Laying hold upon every good thing. . .: Halloween!!

Goblin Brains Anyone???

A Happy Halloweeney Breakfast

We are not the most spirited Halloween bunch (get it?) but we did have more fun this year than ever before. Isaac wanted to make a new Halloween decoration every day, so we ended the season with quilt batting (aka spider webs) strewn all around the front of our house, a homemade ghost hanging from our mailbox and a pretty scary spider on our living room wall. Pumpkins and our glowing cat topped us off. We had a great time at our church Trunk or Treat. Isaac picked a Buzz Lightyear costume from our favorite thrift shop, and Lucy let us put her in an orange outfit that had a ghost on it. Daman tried to trick her into thinking this little lion costume was a "coat," but she wouldn't have it. Trick or treating now, that was another story. At first she just ran around the parking lot at church with her bag. Then, at our last stop, she realized she could actually put things in her bag. So she did. Alot. She fished around, picked a piece, looked over it for approval, then dropped it in her bag. Repeat. We were blessed with perfect Trick or Treating weather and we went to a wonderful Halloween party at a neighbor's home. They had homemade root beer in a cauldron! I was very impressed. From there we went gallavanting through the neighborhood with Isaac sprinting from house to house and even remembering to say thank you once in awhile. Lucy finally got the nerve to approach a door but she apparently thought it was just a big swapping event. She would knock at the door and when they held out their goodies, she took whatever was in her bag and traded them. I thought this was a really good way to limit the sugar while maximizing the experience, but she soon abandoned the notion and began the "candy by the fistful" method--much more effective. So, here I sit with a big bag of candy tucked away with my Sunday dishes and I have put out our lone Thanksgiving decoration. I imagine in a few weeks the homemade treasures will begin to appear as the countdown to Christmas begins! And speaking of countdowns, I am slowly realizing that this baby will be joining us in just about ten weeks. I don't think any homemade decorations are going to get me ready for that--but the candy might come in handy.