Better late than never I guess, Halloween!

{AHOY MATEY!}

Wow, how busy am I that I couldnt get my Halloween post up. 

I have to say our little "Jack Sparrow" was looking quite cute at school on that Monday. I was so glad he felt good enough to be there and get to participate in the annual "costume walk" to the retirement homes a couple blocks up the street.

He actually made the whole walk too! I did drive in case he couldnt and needed a lift, but he pushed himself so he could walk with his little buddies. It did take a toll on him though, he didnt look so well once his class came back to the school. I helped him out of his costume and he was really dragging, he pleaded for me to take him home. But I convinced him to try to make it the rest of the day.

After school we headed north to spend the evening and Halloween night up at my sisters house. Its always a tough drive there and back when Halloween lands on a week day and the kids have school the next morning but its tradition!

This is my nephews new puppy, MACI. She is so stinkin' cute! AND it was the first time the kids were able to see her. Jack took to her very quickly and spent most of the evening looking after her. She is very tiny, only 2lbs. She's a Yorkie/Poodle mix and as sweet as can be.

Time to get dressed up again Jack (not that he was thrilled to put the itchy wig back on!) He was clearly done even before we headed out to a few houses. Senna wasnt anything really, she found some aviators in my glove compartment and became a biker chick :) Logan was Dracula without the make-up, he wasnt in the mood. Easton stayed home and decided not to come up with us this year, he had homework of all things.

So now for some Halloween fun!

 

Just some of our ghouls!

I posted about this last year and probably explained how my sister has been hosting a Haunted House from her garage for many years in a row now. Both her and I have collected quite a few ghoulish props and creepy stuff over the years, many weve made ourselves. I use to dress up my house too but since we moved, we dont get any trick-or-treater down our private road. So I bring all my stuff up her way and we spend hours putting it altogether. Its quite a job too. Both her and I stayed up after until 1am in that cold garage the weekend before, whew. All that for one night, seems crazy but the neighborhood kids count on it so.

Its not Halloween without Chuck!

A few zombie babies are always fun! This is angry Alice :) We also have many animated full size dolls. Jason, Hannibal Lecter and Freddy from Friday the 13th to name a few. Not all the kids will come in, thats OK, we still give them the candy! We serve hot chocolate outside in the drive way, everyone has a great time.

Not sure what this is.

My sisters daughter, Alyx. Ready to go trick or treating (well, not Senna, too old for that nonsense!)

UH-OH, busted! :)

Ok, its just the neighbor, he parks his patrol car in the driveway. I did take the boys up the street a ways to go to a few houses. BUT it was really cold as usual and it was as much as I could take!

Jack gets the candy and gives it all away when he gets back to the house. At least he gets to experience it all anyways. I do hope he has some memories of trick-treating even if he doesnt eat.

Heading out for our long drive home, all COLD and exhausted! Jack DID NOT make it to school the next day, he slept until 3pm. He just did too much the day before, but I expected this. He doesnt make it to school at all much these days :(  but thats another post.