Halloween Postmortem 2009

What  a great Halloween weekend. How about that big bright moon on Saturday night  lighting the way for trick-or-treaters?  Kinda misty and shining through spooky dark clouds.  

Our scary supper was a success!  Had to have something warm in their tummies before we made our way out the door. And the kids loved helping me make the food.

We made both the  Hot dog mummies  The mummies were yummy! (btw: the  Pillsbury exploding dough was anti-climactic  this time it just went pppfffft as I opened it. Not scary at all.)   We also made build your own  Jack-o-lantern pizzas with pre-made pizza crusts and I cut pepperonis and peppers into shapes to make the face.

After our scary supper we  took our bunny and bear cub out around the block. Our woodland creatures had a blast.   It was fun for us too. It's great to catch up with the neighbors. One is pregnant and due soon, met some new folks with a boy Ben's age - plus they are fellow Iowa alumni (Go HAWKS!)  and another said she keeps up with our goings on from the paper. (She recognized my name in the Sunday paper where Cribsheet is excerpted on the family page)  

Peter liked checking out the neighbors latest  home improvement projects. And was inspired  "Oooh did you see their cove moulding? How about their new entryway?"

Tonight - we are going to save some favorites and then give  the majority of the fun-size bounty to the Great Pumpkin in exchange for something special . (great suggestion thank you Cribsheeters!)  Ben pointed out something called a "breakdown train" that he wants to swap his candy for. He is drawing a picture so the Great Pumpkin will know exactly what he wants.  Vivian likes trains and cars too. She had her eye on an icey blue Match Box car in the toy aisle.  Done.

My co-workers will make the Great Pumpkins bounty disappear quickly - I'm sure.

If you aren't bringing your stash to hungry colleagues - here are some other ideas on what to do with surplus candy collected from WCCO's Jason DeRusha and Missy, the Marketing Mama.

Part 2 of this weekend. Daylight Savings Time.  Loved our "bonus hour" yesterday.  Lounged around and made pancakes in our pj's. I was able to "re-set "the kids internal clock by taking them on a long hike in the woods, skipped the afternoon nap, combined with the early evening darkness did the trick. They were out like a light by 7:00 pm. Let's see if this sticks...? Doubtful.

How was your Halloween Weekend?