Today I am feeling incredibly blessed. We had the absolute best Halloween. Each of the kids had Halloween parties at their school and it's always so much fun to wear your costume to school. I was able to volunteer at Lauren's Halloween party and spent two hours helping kids create beaded necklaces, bracelets and crowns. It was such fun and really fun to watch all of the kids interact. One of them asked Lauren why her mom was "so little" - it's true that many of her classmates will likely be taller than me within a few years. Jacob decided to be Superman at his class party because he could only be Troy from High School Musical if Lauren was there to be Gabriella. This worked out well because most of his buddies were also superheroes - I can only imagine the energy his teachers managed that day.
We also had a great time at Lauren's school carnival and David took the kids to a Halloween party at our country club on Thursday night. As you can see, they had plenty of candy, Halloween art projects and general fun before the big night even arrived. I missed the party on Thursday night because I was in Vancouver, Canada with a girlfriend to see Madonna in concert! Ever thoughtful David had given me two tickets for my birthday (in July!), so my friend and I had an absolute blast shopping, eating and revisiting our favorite Madonna hits. I made it back the next day in time for Lauren's school party and to get the crew ready for the big night - Halloween.
We got everyone ready and then went to their Aunt Shannon's and Uncle Brad's for a quick dinner. Then, we began trick-or-treating in earnest. The kids collected two bucketfuls of candy and really got into it this year. Jacob, in particular, could turn trick-or-treating into a contact sport. We were moving with a group of about 10 kids and Jacob managed to be first to the door most of the time. After several houses, he remarked that he kept forgetting to say "thank-you" - hard to do when you're in a full sprint. But, he remembered for the rest of the night. We hit lots of streets in our neighborhood and very briefly dropped by a Halloween party at our friend's house, but the kids were wiped out - namely Lauren and Taylor. I think Jacob (our candyman) could have gone all night.
Today I have been busy removing fake cobwebs from shrubbery and furniture; storing the ghosts, skeletons, pumpkins and other decorations; removing bats from our chandeliers; and saving the best of the Halloween art projects. As you can see - I love Halloween! I told David we were definitely going to dress up next year.
David took the big kids to the X Games this afternoon - a big event with professional skateboarders, BMX bikers, and other craziness. Taylor is taking a nice nap and I'm feeling very content.
I hope you all had a wonderful Halloween!
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