Halloween Fun

Oh my goodness, this has to have been one of the best Halloween's ever! Our celebrating began last Friday with our town's Main Street Trick-Or-Treat. It was easily the best night for trick-or-treating.  Warm enough that you didn't need a coat but cool enough that it felt like autumn. We surely would not have missed this event and even more so due to Hurricane Sandy's impending arrival.

We scooted over to our friend Emily's house.  She is a talented artist and was so sweet to add some face paint to help give the girls costumes that "little extra something"!  Thanks, Em!

Waiting for the middle school marching band to arrive so we could join the parade. 

There is nothing like the marching band version of "Ghostbusters" and "The Munsters"!

And as if that wasn't enough Halloween fun, the next night we went to Old Sturbridge Village for their Halloween event. Sadly, Dave's sister and her husband were unable to come.  Thankfully, Ben and Sarah let us adopt their older two for the night (and oh, how I loved feeling like a mama of four even if it was only for a night)! 

On our way in we happened upon a "for real" newly married bride!  The kids were in awe (and are now in some of her wedding photos, too)!

Which brings us (finally!) to Halloween day itself! There was:

Pumpkin Math!  

We found that tub of candy pumpkins at Wegman's and just had to do something with them! 

We each made a prediction,

Then worked together to count them to see who was closest (and shockingly it was me).

Then Grace put those Math Gnomes that she loves so much to good use and figured out what it would look like if Plus, Minus, Times and Divide helped keep track of the pumpkins.  

Followed by a trip to the library for more trick-or-treating and some Halloween crafts too!

Once we got home I gave them the treats that my parents had left for them when they were here for their anniversary celebration earlier this month.  The girls were over the moon!  And as luck would have it, just as I was taking the gifts out of the bag they were in, my mom called.  Her timing could not have been better and she sorta got to be there as they opened their treats!

"Thanks, Gramma!"

"Thanks, Gramma!"

And then there was some quiet time, followed by putting their costumes back on to head to yoga followed by dinner and more trick-or-treating (with our friends, of course)!

And while I wish that my camera had not been acting up perhaps it was good that it was.  After all, this post is already long enough and seriously picture heavy as it is!  Could you imagine if there were even more?!  It was a truly spectacular Halloween.  One that we will be talking about for years to come!