November 5, 2009

Trick or Treat!

So, this has been quite a series of Halloween posts! Phew – last one. The grand finale. Time for candy!

The boys were animals, and Daddy surprised us all by showing up as a hunter!

A nearby front yard scene:

Sweet Rewards:

November 4, 2009

Petrifying Preschoolers

November 3, 2009

The Hostess with the Mostess

My friend Kathren hosted another nice holiday shindig for Halloween this year.  We had so much fun eating, drinking, decorating treats, chatting, listening to scary music.  The kids got nice, fat sugar highs and ran in circles before things got ugly and we had to flee the scene.

Here are a couple decorating shots:

November 2, 2009

A Ritual Carving

The carving of the pumpkin is a very fun, very exhausting event in our household. All three boys are amped up, full of ideas and requests to help, & frankly – we’re outnumbered.

Diggin’ right in:

Help from Daddy:

Ooo – got the nose!:

Boo!:

October 30, 2009

Happy Halloween Eve!

How about some yarn to celebrate!

Two gorgeous skeins of String Theory sock yarn – the photos don’t really do justice to the subtle hues of color within:

And some fabulous hat-bound (I think) Island Yarns Handspun I got in downtown Bar Harbor – 180 yards of a wool/silk blend:

And yes – I AM buying the candy today. Yum………oh, and BOO!