BOO!

Halloween was celebrated for a few weeks in our house this year.  With the combination of parties at school and Wedgewood, by the time October 31st rolled around it actually felt a little anticlimactic.  

Nolan and Quinn picked out their costumes at Target during a day off from school.  Nolan's only goal was to find the scariest costume he could find and Quinn has temporarily (I hope) boycotted princesses and went for the Greek goddess look instead.  Mairin was going to be a Cabbage Patch Kid and I ordered the perfect yarn wig and overalls but she had other plans and wouldn't wear the wig so we came up with plan B:  the chicken.  (I think we all agreed the chicken was better in the end).

Anticipation rose as the days got closer.  The kids enjoyed trick or treating at school with their friends, getting "boo'd" by neighbors, "booing" the neighbors back, and the big Halloween party at Wedgewood complete with hayrides, DJ, and laser tag.  Mairin was a good participant and went along with all the fun, even partying late into the evening at Wedgewood.

Halloween fell on a Thursday night this year and the weather was TERRIBLE.  It was honestly the worse weather I can remember since we have had trick or treaters.  Not only had it dropped about thirty degrees that day but the wind was so strong.  We all bundled up and the kids had fun anyways.  Eric stayed with Nolan and Quinn who rounded up piles of candy while I headed back to a friend's house with Mairin after several houses to defrost the chicken.

Overall, it was a fun month of getting ready and celebrating Halloween.  Now are looking forward to Thanksgiving in the sunshine down in Florida!

Mairin trying on her chicken suit.

Trunk or treat at school.

Trunk or treat at Wedgewood.

Carving pumpkins!

She wasn't a fan of the inside.

The finished products.

Halloween 2019:  the scary dude, chicken and Greek goddess.

More candy than they know what to do with.