Happy Halloween

Yesterday was a BUSY day.  First I met my mom at 8 AM for Christmas shopping -- I know, but our family Chirstmas is in just a couple of weeks, so the shopping had to start!!!  Then my sis came down to meet us for a fun day of just the girls - Molly shopped with us.  After getting the husbands and kiddos all shopped for it was off for home.   I had started chicken in the crock pot before I went shopping, but now what to make with it???  At this point I had an hour until we had to be off again to get Steven from band practice and then let the Trick or Treating begin!!!  OK---- rush, rush to finish cooking then make everyone eat - no you are not just going to have candy - EAT SOMETHING HEALTHY!!!  Then to get Zach into his Captain America costume - my little Chinaman, Captain Ameria.

 OK, time for a diaper change and Molly needed to get into her costume - pink baby zebra.

Get the treat buckets for Zach and Molly (and pry the treat buckets out of Pete's hands for the teenagers - you are bigger than most grown ups, no trick or treating for you!!!  Then  get Steven from practice, throw him the dinner we brought for him to eat in the car and we have about 20 minutes to relax now until the festivities begin.  We picked the neighborhood we wanted (Amish don't believe in Haloween or trick or treating so OUR neighborhood is out).  Then I had read about a parade downtown, let's let the kids do that.  I thought it would be down main street, but turns out the parade was for judges and Zach and Molly both won second place for funny costumes (actually I think Molly won, but since they were together, they get to split the prize of $5).  Then off to see Great Grandma.  By the time we got home, I went right upstairs to collapse in my bed - today I am exhausted!!!