Halloween Days

Halloween Days

You know how some holidays just pass by before you even know it?
I am happy to report that Halloween did not, at least not this year. Last Saturday we had the Trunk or Treat, Wednesday night when we got home from Young Women the owl that hangs out in a tree near my bedroom window was hooting eerily in the dark night. We all spent a few minutes getting ourselves a little freaked out. There is a reason that owls are Halloween birds, they sound very, very creepy. Unfortunately, when I wake up in the middle of the night the Who Who Who keeps me awake and a teensy bit frightened. But I digress, Thursday night we watched "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," "Skeleton Dance," and "Lonesome Ghosts" on my lap top. It wasn't the fabulous Halloween picnic by the lake that the Washington Bennetts had but it was pretty fun. It was raining and blustery outside and the girls had to sleep on the couch. You know how scary those Disney cartoons can be.

For Halloween day I went to Ellyn's little Trick or Treating and Halloween Party and then we drove out to park along the "parade route" for the Tularcitos Elementary School costume parade. The valley does things right, an amazing parade led with great style by a horn honking, siren blaring, fire engine. There were people set up all along the route, pretty impressive.

Last night, instead of Trick or Treating (I know, I am a party pooper but we have SOOO much candy) we went to our friends' house for soup and bread and then ran out the door to High School Musical 3. Sawyer was on a sugar high and was not cooperating, by that I mean he was climbing the stairs, walking the dividing isle (there were only two other families there), and finally becoming too crazy to try to control. I took Sawyer and Ellyn out to the van, where Sawyer quickly fell asleep and Ellyn listened to music, while I read. The theatre even refunded my money so I wasn't out $16.00. You know with that new electricity bill I need every penny:).

Today we had to have one more Halloween Day. Sadie's little friend Erica came over for a playdate. Jane did a Halloween skit for the girls, including a haunting flute melody, a cackling voice, witches brew, lit candles, and making us feel all sorts of gross things. It was really very clever and the little girls loved it. From there we drove out to the corn maze at Earthbound Farms and got ourselves nice and lost. The girls ran through it like wild women. Ellyn and Sawyer and I took it at a slower pace, me pushing the stroller and Ellyn trying to pull all of the stocks over as we passed by. From there we went to Costco for lunch and diapers and somehow two little girls continued to believe they were in a corn maze surrounded by the great outdoors. Remind me not to take Sadie and Erica to Costco.

Now it is raining cats and dogs. I LOVE it. Tonight we get an extra hour sleep. HURRAY!