This weekend we was all about Halloween. We cleaned off the big pumpkin and Kevin set to cutting it open. Leina wanted to get her hands on the knife so bad she could taste it. I was afraid she was going to lose her fingers but we managed to keep every digit attached. Once the pumpkin was open though, she went right to work scooping it. She loved digging out the guts and pulling out the seeds. Kulia was a bit more timid and was happy enough just watching Leina. By the time the pumpkin was empty, the kids were covered in pumpkin mess so it was off for a bath. Leina came down first and helped me draw the face. I think their favorite part of the night was turning out all the lights and setting our jack-o-lantern aglow. Pretty, eh?



The next night, we opened up our gingerbread Halloween house kit. This was a mild disaster. I don’t know what I was thinking when I bought this. Take a moment here and picture a 2 yr old and a 4 yr old and give them access to copious amounts of frosting, jelly beans, candy corn, and mini jaw breakers. Are you seeing an image of domestic bliss? Not really, right? More like a wild sugar fest with streaks of frosting all over and the sound of candy rolling off the table and all over the kitchen floor. The girls (and Artie) were in candy heaven though and I survived it but I’m thinking it’ll be a few more years before I try another one of these kits. I went downstairs today and most of the candy corn has been removed from the door. I can only assume it rests in the bellies of my little ones. Leina already has her eye on a Christmas gingerbread house. Maybe I’ll let Kevin have the “joy” of decorating that one. I think I’ve had my fill. But we are ready for the big night. I’ve hidden our candy stash so we’ll actually have something to give away. The girls’ costumes are ready and it actually might not rain on Wed night. Can you even believe it?!? Trick or treat, here we come!