Todd's Tatler: October 2012

More countdown

11:18 PM by Amanda

We're finally getting to the last days of this countdown...and to be honest, I'm glad! I won't take the time to number the days, but here are some photos of our fun.

TP Ghost toss/bowling

Victoria was a very good stacker,
once she got over trying to rip the eyes off the tp.

Green pudding in Frankenstein decorated cups

And of course, pumpkin carving!

As you can tell from Caleb's smiles...he's sick of the camera.

Lovely

9:27 PM by Amanda

This is what lovely mornings are made of:

And I finally figured out where Maddie hides those pacifiers...along with favorite toys. Todd just shrugged and said, "Well, she knows she has to keep them somewhere if she doesn't want Caleb and Victoria getting them." How sensible.

Countdown days 20 - 13

8:42 PM by Amanda

Day 20 - We "Booed" a few neighbors with cookies. Someone had "Phantomed" us, so we passed along the note too.

Day 19 - Work on costumes! I won't add any pictures for this either...don't want to spoil the grand reveal!

Day 18 - What's a ghost's favorite ride at the carnival? The Roller Ghoster!

Day 17 - Get wrapped up like a mummy...and then, in the words of Caleb, have a "party."

Day 16 - visited the canyon to collect sticks...I wish I had brought my camera! The children were enchanted by the leaves falling with each gust of wind.

Day 15 - Make spiderwebs!

Day 14 - Play "Don't Eat Jack!" (Don't Eat Pete...but a Halloween version.)

Caleb and Todd were drawing the faces on our jack-o-lantern game boards.

Day 13 - Caleb glued bits of his mummy "costume" onto a ghost and mummy.

Countdown days 23-21

6:25 PM by Amanda

Day 23 - Use glow-in-the-dark paint

Day 22 - Monster guts! Witch's brew? Ok, so it was just a sensory concoction. But we still practiced our evil laughs while stirring and squishing with our fingers.

Day 21 - Make spooky ice cubes. We bought a bag of spiders, bats, skulls, and flies from the dollar store and added them to an ice cube tray. Tomorrow we will decide if we want to save them for a spooky drink, or throw them into their next bath!