Friday
As I mentioned before, the school has a pumpkin carving contest every year. Here are some of the entries.
And here is the kindergarten class showing off their entries. Neither Wayne nor Cole won the contest, but Cole received a certificate of participation, as did every student in the kindegarten class. I don't think that has been standard practice in previous years.
The kindergarten class party. I had also planned to visit Wayne's room for the 2nd grade party, but as it turned out, they had theirs earlier in the day. See in the background of the picture where there are trick or treat bags hanging in each cubby? Those were gifts to each kindergarten student from the kitchen staff. This little group of kindergartners is getting a lot of special attention.
Heather and Cole dressed in their halloween finest for the party.
At home later that afternoon, Wayne carves another pumpkin. Or Two.
Satruday
Saturday bright and early, I took everyone to hockey while Wes helped Tyler and Aimee move into their new house. I haven't seen it, except for pictures on Aimee's blog a while ago, but I hear it's NICE. After hockey, W,C,H and I went to Jeanne's house to help Joanie with the Christmas calendar. Then we rushed home to change into costumes for trick or treating.
We stopped over at Elaine and Bernard's house first. Wayne is wearing a bat costume from Martha and Cole decided to be a vampire. Gone are the superheros. I'm a little sad.
At the last minute Heather changed her mind about wearing her "buttersly" costume and decided to wear the same pumpkin costume she wore last year. Elaine had made chocolate cake. Yummy!
Trick or treating turned out to be a miserable experience due to pouring rain and wind, but the kids made away with tons of loot, so they were happy as can be.Sunday
Halloween is a busy day to have a birthday, so we celebrated Wes's birthday on Sunday. The kids and I made a cake.
There was a big fight over who would blow out the candles.
Wes opens his gifts. This one is from Joanie - a vintage looking rice crispies treats cookie jar. So cute.
Hope you all had a fun Halloween.
Cute as can be! Thanks so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGrammie and I wonder if the vampire cape Cole is wearing might have been part of a superhero kit she gave him a couple of Christmases ago?
Glad to see my old pumpkin costume still in such heavy use! Grammie and I also marvelled at the size of Heather's piece of cake. I know I'm going trick or treating at Elaine's next year!
Loved the picture of the three kids trying to blow out Wes's birthday candles. I see Heather doesn't let her brothers push her around!
ReplyDeleteAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, sighhhhhhhhhhh, thank you THANK YOU Darlene, for restoring my faith in humanity and showing me that Halloween IS STILL A BIG DEAL! YEAH! I lived thru you. Let's discuss those INCREDIBLE pumpkins. Fess up, did Sophia do them? ha ha
ReplyDeleteLove that Heather is sort of part of the kindergarten class. What a difference compared to Estelle and her 27 classmates. Ugh.
That photo of Wes getting mauled in front of his cake is priceless.
Darlene, in the midst of H1N1 at my school, your blogs cheer me up and sustain me for yet another day of sick kids!! I LOVED seeing Wayne in Alex's bat costume and Cole in Addy's vampire cape. It brings back so many happy memories!! WE only had 5 kids this year, due to the rain? so I sent the extra candy back with Addy for his hitpaws group. Your cake is adorable!! Happy Birthday Wesley!!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Uncle Wesley!
ReplyDeleteI love the look on Cole's face as Wes is opening his cookie jar. He's like, "bring on the chocolate!"
ReplyDeleteThe pumpkin cake is adorable, as were the kids in the costumes (super-heroes or not).
We got zero trick-or-treaters, but did a pretty good job finishing off the candy ourselves!