Halloween '09

This is Richard. Therefore, this post will be short. I've been on break this halloween, but that doesn't mean that I'm inclined to write much. We've all been a bit sick this week, and I'm still recovering, too. So here are the pictures: This is Rachel at the Halloween Parade at her school holding her homemade "halloween flag." (And yes, the handle is a piece of old hula hoop that I sawed off - don't worry, it was already broken.)

Sarah as the zebra at the same parade.

Emma at the trunk-or-treat dinner dressed as a "good fairy."

All the kids together at the trunk-or-treat with their friend, Trevor.

The girls took turns scrubbing their pumkins that we bought last-minute on clearance because we just never really got around to going to a pumpkin patch.

Gutting the pumpkins and teaching the kids about pumpkin gut texture. Rachel wouldn't touch the stuff, though (see the thongs in her hand). She had a major meltdown when I touched a bit to her thumb. It was dripping like snot from my OCD hands in the meantime.

Well, that's about it. I forgot to take pictures of the girls' pumpkins post-carving. So....maybe later. It was fun, though, and we're now heading into the 3rd trimester of school. Wish me luck......and happy Halloween from Becky!