jack o'lanterns

we bought our pumpkins for half price on our way home from connecticut. they were finally carved this afternoon into a grinning jackanapes and winsome kitty cat. we also ate a delicious pumpkin pie!

halloween

we drove up to connecticut after music class and ballet class today to spend halloween with my sister and brother-in-law. the trees driving up were so beautiful. we couldn't stop ohhhing and ahhhing. (i took a few pictures of the leaves when we arrived, but it was getting dark already and i'm not so crazy about the lighting that came out for many of them, but this one was alright.)


my sister had made us a delicious dinner before embarking on the candy collecting! we had pumpkin soup and salad and then m and c got into their costumes. m was heidi and c was laura ingalls (korrina made the costume for her). m alternated between wearing my sister's wooden shoes and running barefoot. we were lucky that the rain held off until 8:30 pm. we were able to visit a lot of houses and the loot was quite extensive.

halloween

this is what i would like to do when my children are grown and i'm no longer walking around with them and trick or treating. i'll get a nice (organic) bottle of wine and sit with my friend on her apartment steps (her building is more in the stream of things than mine) and hand out candy to the trick or treaters. see that tall witch's hat on that little girl with the broom? it was made by c's friend. last night she made her dad run out to the store at 10 pm to get the materials they needed. she stayed up with her dad until midnight working on it. she presented it to c this morning at their dance rehearsal. c was the happiest little witch girl you ever saw, and i was stunned, and chagrinned. i had been complaining all week that i didn't want to make a witch's hat, and saying that i didn't see how it would hold up with the black felt that c wanted to use. of course i'm still moping because a year ago c took our very special, large, cotton velour witch's hat out into the pouring rain and lost it. all i can say is, it's a good thing c has caring friends when she has such a pouty mom.