Happy Halloween

M&G before leaving for school.

 My mom was in town the week of Halloween.  I thought ooohhhh she can help me make a Dorthy costume.  As always it was way more work than I was expecting.  My mom flew into town with my Aunt Jan.  She spent her time between us and my grandma and aunt.  Unfortunatley most of the time she was with me it was working on the costume, but Molly LOVED it and was thrilled.

Maybe a week and a half before Halloween I got a call from one of the PTA moms.  Molly's room mom broke her hand in several places and wasn't able to do the class party.  I really like Molly's teacher it was a pleasure working with her to plan the party, but it was also stressful only having a handful of days to plan everything.  The kids were divided into 4 groups and rotated through the planned activities.  I thought it was really strange that a bunch of moms came to the party, but didn't help.  MRS M asked if a couple of them would be willing to supervise one of the stations.  Only one mom said yes.  The rest sat along the wall watching.  If you're ever at a party with a lot of kids be useful!  Even if everything is really organized kids are unpredictable and the more help you have the better.  Off my soapbox ;)

 Halloween morning it was overcast and really warm.  Right as school was getting out as foretasted a huge storm blew in.  It got super windy, the temperature plummeted and the rain came.  It was gross.  Lots of  neighborhoods cancelled trick or treating.

We carried on with tradition and had white chili at the Fontana's house.

 Then we with the rest of Louisville headed to the mall.  It was like a big costume parade with no candy.  Don't my kids look thrilled ;)  I'll have to find a picture with us and my mom.  She found a really neat tree puppet and hung little apples all over it.  

 After the mall we went to my grandma's house so that she and Aunt Jan could see our costumes.  Aunt Jan had bought a bunch of candy to pass out to trick or treaters  With the weather being so terrible no one came.  Consequently we got to take all the candy home.  Halloween was saved.