Halloween 2012

Well y’all, Halloween 2012 went of without a hitch! 

We helped out in Pumpkin Centers in the PCP’s class (showing off his veggie monster)…


Sister and Bird came over to play and deliver adorable Halloween treats for the littles…
 

We dined on a delish supper of chili, cornbread, tombstone brownies (thank you Mimi for the pans and such) and witch’s brew…
 

  

 

We donned our costumes (Captain America for Whit and Shadow Ice Wolf Ninja…what on earth is that anyway?…for John)…




And we headed out TrIcK oR tReAtInG with the S family, the R family and the W family!!!  Our host A made the most divine apple cider to keep us warm - I've got to get that recipe!
 

Wonder of all wonders, the littles were way more into getting candy than eating candy.  After just three measley pieces, they are already in bed fast asleep.  Now, I’m about put on my PJs and finish my annual Halloween week marathon of horror movies.  Thus far I have Carrie (great), Carrie 2 (okay), Hand that Rocks the Cradle (great) and American Psycho (awful) under my belt.  I know Honey will be happy tomorrow when he doesn’t have to go to sleep with his pillow wrapped around his head :-)

Hope y’all had a safe and spooky Halloween!
xoxo

Brainiacs

On the eve of Halloween, we sat down to dine on brains, of all things…brains for supper (angel hair pasta with marinara) and brains for dessert (sugar free jello with a few gummy worms).
 
I purchased the brain jello mold last year FREE (plus $2.95 shipping) from the Kraft Store last year and, as luck would have it, they have the same deal going on this year through tomorrow only!

While we were dining on all those brains, Honey was enjoying BBQ, beers and a tour of Georgia Tech’s new McCamish Pavilion at an event hosted by Hunter Technical Resources (a gaggle of our college friends started this great biz, for those of you job hunting in the ATL.) 

Brain pasta and jello versus BBQ, beers, Buzz and besties …yes, I believe I am a tish jealous. :-)

Still praying for all y'all up North...
xoxo

Mummy Monday

After rave reviews last year, our Halloween Witch gave Mummy Monday another go round today!

  

The mummified menu consisted of bananas on sticks, white chocolate dipped pretzel rods and crescent roll wrapped hot dogs.  For all the gory details, hop on over to last year’s post. 

 

Knowing how the littles love some suppertime entertainment, the thrifty Witch picked up a darling Truth or Dare game in the dollar bin at Target.  (Have y’all noticed that I always make a super big deal of anything thrifty?  That’s for Honey’s benefit.) 

It made for such a memorable night that I’m pretty sure we’ll be doing it again tomorrow!  Highlights included:

Mommy cackling like a witch (yikes, that is pretty horrific looking in retrospect)

Honey walking like a zombie

The PCP slithering like a snake

And the baby doing the Hokey Pokey

Anytime we have lunch-able leftovers I always go ahead put together meals for the next day.  The littles are already excited about “Mummy Tuesday” and I’m thrilled to shave a good five minutes off the morning routine.

As for the rest of our day, the baby had a morning AND an afternoon play date, and I was able to sneak off to help the PCP’s class “defy gravity” as a science lab volunteer at school. 

The baby’s tennis lesson got called off about ten minutes in when limbs starting raining down on the court.  I personally could not have been more relieved, though I heard a few other (obviously eskimo-ish) moms complaining.  It was FRIGID and the perfect excuse to warm up with some hot chocolate at home.

And in between it all, I was glued to CNN’s coverage of the devastation already caused by Sandy.  Prayers go out to all of you in the Northeast!

xoxo

Pumpkin Teeth Reprise {Free Printable}

I quick like made up twelve baggies of Pumpkin Teeth for part of the team snack after the PCP’s last ball game...

Download the labels by clicking on the link below.  Let me know if you have any trouble.
Pumpkin Teeth 2012

It’s getting terribly close the spookiest day of the year and I’ve got so many more fun things to get done!

Happy Friday, y'all!
xoxo

Healthy Halloween

Healthy Halloween??  It may come as a shock but no, this blog has not been hijacked.

The baby’s class had their Halloween party at school today and I purchased little Dole mandarin orange cups.  To turn them into pumpkins, l flipped them over and drew jack-o-lanterns faces on the sides with a black sharpie and then taped mini wooden spoons (Michael’s) adorned with a green vine on the back.  It was pretty much a snap and his teachers were thrilled to have ONE thing at the party that could pass as healthy.  I barely know myself right now.

We made the same S’more Halloween Fun treat for the baby’s teacher that we took to the PCP’s parent/teacher conference the day before.  He dropped it three times while trying to give it to her – the corner was dented in, the tag was hanging off and the graham cracker on top was definitely in three pieces – but she didn’t seem to mind at all :-)


And as for the party… well, the baby had a grand ol time indeed!  I mean, how could he not all decked out in Captain America garb?!?!  The baby didn't participate in singing a single song and made nary a hand motion, but he smiled brilliantly throughout the performance :-)
  

And just as soon as the show was over, he returned to his usual silly self.
  
After countless baseball games for big brother it sure felt good to spend an afternoon celebrating the littlest member of the W family!!
xoxo

S’more Halloween Fun {Free Printable}

Yesterday Honey and I went to our first parent/teacher conference for first grade armed with a sweet treat for Mrs. B.  And it was a a smashing success around the horn!

Inside the box was all the fixins for s’mores – a sleeve of graham crackers, three Hershey bars and a bag of marshmallows.   I should give credit where credit is due and mention that this idea originated last Halloween as a treat that Sister gave to Bird’s teachers.  The boxes were found at Michael’s (with a coupon, of course) and the 3.25”x8”x3.25” was the perfect size for the contents.

   
Last year I used the very same tags as bag toppers for individual s’more treats, including two graham crackers, one ghost peep and a mini Hershey’s bar.  The PCP shared them with his class at school and we handed them out to our neighbors at our pre-trick-or-treat pizza shindig.


Download the free printable tags by clicking on the link below.  Let me know if you have any trouble.
smorefun2012

Now, for the really good stuff… the PCP received a perfectly glowing report from Mrs. B and we left literally beaming with pride.  He’s reading way beyond the expectation, he’s a math whiz and he’s easy to get along with (which resulted in a little too much talking.)  We enjoyed a special trip for ice cream immediately after hearing the great news and he was beyond thrilled to earn NINE DOLLARS for all the “3s” on his report card!!!



Fingers crossed that we have many, many more years of reports like this :-)
xoxo

Sister’s Halloween

Y’all, it’s a crying shame that I haven’t given you a proper tour of Sister’s magazine worthy digs.  And while I promise I’ll get myself over there soon with a working camera, I did manage to snag a few of her Halloween decor during the crow crafting party.

        

So that’s Halloween at Sister’s place – some of the chicest spooky decor I’ve ever seen!

xoxo