I remember the excitement Halloween would bring when I was a child. Sitting through the school day was torture. I remember clearly sitting in my 6th grade language arts class on Halloween and looking out the window at the preschoolers across the street and telling my best friend Kerry, "It is not fair that we have to go to school on Halloween. It's a holiday!" And you know what, from a teacher's standpoint, I agree! Halloween is crazy at school because the kids are so amped up!
But anyway, I remember it being a fun time. Huge groups of us running down the street going house to house. Then afterwards doing the candy sort to check out the loot. My mom would usually put it in a big bowl but I remember one Halloween putting the bag in my closet. I guess I forgot to close the door because when I got home from school I noticed candy wrappers down the hallway which led to a half eaten bag of candy. The culprit? Frisket, my dog. I was so mad! All in all, Halloween brings back great memories. I hate the fact that so much has changed and now everything is about "Harvest." It all seemed like harmless fun. We all knew that the ghosts, goblins, and ghoulies weren't real.
So, I try to keep it fun for the kids. They are little so it doesn't take that much to excite them. Last night we carved pumpkins. Well, mostly Daddy did it. We made Halloween cupcakes and watched a Halloween Dora show. Today Natalie had a harvest party at school. Tonight we all got dressed up. Yes, all of us. Natalie was, of course, Ariel - but in her wedding dress. Matthew was a shark. He protested the hood but he wore the rest of the suit. Ryan was a cowboy. And I was Snow White.
Then all four of us plus the dog went out trick-or-treating. We only went to about ten houses but the kids had a good time. Matthew kept saying, "Daddy, I got candy," as he walked back from each house. He went through about six lollipops. It was open, lick, open, lick. Natalie also really enjoyed helping pass out candy. We ended our evening at about 8:00. All the candy was gone and the little ones were ready for baths and bed and the grown ups were tired. All in all it was a good night.
But anyway, I remember it being a fun time. Huge groups of us running down the street going house to house. Then afterwards doing the candy sort to check out the loot. My mom would usually put it in a big bowl but I remember one Halloween putting the bag in my closet. I guess I forgot to close the door because when I got home from school I noticed candy wrappers down the hallway which led to a half eaten bag of candy. The culprit? Frisket, my dog. I was so mad! All in all, Halloween brings back great memories. I hate the fact that so much has changed and now everything is about "Harvest." It all seemed like harmless fun. We all knew that the ghosts, goblins, and ghoulies weren't real.
So, I try to keep it fun for the kids. They are little so it doesn't take that much to excite them. Last night we carved pumpkins. Well, mostly Daddy did it. We made Halloween cupcakes and watched a Halloween Dora show. Today Natalie had a harvest party at school. Tonight we all got dressed up. Yes, all of us. Natalie was, of course, Ariel - but in her wedding dress. Matthew was a shark. He protested the hood but he wore the rest of the suit. Ryan was a cowboy. And I was Snow White.
Then all four of us plus the dog went out trick-or-treating. We only went to about ten houses but the kids had a good time. Matthew kept saying, "Daddy, I got candy," as he walked back from each house. He went through about six lollipops. It was open, lick, open, lick. Natalie also really enjoyed helping pass out candy. We ended our evening at about 8:00. All the candy was gone and the little ones were ready for baths and bed and the grown ups were tired. All in all it was a good night.
