HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Although the costume has been worn so much I had to actually make some stitching repairs and we’ve been at an all time sugar high for almost a week now, the real Halloween officially came and is over! I can honestly say that next year I’ll eat my words about parents spending too much on costumes and won’t mind getting Campbell a nicely made costume now that I know how many times she’ll wear it (and we didn’t even hit the “big” school carnival!) so that it can hold up to all her activities.

Well Friday night was the big night! I went all out with the front lawn decor. A “graveyard garden party” was my inspiration with lots of graves, moss, cobwebs, cats, owls & crows. It’s a tradition that Kristy comes over and helps with the spoo-ooky decorations outside.  And Matt really got creative with his menu. Here’s a few photo details (another mental note for next year: take pics before it gets dark!):

The “entrance” was marked with a fence and graves. Owls, cats & cows (and a few bats!) could be found hidden in various crooks, corners and limbs. 

The candy dish…it was the good stuff for grabbing if it didn’t grab you first. 

 

The dining room table

 

Matt even made buffet name plates for his “yucky” dishes! The mummy dogs are always a crowd pleaser.

 

 

 

 

 

We entertained lots of friends and my parents brought over a wagon filled with hay so we loaded up the kids and rode them around the neighborhood.  Thank you Papa & Honey!! We always get a big kick out of seeing our visiting treaters and their creative costumes! Thanks to all for joining us and making it a great time for all our families. See ya next year!

Laura & (most) of the kids on the hayride.  Campbell & her Papa (and sucker…that she held onto ALL night.. combined with that long red wig hair—what a sticky mess!)

Kristy & Lola. This was Lola’s first Halloween!!

The Cartees 

Even Uncle Christopher dropped by to check out all the madness, 

Al & his little bumble bee Addie 

The Windham mouseketeers

 

Campbell & her Honey

It ain’t Halloween without one screamer in the kid photo… 

I think next year that Anna should dress like Sarah and Sarah can be Anna!

The Baker & Drinkwater girls

Campbell with Teresa & her clan of tricksters. 

 

THEN…when we finally turned out the porch light and thought we had seen our last trick-or-treater the doorbell rang.  Who could that be at this late hour….

a visit from a hippie-chick and…could that be.. the famed MICHAEL PHELPS! 

This is Denise & Barbara, some fun & crazy women that work with Matt. They stopped by on their way home from the country club costume party to show off Barbara (aka Michael Phelps) award-winning costume.  You can’t tell from the pictures but she had on a full-body wet suit!  I hardly recognized her myself-she totally deserved to bring home the gold!