Come, Mommy

Two little boys have been very excited about Halloween for the last week or so. Liam’s teacher has been telling the Kindergarteners a story about a hobgoblin who came to town and played tricks on people. And on the last day of school before Halloween, it just so happened that a hobgoblin passed by Liam’s classroom while the children were out at recess! The children realized the hobgoblin had been there when they went to take off their boots and realized that several pairs of indoor shoes belonging to various classmates had been taken out of their proper cubbies and placed in cubbies belonging to someone else! Oh, my!

But it turns out that the hobgoblin wasn’t such a bad fellow after all. When the children sat down to their snack table after playing outside, they found that each one of the places at the table had been given a tiny wee pumpkin for the child at each spot to take home. So the day before Halloween passed in a fun manner at school.

After lunch, we set to work carving the boys’ jack-o-lanterns. The boys were excited to wake up this morning and realize that finally the day they have waiting for for soooo looooong came—-It was Halloween morning, and trick-or-treating would happen that evening!

We passed the day doing this and that around the house. Finally, it was time to put on the boys’ costumes!

This year, Kiri dressed as Diego, and Liam was a valiant knight in shining armor. Aren’t they adorable? Kieran was almost quivering with excitement when we took this picture. We went around to the immediate neighbors and friends, and then down the block a bit. By the time we’d finished up a dozen or so houses, “Diego” grew tired and asked to be carried. The intrepid trick-or-treaters returned home with their treasure, happy as happy can be.

This is Kieran’s jack-o-lantern. He asked for “two circle eyes, a star nose, and a funny smile!”

And this is Liam’s jack-o-lantern. He’s got the classic triangle eyes and nose. After we brought our tired boys home, we had dinner, and then handed out treats as the older children came by. The lovely pumpkins kept us company.

Happy Halloween from the Menagerie House!