We started the celebrations with the Lighten Family Halloween party which I blogged about in the last post.
The kids and I had a caramel apple and move night while Trev was in San Diego hanging with his brother, Dan, who is recieving cancer treatments across the border in Mexico.
Oh, and poor Eliza was sick all week...thus my picture of how she threw up all over me.
It was the perfect time for a night in. :)
Then the kids had all their school festivities which they thoroughly enjoyed, of course.
I will post the parade videos once I figure out how. :)
Finally the BIG day came! It was on a Saturday so we had lots of time to prep and do my favorite holiday activity...take pictures! :)
The kids used to cringe at this part but I think it is starting to grow on them...
They are actually seeming to like it...or they like the happy mom that comes along with good pictures. Either way, it works. :)
So here we have it...Halloween 2015 costumes in the Lighten House:
Claire - Greek Goddess (until she threw up all over her dress 5 minutes before leaving to go trick-or-treating. Then she quickly become a cowgirl.)
"Abby Cat" (who by the way, gets the Sister of the Year award for desiring to stay home with her sick twinster when she could have gone trick-or-treating with the Olders and received A LOT more candy. She's a gem that one.)
"A Sneaky Burglar" (after being a Greek goddess, and a mime. Each year this girl can NEVER decide on her costume...just so many options! I like the final pick the best.)
"A Football Player" (Thank goodness for a neighbor boy that has all the gear. Oh, and he has not stopped begging to play tackle next year since he put those pads on. He has been begging for YEARS and I might just cave next season...)
Last but not least...
"Eliza the Skeleton"
This was about the best pictures I could get of this little one. Poor thing is STILL sick. She was either in tears or in bed during the picture taking moments. :)
But not to worry, just got her on some antibiotics this morning when her ear infection came charging through.
She should be feeling much better soon.
Trev and I didn't dress up for the actual day but tried to be good sports at the Lighten party. He was a Cougar Football player and I was a nerd. We used to dress up. But then we had 5 kids to dress up. I still make a small effort for the kids though. They think it is so fun to see us dress up too. :)
Once the pictures were complete and it was decided Claire, Eliza, Abby, and I were staying home to trick-or-treat here - Trev headed off to my SIL, Heather's, to let Morgan and Jake go with cousins in a neighborhood that actually has houses.
Ours only has about 10 houses total.
Morgan and Jake both had a blast, got WAY too much candy, and even got to spend the night afterwards with their favorite cousins, Addie and Stone.
Here are the girls heading out for candy after we got Claire all cleaned up.
I started out manning the door, then my sweet neighbor came over to listen for Eliza while I took the girls further up the street.
Only 2 people were home, but luckily a few left bowls of candy on the doorstep.
We were the ONLY trick-or-treaters. :)
They still pulled in a pretty respectable haul given the circumstances.
And Eliza even woke up to help them sort.
Well, that's a wrap! Until next year. :)
Now on to a month of "Thanks Giving." Let the Attitudes of Gratitude commence!
