Unwrapping all of the Hershey chocolate kisses:
We worked as a team and assembled a Hershey chocolate kiss on top of an upside down fudge-striped cookie using a bit of orange cookie icing. It was a complete success.
And what kitchen project would be complete without a little taste-testing from my helper?
My mom came to be with us for the spooky holiday and came bearing gifts (of course!). The girls got to open theirs after Sam came home from school.
Sophia received a singing owl, which I thought that she was going to end up taking out trick-or-treating with us because she couldn't stop carrying it around ... she loves it that much:
(Sophia had a gummy candy in her mouth while I was trying to take her picture).
And Samantha received a moving/singing witch hat -- that happened to match her shirt just perfectly:
Every time she put it on, she did a little jig with it. It was so adorable!
The excitement of the nighttime activities was almost a little too much for the girls (and even Jack) because none of my kids seemed to take a decent nap. I'm so thankful that my mom was here to help me finish up all of my chores and get everything ready for the arrival of our guests. Steve's dad joined us (as it is an annual tradition) and this year, we invited our friends and their two girls to be with us as well.
We had beef stew, biscuits, salad and many desserts so that our bellies could be full for our night of trick-or-treating. Unfortunately, like so many Michigan Halloweens, the weather was uncooperative. It had rained ALL DAY here. By evening, the rain had slowed to a slight (and annoying) mist, but at least the temperature was hovering around 60 degrees. This was significantly more bearable than last year when it was even more raining and downright cold.
After dinner, we all got dressed in our costumes -- even the adults.
My family on Jack's first Halloween:
I love these kids so much:
Samantha was a tooth fairy. She chose this costume idea about two months ago, which gave me plenty of time to pull it together. I made sure that her crown, wand, and fairy dress (we had all of these already in her dress-up basket) all had a tooth on them. Then, I found an inexpensive bag at the store that she could use to collect her candy in and put a tooth on each side of it. She loved it!
Around the same time that Samantha chose to be a tooth fairy, Sophia declared that she wanted to be an ice cream cone. Such a random idea ... but it wasn't going to stop me from making sure that she had just the costume that she wanted!
And I chose for Jack to be a tiger because it would be nice and warm for him. And we love the Detroit Tigers in this household!
Trick-or-treating in the rain:
After exactly two houses, Sophia decided to stop in the yard and open one of her pieces of candy. Steve had to explain to her that she needed to wait until we got home!
Even though the weather did not work in our favor, we still managed to make it to at least ten houses (our close neighbors) and the kids had such a great time! Once we made it back home, the kids were anxious to strip off their (wet) costumes and enjoy a few goodies. And Jack was ready for some dinner and a bath -- Halloween can be fun, but it can be exhausting for a 5 month old!
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