I knew it was going to be cold on Halloween this year. But I didn’t expect to wake up to snow!
Earlier in the week it had been quite a bit warmer, which was wonderful for the annual Pumpkin Patch at Lily and Emmy’s school. Kids can decorate pumpkins (but not carve them) and bring them to school for a contest. Well, it used to be a contest, but this year it was just a pumpkin show. As we were bringing our pumpkins to school, one of the moms we ran into told me she was glad she only had a couple more years of decorating pumpkins. She and her husband had stayed up late painting her daughter’s pumpkin!
I just give each kid a pumpkin and some paint, and tell them they’re on their own. It works for them.
On Halloween, I sent them to school in their costumes, another new policy at our school. Everything I did that day was Halloween-y. First was the Halloween party at my preschool, which was a huge success thanks to our awesome parent volunteers. After work, I went to Lily and Emmy’s school for their Halloween parade. It was so cold outside that the parade had to be in the gym. The kids went to their classrooms for their Halloween parties, and then had an early dismissal. Finally, it was time for the main event of the day; trick-or-treating!
Oh. my. word. So. much. candy!
I’m still helping my kids eat their Milky Ways and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups! How was your Halloween? Link up your Halloween recaps here!
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First off, so excited that I linked up (yay!!) and second we also had an early dismissal drill here that day, so the kids got out early. Oh and we still have tons of candy left over, but would be lying if I said I didn’t touch any of it! Still your girls looked adorable and so glad we all had a successful Halloween this year š
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Thank you for linking up your post! We did have a successful Halloween! Now on to Thanksgiving…
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I brought about 2/3 of my kids’ candy into my office and the students here have eaten almost all of it in three days! I’m glad the temptation is gone for me. My kids only eat one piece a day, but I sneak…
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Vampire Bat pumpkin! So awesome. Brrr about the snow.
I’m weird because my dad worked at M&M Mars for over 30 years and I’m a supertaster so I’m too sensitive to freshness to really enjoy Halloween candy. I know it’s nuts. Give me fresh cookies or fine chocolates and I’m all over that.
Halloween candy is dwindling slowly here.
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I didn’t have nearly enough trick or treaters, or maybe I bought too much candy. I love Reese’s cups and eat one daily since I have so many left over! Crazy weather we had, right?
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Love their pumpkins they did a great job on them! Crazy about the snow. Their costumes are awesome. I love when the kids come to the door, it’s so much fun!
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Bummer about the snow but it looks like a great celebration! I love both of the girls’ pumpkins. I think we’ll do paint next year as I carved a little jack-o-lantern for my son but the squirrels ate his poor eyes and made him look less than cute!
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Wow, snow! I love snow unless I have to go somewhere and walk through it with my white cane, which is disastrous. I can tell your kids and you had lots of Halloween fun!
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Ah, the joys of Halloween and motherhood, getting to help eat the candy!
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