Halloween!

Halloween week is always pretty crazy, but it's the first year I had to help with 2 different Halloween parties at the boys' schools. I decided to do Cruise's class party on Thursday since they had so much going on for Halloween. I asked one of the moms to do the craft and another to do some small snacks. I took care of an activity that was very 'Cruise' inspired. We did some "spooky science" instead of a game since last year the games didn't work out too well. With so many different functioning levels in the class, it's hard to plan activities and crafts that everyone can do. So for mine, the kids just had to watch. First I did what is pretty much the erupting volcano experiment, but in a jack-o-lantern. The kids all got a kick out of that. Then we blew up ghost balloons. We put vinegar in an empty water bottle, put about a tablespoon of baking soda in the balloon, attached it to the mouth of the bottle, and then poured the baking soda into the vinegar, which blew up the balloon. Everyone loved it, especially when I took the balloon off to fly around the room. 

On Halloween morning, Dave took Jett to go fishing at Deer Creek and came home with 5 fish!

I then got Jett ready for school and then headed off to Cruise's school to hear he and his classmates sing and then watch the school Halloween parade. Dave dropped Jett off at school and met me with Miles at Cruise's school. 

From there, Cruise went home with Dave and I ran to Jett's school to help with his Halloween party. On the way, I called Tenney's Pizza and pre-ordered dinner. I got to Jett's school to help out; I was in charge of the craft, so I had the kids make jack-o-lantern tamborines. I wanted to be sure they had something to annoy their parents with. Jett really liked having his mom come help in his class. It was pretty fun helping out and meeting all his friends. 

After school got out, we went home and met my parents who had come into town. My mom had prepared some experiments for the kids to do with her. 

We then cleaned up and I ran to get the pizzas for dinner. After eating, we got the kids ready (again) and took them trick-or-treating while my parents handed out candy. Cruise was Bumblebee, Jett was Optimus Prime, and Miles was Winnie the Pooh. Miles had no idea how this all worked, but he eventually figured out the routine and wanted to be up there on the porch with his brothers. He realized that you knock, someone opens the door, they give you candy, and then you move on to the next house. You could see his disappointment when we would get to a house that didn't answer the door. After three blocks, Cruise & Jett took over the wagon, so I walked home with Miles and we hung out with Grandma & Papa. The boys came home with their buckets full of loot! They even got a full sized Symphony from one of our neighbors. 

Halloween Day is fun, but I am glad it doesn't come again for another year. Whew!