Halloween one of our favorite holidays! This year we did a little advance planning and actually bought costumes a few weeks before Halloween (which meant Noomi had ample opportunity to be a ninja at every turn).
Both Dave and I took the day off from work and were able to squeeze in a morning parent-teacher conference and then worked both kids’ holiday parties. During Noomi’s party she sang along with her class and even did the hand-gestures that went along with the Halloween song. This was the first time she has ever participated in such a demonstration and we were so proud.
The kids tracked through the neighborhood during the parade led by the High School marching band and then afterwards we rounded them up and headed home to carve pumpkins. Somehow in carving pumpkins the seeds and guts got everywhere (covered both kids, the wall, the floor, everything), but they were both quite impressed with their mad skills.
Grandma Mary and Grandpa Gordy came over to help hand out candy, eat chili, and watch the kids freak out on their sugar high. This year Ajax went trick-or-treating with a friend up the street, which meant Noomi was running behind them trying to keep up. Noomi made it almost to the front of the neighborhood before tiring out. At that point I carried her all the way home while she yelled and called to every person we passed, HI I’m Noomi! Remember me!
Ajax, Dave and his friends kept going and even hit up the second neighborhood behind us. This year Dave actually remembered to bring a flashlight as they tromped through the woods. Ajax got an incredible load of candy this year and was very proud of this fact.
Overall, an excellent evening, though the weather could have been warmer. But that’s how it goes… Michigan.
