Our church held the annual Halloween party early this year. After judging at Amanda’s Speech Meet all day I raided her prop closet to build a spooky trunk display. What good is having a drama teacher in the family if you can’t mooch off her? Sam insisted on helping.
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js
Not long after that we all suited up and went to the party! As Sam has been reciting all month, he was a dragon, Jack was an ewok, I was a vampire, and Ben was a ghoooooooooost.
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js
I’m didn’t know the kids looked so grumpy in this pictures. I blame that on the sealed container of candy corn someone left in plain sight at the entrance. Don’t show kids candy if they can’t have it!
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js
It was a whirlwind party. Quick pizza dinner, then a quick round of carnival games.
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js
I wish I had more time to set up my trunk – I barely got it decent looking before kids arrived! A lot of the the things I had planned didn’t happen because I had no time. But there were many ooo’s and ahhh’s and I had many kids try to come back for seconds and thirds or more. (Seriously. Ben packed me two 36 packs and one 18 pack of full-sized candy bars and I ran out well before the kids stopped coming. I’m POSITIVE there were not 90 kids there). I didn’t have time to replace my fangs or put on black gloves and pince nez. I did my best impression of Sam’s preschool teacher with the thick Slavic accent, put spooky music on my old timey speaker, and tried to keep the cauldrons bubbling. I might have sounded like this at times, but people seemed to like the effect either way.
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js
The party quickly wrapped up and the boys dived into their hauls. It’s only October 22. I hope we have more fun to come. (Sorry if I sound grumpy. I have a splitting headache. It was a fun but crazy day with a lot of emotional kids to handle for a variety of reasons. I really really wish I could sleep in tomorrow.)
Leave a Reply