Happy Halloween

 For the first time in Phoenix since 1986, it rained on this spooky holiday. It never rains here, so I enjoyed it. Plus, it added to the ambiance. Unfortunately, we had fewer trick-or-treaters, but we still had fun.

We started the day by carving the pumpkins we got from the infamous AZ pumpkin patch.

 

Sammy always loves this. As soon as Andy started cutting, she got her face right in there. She loves to eat the pumpkin. Zoe could care less, though. 

I painted a pumpkin with a skeleton theme, but I forgot to take a picture. Here is Max's final jack-o'-lantern.

Max's friend and his parents came over. We had a whole driveway set up with a TV, candy, drinks and chairs. Plus, a fire pit, and pop-up due to the rain.

It was fun to hand out candy in our own driveway this year and enjoy all the costumes that came by. All the kids loved Max's Halloween decoration of the skeleton puking in the trash can. The adults got a kick out of it too.  

Andy and I dressed up as skeletons this year. It was the perfect costume to be in a one-piece, all comfortable while we sat outside enjoying the rainy weather. 

First Half of October

Entering the spooky month of October, Max saw a YouTube video to create a cool Halloween decoration. He sent it to Andy so they could make it together. This was a fun project for the two of them to build. It ended up being a skeleton puking into a trash can that glowed via black light. This decor got lots of attention from the trick-or-treaters. It was funny because the boys thought it was cool, and all the girls thought it was gross.

Max and I did our annual trip to the costume store where he tried on only one mask. My baby is growing up. In previous years he had a blast doing this and would try on many. This time, he said "Mom, only one." Ok, I will take what I can get.

We ended up back at the costume store a week later so him and his friend could pick out costumes together. This gave me a chance to get to know his friend's mom better.

We hit up the AZ "pumpkin patch." For a Halloween lover, this gets me eveyr year. It's not a pumpkin patch. It's a pumpkin stand in a parking lot. Ugh!