightening! We (the girls and I) went to our friend's house right after school so the kids would have time to play and then they got all dressed up together. More friends arrived and husbands showed up from work and the party started. The kids played and the adults hung out until it was time to head out the door for trick or treating. The men took the kids out while the ladies stayed in to answer the door for trick or treaters. I like this method because even though I think it would be fun to go out with the kids to trick or treat I think it is a good time for the Dad's to spend time alone with the kids. They all arrived back at the house to review all their loot. I was surprised to see how many full sized candy bars were in their bags! I don't think I ever received a full size candy bar as a kid! The hard part is that even though the kids are over the top excited about giant candy bars there will never be a time I tell them "yes, eat a king size snickers!". They can barely contain themselves with the sugar in a snack size snickers! Oh well, they had so much fun and have already started talking about next Halloween.
We kicked off our Halloween prep with the carving of pumpkins. The girls had each chosen their own pumpkin and then they each chose their own design. They each chose which adult they would work with and as usual Ali chose me and Sofia chose Jason. I must say I was pretty happy when Ali chose a less complex design. First it meant less work for me and second it meant she would be able to do more of it herself. She chose to cut out a crow in the pumpkin so we marked the lines on the pumpkin and I started the cutting to show Ali how to do it and then she took it from there. Sofia chose a much more complex design and I thought for sure Jason would be doing most of it but I was wrong. Sofia sat there working on the pumpkin until she had it completed and it came out great. It is always nice to see the kids make new steps in their development as they get older.
The girls had been looking forward to trick or treating since about November 1, 2012! They have periodically over the last year thought about what they wanted to be and how they could dress up. We took them over to the party shop to look for costumes. This was a bit tricky since Ali is so small but didn't want a princess costume. We found an outfit for her at the second shop we went to and both girls were outfitted. Sofia wanted torn between being a vampire and Cleopatra so she became a vampire Cleopatra. Ali stuck with just being a vampire. They looked so cute and once I had put their make up on it surprised me that with eyeliner on I could really begin to see them as teenagers...very frightening! We (the girls and I) went to our friend's house right after school so the kids would have time to play and then they got all dressed up together. More friends arrived and husbands showed up from work and the party started. The kids played and the adults hung out until it was time to head out the door for trick or treating. The men took the kids out while the ladies stayed in to answer the door for trick or treaters. I like this method because even though I think it would be fun to go out with the kids to trick or treat I think it is a good time for the Dad's to spend time alone with the kids. They all arrived back at the house to review all their loot. I was surprised to see how many full sized candy bars were in their bags! I don't think I ever received a full size candy bar as a kid! The hard part is that even though the kids are over the top excited about giant candy bars there will never be a time I tell them "yes, eat a king size snickers!". They can barely contain themselves with the sugar in a snack size snickers! Oh well, they had so much fun and have already started talking about next Halloween.
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