I thought this Halloween was going to suck. Not least of which because, in case you hadn’t heard, it freaking SNOWED two nights before Halloween.
It’s also possible that I never brought down any of the (very few to begin with) Halloween decorations from the attic, and left the pumpkins in the back of the van before suddenly remembering them on Sunday night, only to discover they were starting to go bad, so all we did was paint them.
Of course, the kids could have cared less. They had costumes, they had bags, the neighbors had candy. For bonus points, we even had a 7-year-old family friend join us for the festivities. Honestly, what more could a kid need?
M and our friends took the kids out for trick-or-treating while I manned the candy and the sleeping baby. It was chilly but not frigid, and thankfully I managed to convince Rebecca to wear her padded fleece butterfly costume instead of the flimsy princess one. The kids managed their longest stretch yet, and came home after more than an hour with a pretty impressive haul for a couple of four-year-olds.
But the fun was only just beginning. The adults wanted to dig into the take-out sushi we’d gotten for dinner, and didn’t want to have to just inhale it before we started wrangling kids again. So we left them in the living room, with their bags of candy, and put on Star Wars.
When we stopped gossiping (and eventually decided against opening the bottle of tequila) and our friends finally packed up and went home and we got the kids to head up towards bed, it was nearly 10PM. On a Monday night. Practically hallucinating from the sugar intake (in fairness, it took Rebecca nearly an hour to eat a package of Skittles), spilled cups of water on the couch, the playroom looking like a tornado had come through. It was like a frat party for preschoolers.
What’s that? We have school in the morning?
Oh hell yes, we’ve got those Parents of the Year Awards all wrapped up, baby.
Sounds like a fun night! I’ve learned that some nights, bedtime doesn’t need to happen at 8 pm – and it’s never quite the disaster I always used to fear it would be.
LOVE all the photos!
Ours didn’t turn out like we hoped but it was still Halloween.
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I’ve figured out what makes Halloween so awesome for kids. Their amazing low standards. Put them in a costume, let them walk around in the dark, and have strangers give them candy, that’s all it takes.
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Sounds like a perfect Halloween!
We started out our evening at Ikea buying hangers, so trick or treating had a late start at our house. Didn’t deter anyone in the slightest but also made for a much later bedtime than normal. We’re all a bit cranky today, but we had a blast as well. Happy Halloween!
Ha Ha Ha! I love it. Preschool frat party. Well said.
My friend put it best ” eating your kids Halloween candy after they do to bed, is payback for all those poopy diapers.”
Sounds like everyone had a great night despite the snow!
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Hi, found your blog through NaBloPoMo. Sounds like your kids had an awesome time trick-or-treating and got a decent haul to show for it! Every once in a while on special occasions you should let your kids stay up just a teeny little bit, so that when they have to wake up in the morning and don’t want to you can justify their regular bedtime. My mom used to do it to me. LOL
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