Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Halloween was a lot of fun this year. All the kids had a great time and managed to bag HUGE amounts of candy - at least enough to last until Santa fills our Christmas stockings!
All of the kids had wonderful costumes. My second niece, Kait, was not all that thrilled with the costume that her mother had picked out for her (a really cute pilgrim costume.) I know her Mom thought that she would look cute in it, but Kait did not agree. Luckily, Auntie Jen had time to stop at Kmart where she found a lovely costume that suited Kait perfectly - and it was only $12.50! Double score for Auntie - LOL.
I hope you all had as much fun as we did!
PS - If anyone has any chocolate coins made by Sherwood - throw them out. They could have melanine in them. I have not had time to check that out online, but heard it on the radio on the way to trick or treat with my family. None of our kids got any chocolate coins at all so no one had to cry over thrown away candy.
Indian Princess Maya - wardrobe by Mom ;) I stayed up very late Thursday night to finish this dress - which was a big hit with Maya. She loved it!
Owen as one of the cutest vampires EVER!
Auntie Jill and all 7 cousins ready to go out for a fun night of treat or treat!
All of the kids had wonderful costumes. My second niece, Kait, was not all that thrilled with the costume that her mother had picked out for her (a really cute pilgrim costume.) I know her Mom thought that she would look cute in it, but Kait did not agree. Luckily, Auntie Jen had time to stop at Kmart where she found a lovely costume that suited Kait perfectly - and it was only $12.50! Double score for Auntie - LOL.
I hope you all had as much fun as we did!
PS - If anyone has any chocolate coins made by Sherwood - throw them out. They could have melanine in them. I have not had time to check that out online, but heard it on the radio on the way to trick or treat with my family. None of our kids got any chocolate coins at all so no one had to cry over thrown away candy.
Indian Princess Maya - wardrobe by Mom ;) I stayed up very late Thursday night to finish this dress - which was a big hit with Maya. She loved it!
Owen as one of the cutest vampires EVER!
Auntie Jill and all 7 cousins ready to go out for a fun night of treat or treat!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
On Friday, my kids will celebrate Halloween first with their friends at school and then with their cousins in the evening. We are making a whole family weekend of it and going out to do some pre-Christmas window shopping with the kids on Saturday - to work off all that sugar, ya know!
I never, ever went trick or treating when I was a kid. My parents did not allow it. I also never dressed up for Halloween. My Mom has always been opposed to Halloween and I can't say that I don't see her point. I too don't like all the emphasis on evil and gorey things. While I do allow my kids to participate in Halloween, I am very careful to monitor what they choose as a cosutme and try my very best to shelter them for anything that is really scary and creepy.
My daughter, Maya is particularly sensitive to scary things. She has not experienced enough of it to be numbed to it and becomes very upset at things that are scary. So, when I heard that the kids would be dressing up a school to celebrate Halloween, I knew that Maya was going to need me to be at school with her. So, I explained the situation to the teacher, who was thrilled to have a volunteer to help her get her 12 students into their costumes.
My son is going to participate with his preschool class as well. He doesn't seem to be as freaked out as my daughter and so I have had to make a choice as to which one needs me most. I feel bad about leaving Owen to go with his class, but I am afraid Maya needs me more. It is terrible that Mom's can't be in two places at once!
Tonight I will get Maya's costume together. She is going to be an Indian and Owen is going to be a vampire - or at least that is the plan at the moment. It is going to be a very busy day so I will wish you all a Happy Halloween now and share the pictures next week! Have a safe and fun filled holiday!
I never, ever went trick or treating when I was a kid. My parents did not allow it. I also never dressed up for Halloween. My Mom has always been opposed to Halloween and I can't say that I don't see her point. I too don't like all the emphasis on evil and gorey things. While I do allow my kids to participate in Halloween, I am very careful to monitor what they choose as a cosutme and try my very best to shelter them for anything that is really scary and creepy.
My daughter, Maya is particularly sensitive to scary things. She has not experienced enough of it to be numbed to it and becomes very upset at things that are scary. So, when I heard that the kids would be dressing up a school to celebrate Halloween, I knew that Maya was going to need me to be at school with her. So, I explained the situation to the teacher, who was thrilled to have a volunteer to help her get her 12 students into their costumes.
My son is going to participate with his preschool class as well. He doesn't seem to be as freaked out as my daughter and so I have had to make a choice as to which one needs me most. I feel bad about leaving Owen to go with his class, but I am afraid Maya needs me more. It is terrible that Mom's can't be in two places at once!
Tonight I will get Maya's costume together. She is going to be an Indian and Owen is going to be a vampire - or at least that is the plan at the moment. It is going to be a very busy day so I will wish you all a Happy Halloween now and share the pictures next week! Have a safe and fun filled holiday!
Thursday, October 02, 2008
While out shopping the other day with my two kidlets, we visited the Halloween apparel section at Walmart. I always buy a holiday themed t-shirt for each of the kids to wear to school and then we keep it as a play shirt afterwards.
So, there we are perusing the Frankenstein t-shirts and looking at socks that having lights that flash when you walk when I suddenly realized that Owen is not standing next to me.
Panic mode!
I called his name and I heard him call back for me, just around the corner from where Maya and I were standing. Relieved, I peeked around the corner to find him standing there - all in one piece. Then he pointed and said, "Look Mama, flags!"
He was standing in front of an entire display of very tiny and very colorful ladies thong underwear.
Now, I ask you, what sort of manager okays the display of 200 pairs of teeny, tiny thong underwear at the front part of a store? And right next to the grocery section too!
All I could do is chuckle and say, "Yes, aren't they colorful!" I mean, I really didn't know what else to say. Then, of course, he asked if he could have one - which had to be a big no.
So, we hit the deli, got some popcorn chicken and got the heck out of there. I am always cautious at Halloween time. There are some very scary and gruesome things in the Halloween aisle - but I didn't think we would run into trouble in the apparel section! LOL
So, there we are perusing the Frankenstein t-shirts and looking at socks that having lights that flash when you walk when I suddenly realized that Owen is not standing next to me.
Panic mode!
I called his name and I heard him call back for me, just around the corner from where Maya and I were standing. Relieved, I peeked around the corner to find him standing there - all in one piece. Then he pointed and said, "Look Mama, flags!"
He was standing in front of an entire display of very tiny and very colorful ladies thong underwear.
Now, I ask you, what sort of manager okays the display of 200 pairs of teeny, tiny thong underwear at the front part of a store? And right next to the grocery section too!
All I could do is chuckle and say, "Yes, aren't they colorful!" I mean, I really didn't know what else to say. Then, of course, he asked if he could have one - which had to be a big no.
So, we hit the deli, got some popcorn chicken and got the heck out of there. I am always cautious at Halloween time. There are some very scary and gruesome things in the Halloween aisle - but I didn't think we would run into trouble in the apparel section! LOL
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