HALLOWEEN!!!

Well, the day has come and gone! We had a good holiday, but Aidan really ran out of steam by the time trick or treat came around. 

We started the day with Aidan's preschool party. Wade had taken the day off. It is very much out of the ordinary for him to have vacation left at this point in the year, so he took advantage of it. We sent Aidan to school in his Husker uniform rather than the tin man, as we figured the other kids wouldn't know what he was--he didn't even really know what he was; telling everyone that he was a 'tower' or a 'rocket.' Also, it was a great idea to send him to school with a helmet. The party went well. Only one little girl had a bad time, and the teacher was nice enough to point out that "Dorothy scared her!" Not so much a big fan of this teacher, but there will be more on that to follow I imagine as a search has begun to find him a preschool that is a better fit for him. We played 'Pin the Nose on the Pumpkin,' a bean bag toss, a few dancing games and tried to pull off the toilet paper mummies. They didn't really have the attention span for the mummies, and the uptight teacher wasn't thrilled with the idea of the mess. 

After the party it was time to try our attempt at a nap for the kids while Wade and I got the house together (along with some sandwiches, veggies & dip, chili and all the fixins,) for a party that we decided to throw together at the last minute. I also painted up a paper bag and called it a pinata. We tried to take the boys trick or treating in Cedar Falls along Main Street after naps. The nice weather brought out pretty much everyone else in the area, so after 20 minutes of standing in line we took off for home.

Trick or treating wasn't really Aidan's thing this year, and poor Owen was just frying in the lion costume, so we cut our night short and waited for everyone to make their way back to the house.

Once everyone got settled, we had a houseful of kids and parents. All of them got to eat and wear themselves down. The bean bag toss made it back to the house, and was a big hit. The pinata was also a hit...but it did take several hits before it broke. After the candy gathering the kids finally settled down to watch some Halloween videos while the grown-ups got to talk. Aidan had his first movie/couch date, but as much as he tried Sayla wasn't up for snuggling. He rewarded her by showing her how to jump on the couch. The jumping ultimately led to a bump on Sayla's head, and the end of the night. 

All in all it was a great Halloween, and I am already gathering ideas on what the Kelley's can do next year!