Elyse turned 11 this Halloween. We surprised her by kidnapping her at lunch and taking her to her favorite burger place. Ha,ha--she thought that was the real surprise for the day. It was actually the fake surprise to throw off the big one. She begged over the summer to get her ears pierced when she turned eleven, especially when she heard that i got mine pierced at eleven. I repeatedly gave an adamant no, she had to wait until she turned 12. Then I got to thinking, she's my only girl so I don't have to worry about setting a precedent. She's worked really hard this year at home and is such a responsible kid, I thought she could handle it. So after school, I blindfolded her and took her to Claire's. Boy, was she surprised. And then she started shaking--like in every limb, she was so nervous. But she went through it and loves them.
Luke's class sang us Halloween songs at the end of the school day.
Carving pumpkins after school.
We went trick or treating with our Jon Deibel cousins in their neighborhood
Jarom: our reluctant trick or treater. He'd had no nap that day and was coming down with some nasty pink eye. Later that night, he was up screaming in the wee hours with an ear infection. Poor kid.
Birthday cake on Halloween = sugar overload for everybody
Our pumpkins. Even though we left our neighborhood we left our pumpkins glowing for the trick or treaters and a bowl of succors on the porch. The bowl was empty when we got home. Hopefully the kids spread the wealth and one of them didn't steal them all. Oh, only one of those pumpkins came from our garden. I think this is the last time I try to grow them. We always get a huge patch of leaves and blossoms, but not a great crop. Yes, ours is the small one next to Paul.
