Halloween seems to be getting bigger each year for us, especially since our niece the Princess Poozers arrived last year on October 31st. This year, we kicked season with her candy corn birthday party and had Halloween festivities for over a week capping it off with a parade in 30 degree weather.
The Poozer's party was held at an orchard outside the town where Hubs grew up, similar to the Linvilla we Delcoians know so well. We went to Maylaths Farm on a crisp chilly day in October where we celebrated our beautiful niece by hayriding, riding the cow train, and climbing all over every haystack we came across. Oh yea, and we munched on all kinds of goodies from ziti to pizza to candy corn and cake. Gobbles enjoyed all the festivities, surprisingly loved the rides, and we had to chase him around the haystacks for over an hour- he was in his glory!
The Poozers was a good sport putting up with all of the attention and LOVED her cake more than anyone could, having no qualms about getting dirty. You'd think she was part Gobblesmom! The Lil Lobster Roll took the whole day in stride, a little chilly but also enjoyed the attention of her great grandmother and the rest of hubs' family who don't get to see her that often. The girls pulled off another photo shoot, which inevitably will happen every day they are together for the rest of their lives. I hope we don't turn them into little divas... Though I'm afraid with all of the Lobster's mugging for the camera and dancing in front of the mirror at daycare that may already be the case.
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| OMG this cake is SO YUMMY! |
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| Ya want some? |
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| More cake please! |
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| Great Party Cuz! Can I have some of that cake? |
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| Wow! You do have a tooth! I see it! |
Later that week, on the Friday before Halloween, the kids' school had their annual fall festival, where the parents were invited to show off their kids costumes and watch them play with their friends, do crafts, and participate in Gobbles' favorite game - the Cake walk. Basically, a no-lose version of musical chairs where every kid sits on a numbered seat. If your number gets pulled you win a cake. You can keep playing until you win, and boy was my child determined. You can TELL he's part Gobblesmom.
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| C'mon Daddy - let's survey the damage |
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| Hmm, I think the swingset is ok! |
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| Ohh look -neighbor's tree is down! |
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| While it's raining I'll work on my game |
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| Yep - that's it! |
A few days after that, on October 31st, we were all set to trick or treat in our neighborhood for the first time. I stocked up on candy thinking that we'd probably have a ton of leftovers - our driveway is a decent hill which frankly wouldn't be worth the hike for a fun sized snickers, but apparently that's all it takes for some kids and we went through a decent amount. Gobbles on the other hand didn't get that big of a haul. Being the first time he actually understood what was going on, he took his time with the trick or treating, exploring every decoration and petting every homeowners' dog we came across. Since we were still meeting some neighbors at this point, and carrying an adorable (if i must say so myself) baby, each house we hit was a whole conversation on how we're getting settled in, how old the kids are, etc. But Gobbles enjoyed every bit of those 6 houses we visited over a half hour span. Maybe next year he'll hit up some more.
We got back from an exhausting Trick or Treat romp around two cul-de-sacs to our house where my parents and sisters had taken over the candy-handing out while we were gone. The kids enjoyed the rest of the night hanging out with their parents, aunts, uncle and grandparents, taking pictures and chowing on m&m's, Gobbles' new favorite candy. Well, Gobbles ate the candy and the Lil Lobster Roll chewed on a bag of Raisinettes.
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| Ugh! More pictures? I guess the Lobster loves the camera! |
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| Are you having fun lil sis? |
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| MWAAA! |
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| Look Mommy! Yummmy! |
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| Ohh - those look pretty good, lemme try! |
Finally, the weekend after Halloween, hubs was working all weekend (surprise), so I was bored looking for something to do. When I realized that Linvilla's costume parade was rescheduled because of the hurricane, I called sister-in-law and told her to stick the Princess Poozers into her costume and come on down for some fun. They came down and we had a nice relaxing time watching the cousins play without the pressure of any parties or any big crowds of family, got a nice large dinner of Pizza Hut delivered which the babies looove (they've loved it ever since we were both pregnant with them at a wedding up in Maine where we ordered the best Pizza Hut we ever had when it was over and our husbands were drunk. mmm I'm drooling thinking about it. we really don't order it that often... sorry, tangent). The next day we got the kids gussied up in their costumes one last time for the parade. Even though it was like 30 degrees, we enjoyed watching all these people with super-creative costumes that they worked hard on - especially the Oscar the Grouch complete with trash can! Gobbles enjoyed his complimentary cookie and home we went, shedding the Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood costumes for the last time.
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| Ok kids, pile into the ball pit so we can have some pizza hut and wine |
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| Big bad wolf or teen wolf? |
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| Can't see me! |
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| Since you're carrying the lobster roll, can I borrow her stroller? Ridiculous! |
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| Mommy - The wolf is thirsty! I'm gonna let him drink! |
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