Halloween 2012

I thought I was all ready for Halloween...costumes decided and made since most of the kids were a repeat from an older sibling from past years.  Well, I thought so at least.  Until I tried to find the Batman for Trevor to wear that Landon wore when he was 4, and it was no where to be found.  And Landon decided the Jedi outfit I had thrown together for his 5th birthday didn't really fit (which I can't blame him since the pants were for the Robin Hood costume that fit a 3 year old and the top was two pieces of felt sewn to cross in the front and barely covered his belly at the time)  Luckily the robe fit just fine.  So Tuesday night, I headed to Jo-Ann's and Wednesday morning I started sewing at 6:30 a.m.  Yes, I realize Halloween was Wednesday.  I finished Landon's just in time for him to head off to school at 8:45.  Then Trevor's was done at 12:10, just in time for school to start at 12:30 and for him to throw a fit and say he wanted to be a black dragon.  Hooray.  He was finally convinced to put it on once he got to school and saw other kids wearing theirs at drop off.

By 4:00, the kids all made it home from school and there were still pumpkins to be carved and candy to be bought and dinner to be made.  Rob helped the kids with the pumpkins, I bought some candy and then came home and made something for the kids to eat before the sugar rush.  Ashlee informed me that she told her friend she would bring Magic Cookie Bars to her dinner/party.  Uh...nope.  Here, take some apple mouths  :)  I had already planned to make them along with the mummy hotdogs so she took those and the other kids hastily ate their mummies before friends were over ready to go trick or treating.  The kids headed off in all different directions and I was trying to figure out who to go with and who to trust on their own with friends.  WHAT??!!  Am I really getting that old??  Are my kids really that old to be doing that??

Ashlee left to a friend's house before Brynlee came home from a friend's house to get dressed in her costume so I didn't even get picture of everyone together.  Then Ellie was in bed by the time everyone had come home after trick or treating so we just did individual shots.

By the time it was all over, I was exhausted.  Which is why I woke up this morning and decided on my new goal (stated below on Ellie's birthday post).  I wish I could have enjoyed yesterday more but here's to being caught up on at least one aspect of my life!