Today's post is written by my mom. She was so sweet to get up EXTRA early today to take Big A to his school Halloween activities while B took Little A to hers... But that's not all... She got up EVEN EARLIER to come over and do Little A's hair for me! Thanks, MOM! Love you!Today's post is written by my mom. She was so sweet to get up EXTRA early today to take Big A to his school Halloween activities while B took Little A to hers... But that's not all... She got up EVEN EARLIER to come over and do Little A's hair for me! Thanks, MOM! Love you!
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Halloween! One of the kids' favorite holidays! Probably because they get to "dress up" and act just a little wilder than usual, and get away with it! And, of course, the candy they know is coming on Trick-or-Treat day certainly adds to the excitement, too.
Today was yet another party for Big and Little A's. This time the parties were at their schools. Since mom had to work (Boo!), and dad could only be in one place at a time, we called on Grandma to help out. She was given "the honor" of escorting Big A to school, and then staying to help with his party, while daddy escorted Little A to pre-school and stayed to help with her party (also scoring some points towards fulfilling the required parent volunteer hours). All in all, it was a great day!
Grandma arrived at our house in time to put Little A's hair in two ponytails so that she could be an "authentic" cowgirl today. Remember that Little A's Halloween costume this year is the "Blue Fairy" costume that belonged to her mommy when her mommy was Little A's age. But in order to save the costume from the paints and cookies that would certainly be a part of a preschool Halloween party, we opted for the cowgirl outfit this morning.
Little A's hair done, it was time for Big A and Grandma to be off to Big A's school! What a wild ride it was, too, as today, of all days, it had to rain, and it rained hard! But Grandma and Big A arrived safely, and they were just in time to get the last parking place, too.
Off they went to the multipurpose room to wait for Big A's teacher. And very soon, they were at the classroom, jacket off, all costumed up, and ready for the big parade ...
Everyone in the classroom was costumed up, too, and such a variety of costumes there were...
Even Big A's teacher was in the Halloween spirit, and had to be careful that no one stepped on her "tail"...
Soon it was time for the "big parade." And although it was still raining, and the school-wide parade around the playground had to be canceled, the teachers got creative and changed the parade route to go up and down the covered corridors of the school, so the kids still had their parade and were able to show off their costumes to all parents and grandparents who had gathered to watch.
When the parade was over, the kids all went back to their classrooms. Big A's class is full of good listeners, and they all sat on the rug and listened to their teacher explain the festivities for the rest of the morning.
There were Halloween cut-outs to decorate, Halloween pictures to color, and a Halloween game of Candy Corn Toss ...
Everyone was able to toss at least one candy corn into the pumpkin basket, and EVERYONE was a winner!
Before the party ended, Big A's teacher asked everyone to gather for a class picture so that they could all remember all the great costumes they had worn for their Halloween party today...
What a great way to begin Big A's school experiences. He looks forward to many Happy Halloweens to come!!!!
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