$1.99 for a gallon of gas just down the street from our house...and tonight it's $1.93! Must be election time in Ohio!
Oh, and a wonderful sunset we had the other night!
OCTOBER 30, 2008
Halloween Costume Party at Preschool!
I dropped Yoda off at school but was able to come back and join in on some of the fun. Earlier, they had hit the hallways for some trick or treating and then made some yummy party treats. When I arrived to help out with some games, everyone was quietly waiting.
We played a few games like tossing ghosts and spiders through various spooky holes but Mommy was too busy to get photos. Keeping 15 preschoolers involved in a game was a challenge for sure. :)Snack time! Here Lucas is trying his Witches Wand he made earlier in the day.
The best part of the party...the balloons! (Although, Lucas said it was the Caprisun!) It was so fun to see all the kids dressed up in costumes, running around like little crazies after balloons with bellies full of sugar snacks.
Can you believe it? No collisions!
We ended with spooky Halloween book read by Mrs. Crum.
She also made sure to remind the kids not to eat any candy until Mom or Dad checked it for "dirt & bugs!" Why did she say they were trick or treating tonight?...Halloween's tomorrow but I didn't say anything.
After school, I wanted to head to Springfield to look a craiglist table which happened to be out near Young's Dairy Farm. It was beautiful day and we had heard that the farm was a great place to see animals and have a little ice cream too....hmmmm, just what we need, more sugar! Lucas loved feeding the goats but didn't really care about the other stuff. Okay, maybe too much for one day.
We headed home and I stopped to take a photo of my favorite Fall tree we see each day on our to and from Preschool.
What a big day! We both were worn out and ready for a nap and a nice quiet dinner with Dad.FEW HOURS LATER...
It was 6pm and we were just about ready to have dinner when the door bell rang!
Who could that be?
A little Goblin?!
What, trick or treaters!? But it's only October 30th and everyone knows Halloween in on October 31st! We were confused! Mike jumped online and I ran to the neighbors to find out why we had Goblins showing up already.
The Answer: Beggar's Night - Held on the 30th between 6pm & 8pm
The Reason: Not too clear... Some say a religious tradition here in Dayton to celebrate on the day before Halloween so not to celebrate on the devils night...Some say to avoid having Halloween on a Friday night during football games...who knows?!
We were just happy to be home and not miss out. Lucas would had been sooo sad!
Mike rushed to the store for more candy, I rushed to get Lucas into his Yoda costume and the whole time Lucas was more excited than I had ever seen him. He couldn't stand still and had a smile from ear to ear.
His favorite part?! Answering the door and handing out candy to all the kids. "Mommy, here comes some more kids!"
We could barely get him to go outside to trick or treat himself. It was after 7pm by this time so we had to get moving. Once outside, he was ready to go. Many people set up chairs out on their driveway so they don't have to answer their doors a million times. Other houses had the old traditional method of answering their door which we were used too. Ringing door bells is a high light on Halloween!
Lucas didn't care. He was so excited to see what he got from each home. Lots of new candies he had never even heard of. "Mommy, what's this?...Do you chew it or swallow it or spit it out?" He chatted up and down the streets and of course, was the cutest Yoda ever!
Checking out all his goods! "I like candy EVERYDAY!"
We've created a Monster!Happy (Real) Halloween Everyone!
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