My most memorable Halloween

Good-morning, Ghouls & Boos!  Technically, there’s one more day but this is the Tuesday in October and so another month bites the dust! Last week, I suggested talking about our most memorable Halloween or what your plans are for Halloween?

I reckon my most memorable Halloween was when I dressed as the Queen of the Nile which I talked a little about in a recent Throwback Thursday edition. My cobbled childhood memories blur together, so I thought I’d share some fun captures of my kiddies from their early days.

Our first Halloween as family 1988, we attended a costume party by our Sunday School class. DH went as Daddicula, DD1 a cute baby bunny, and I wore a black widow costume. The baby bunny got passed around quite a bit that night. 

For DD2’s first Halloween 1990, she got to be the baby bunny. I don’t remember what DD1 dressed up in but DH and I did not wear costumes.

Halloween 1992, I made their costumes without a pattern. They turned out cute but it was hard. Hopefully, they have fond memories wearing something mommy made by hand. DD1 was Tinkerbell and DD2 was Wendy as they trick or treated at their uncle and auntie’s doorstep. 

Halloween 1994 is DS’s first.  He wore a Simba costume from the Lion King. The girls were princesses.

In 1996, our three darlings were Three little Indians. DS wore the Indian chief head dressing belonging to his daddy when he was a little boy that his parents got him in Cherokee North Carolina. The girls were Indian princesses. On our way home from the uncle and auntie’s house that year, DS fell fast asleep.

Halloween 1997, DD2 was a Beauty Queen, DS – Pooh Bear, and DD1 an Arabian Princess. The kids all had a turn at using big orange Halloween bag that belonged to their daddy. This year DD1 used it. A fun family tradition was to carve “Happy” jack-o-lantern every year. I need not explain why our girls named him that.

Halloween 1998 – DD#2 a Southern Belle, DS a cowboy (the cowboy hat & shirt are from DH’s boyhood), and DD#1 a Snowflake Princess. I hand-painted designs on their cheeks.

It was traditional to watch “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”.  DD#1 always cried when Snoopy broke in tears. I’ll never forget the first time she watched it. It was so cute and yet it pulled at my heart. All I kept thinking was what a tender heart child and she’s still very much the same.

We went around to few homes in our neighborhood and they usually got more candy than they needed but never quite enough for a kid. Of course, we bought lots of candy which they had a generous amount of and I always made home-made goodies – caramel apples, popcorn balls, and/ or caramel corn. I still make home-made caramels for dipping apple slicing and caramel corn. 

On the weekend before or proceeding Halloween, we had a little party where we stayed up late watching movies usually Halloween theme flicks such as Ghostbusters, Young Frankenstein, and such.  We didn’t watch any gruesome flicks. I guess the scariest ones we ever watched was Ghost Ship and The Ring. The later was way too creepy for me.

The focus primarily was spent on the fun of dressing up and having lots of candy. Although, I’m sure by the time they got old enough they wished they could get creepy looking but I wouldn’t have any of that because there is just too much real scary in the world. I think they had a good time and I know that we did. Their childhood went much too quickly to suit me but we have some wonderful memories for a lifetime and I hope they look back on with fondness, too.

Hey, It’s Okay to look back on photos at these ahh moments when a kiddo is looking particularly cute.

Hey, It’s Okay to catch a nap in the car. It’s good for the body and mind! I nod off often, especially after an all day out. I get tired easily sometimes like little boy.

Hey, It’s Okay to once a year junk out big time until you’re so sick you think you’re going to be sick because only then you can stare the candy pile down without temptation to eat another bite.

This will be the last Halloween DD2 spends in Knoxville. She and DSIL will head to Portland Maine this weekend to begin their new life.  This is definitely a bittersweet moment for us.  We’re happy for them but sad to see them go. So, I’m sharing another Maine mewsician discovery, as I present you the American psych sound of Arborea!

 

 

After this week, I am going to scale back on blogging for the rest of the year. Life gets to hectic with the holidays and I want to enjoy all things instead of feeling pushed, so if I blog then fine and if not just know all is well. If you don’t want to miss the latest mews then sign up for to get email notification of my latest posts.

I’m linking up taking a coffee break with Stacy, Les, and Amber this morning and you’re invited to come with and let me remind you to visit again tomorrow for not-so Wordless Wednesday.

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