Halloween

 Oh, how glad I am to still have an elementary school student who need help with class parties!

I planned Violet's class Halloween party, and it all went well. The students created skeletons with cottons swabs and a thumb print, played a game and had a snack while watching the Charlie Brown pumpkin show.

 Here's Violet's group creating a mummy out of her friend Cayden.

 When we got home from school, Violet set about carving a pumpkin. She did the whole thing herself, start to finish!

 Nice one!

 Cora wasn't interested in pumpkin carving, but she was very interested in dressing up. She is a character from a book she's writing, who looks like she needs some medical attention.

 The red contacts are a big part of the character, as is the blood and wounds. Cora did an amazing job on her makeup, after watching YouTube videos.

She competed in her school's costume contest in the scary division, but lost to a boy who had simply put a red sheet over himself. I think the voting system might have had some flaws.

This year, for really the first time, we went trick-or-treating with Violet's friends. It was nice getting to know some other parents, as we went with Aya the kitty and Victoria (Cousin It). Violet was a Pokemon Trainer.

 The neighborhood we walked around had some excellent decorations!

We stopped into Aya's house briefly so the girls could trade candy, that time-honored Halloween tradition.

This year, the one thing missing from Halloween was Jen and Jason's annual party. For a few reasons, they didn't hold one this year, and something seemed missing. I also missed seeing her as a co-room mom for a class Halloween party. It's hard having these big kids grow up on us!