Happy Halloween!

This week was crazy...  MG got the flu and was out of school for 4 days!  We even skipped trick or treating!
So, anyway, we made it to the school Halloween parade just in time to take a picture of MD as his class was passing us:

 MD and his buddy, Nicholas (not sure how he spells it, so I'll just spell it my way):

 MD and his teacher... meow!

 MD's class:

 It was an early release day. So after class we went home to eat lunch and get MG so she could get out of the house for a bit.  (Thank goodness Mom was able to stay with her today!).  We went to science class and MG decided she wanted to stay... good!  They had a great lesson on the importance of disposing water properly.  This is their homeschooling class.  MG and MD did not want to wear their costumes, but E wore his with pride!  He wore it all day (and night ti hand out candy to trick or treaters!)!  :)

After science class I took the children to Target so they could each pick out a bag of candy that they wanted.  Since we decided not to go trick or treating because MG was sick, I thought this was only fair for them to do this.  MG picked a bag of Jolly Ranchers.  MD picked a bag of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.  E picked out a bag of Hersey's Cookies and Creme.  The evening was fun.  MD and E took turns running to the front door to hand out candy to trick or treaters.  E was heard saying, "this is so much fun!  I love giving out candy!"  

Halloween Party

We were invited back to Astrid and Mark's Halloween party this year.  So much fun was had by all -- but mostly by my 3 noise makers!
The food was fun...

And delicious!

MG and buddy Jenna!

Astrid's creepy toilet....

This was so cute!  Made me smile....

Those light up ping pong balls decorated by her children were my favorite.

And of course, the donut game was a HUGE hot by everyone!

Look at then go!

I love that this year E played and had such a good time!  I laughed so hard when MD's and E's strings got all tangled up!

Both boys were very disappointed their donuts fell before they could finish it!

There's my statue of liberty!  :)

With bat girl helping:

Good friends, good food.... what more could we ask for?!  It was a really fun night!  :)

Halloween Night -- part 4 of 4

Funny that I failed to notice they were all dressed in green this evening!  MG and E didn't want to wear their day costumes.  They opted for warmer costumes... to their displeasure after only walking to a few homes!  The weather was actually very warm... so they had to continually take off their heads -- even MD had to take off his hat because he was running around so much!  (That might have added to how they managed to get sick sick and were out of school for 2 days afterwards!)
We started off at Leo and Matt's house -- they loved this cauldron with the bubbles coming out of it!  (More pictures of Leo's house at the end of the post...)

 And they were off!!!!

 LOVE that they are all in green ... hee hee hee!

 See MD's bucket?!  Already full of goodies!

 She looks tired but wanted to trek on!

 I bet this poor woman felt overwhelmed when this group came to the door!

 This house was so nicely decorated!

 Now.. enjoy Leo's awesome decorations!!!!  (see my pirate pants? ;))

And that my friends, was Halloween!  Now..... roll out the turkey... I am ready for cooler weather and hot soup for dinner!

Halloween Part 3 of 4 -- School Halloween Parade/Party

October 31, 2011 -- after this, only one more post and we are caught up and DONE with Halloween!!!  (phew!)

What a busy day it was today!
We started the morning with a parade of ONLY the four kindergarten classes:
Here he comes!!!!

With little brother cheering him on!!!

At one point E thought he wanted to join the parade...

But he changed his mind... so MD went off with his buddy, Gavin:

And they finished with one more lap around the kindergarten yard:

 Then they lined up to return to class:

 But not before one class photo!

Then his fourth grade buddies' class came over...

 and led the school parade!  This is his buddy, Dillon:

 Check out all the students in their amazing costumes!!!

 They just kept coming...

 and then I saw MG's teacher... she's the fisher"woman" here:

 And there she comes!

 Doesn't she look so beautiful in that dress Corinna bought her?!

 So I asked for a few posed photos...

 At the end of the parade, MD's class gathered for another picture with their big buddies:

So I zoomed in on MD, his buddy, and his teacher:

Then I left MD's class and went to see what MG was doing... eating, of course! ;)

 Here she is with classmate, Jason, and little guy:

 Her classroom was so nicely decorated!

 Back outside in the heat, she and Hannah were still eating (no food in the classroom - smart teacher!).  Doesn't Hannah make an adorable kitty kat???

 When she finished stuffing herself with delicious cookies and popcorn.. she went in to do some crafts:

 Of course, he jumped right in and went to work!  :)

A few more projects:

Afterwards I left her and went to get MD -- Kindergarteners always need to be picked up by a parent.  I like that rule!  So I grabbed his teacher.. and look, they match!

 After school we rushed off to swim lessons!!!  (yes, today was the first day of the new session!)

 And they had so much fun!