CANDY CANDY EVERYWHERE!!

I just thought it would be fun to show how much candy my kids got from TRICK-OR-TREATING, two big overflowing bowls.
I only have two kids so I can't imagine how much candy is the the homes of people with 4 or 5.

FOR THIS IS HALLOWEEN....

I think everyone knows I love HALLOWEEN!!!!! We started the day off with the school parade which the kids were excited about because in Bonney Lake, they weren't allowed to wear their costumes to school :(



Ali's Class




One of the strange things about our community is that there is a specific time for TRICK-OR-TREATING. They only allow the kids to go from 6:00-7:30 that is it. Our neighborhood met in front of someones house at 5:45 so we could start with a few pictures and get to our first TREAT right at 6:00.





It was a little bit different for us this year because B had to work late and Mitch had a drum lesson that didn't end until 5:30 so we did our best to get to the neighbors house by 5:45 but were a little bit late.
The last few years we only had 1 or 2 trick-or-treaters come to our house so B and I took the kids out together but this year there are a milllion kids in our neighborhood so since B had to work late he came home and passed out candy for a while and I went out with Mitch and then we switched (Ali of course had to go with her friends).


(And this is only a few of the kids in the neighborhood!! )


Ali dressed up as a "MIDNIGHT FAIRY" and Mitch started out as a "GLOW IN THE DARK SKELETON" but decided at the last minute he wanted to be a "HARLEY BIKER" so he through on a leather jacket,some boots and a bandana and they were off.

Hope it was HAPPY HAUNTING for you!!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

Ever since we moved to Avon Lake, we have been hearing about this Halloween Party that the neighborhood puts on every year. The last few years it has rained,snowed or hailed while trying to decorate and get ready for the party, and has been terrible weather the day of.
We have been very excited to see what this party was all about and over the last week we have watched and helped our neighbors and new friends get ready for the big day!!! Just to give you an idea, they had a huge tent that they turned into the "haunted tent". It had 4 rooms that you had to crawl through a maze to get to each room. The first room was just a welcoming room with a big mummy that moves and makes noises, the next was a pirate room with 3 big pirates, a treasure cheast, bats, snakes, etc. The next was the spider room with big spiders and webs and the final room was the best. Our friend Scott made a coffin and inside they put a skeleton and some red roses, the rest of the room had bones, head stones etc. It was very cool and actually kindof spooky as you walked through it and all the decorations were making noises.
They had hay rides for the kids, pumpkin painting,bobbing for apples and a lot of other activities.





Yes, we did dress up. They had a contest for the dad in the best costume and the mom with the best hair and guess who won? Brandon as the "tooth fairy" and me for best hair.

Ali,Isabel,Anna



It was a really fun party and we couldn't believe how much time and energy was put into making it fun for kids and adults!!!