I have to admit, I love Halloween! I become a big kid all over again. Anyone want to share any traditions or know of any interesting websites...etc. they'd like to share? I've been looking at a few pumpkin carving templates on the internet that I'd like to carve & have come across some useful websites for this and decorating your house.

This year I am putting a graveyard up on my front lawn. I will take pictures if all goes according to plan. Speaking of which, maybe we can share some of our kids Halloween costumes (pictures or explaining...) or even our own costumes!...

I've come accross this site that I think is really neat:

Halloween Web Page- Food Ideas & Decorating & So Much More...

Here's Brennan on Halloween last year...DRACULA!





This year he is going as Darth Vader.
He has the coolest mask...it even has a thing that alters his voice to make it sound like Darth Vader. I put it on all the time and say "Luke, it is true! I am your father!"

He is soooo cute Cindy!!!!

Too cute Cindy! That mask though for this year sounds really cool. I remember when I was a kid I used the bedsheet to be a ghost! The costumes they have these days eh?!

I'll be back in a minute, I have to add a couple of pictures from an email I just got- too cute...

Ok so these were all too funny to me. I will post the rest in the Critter Forum if you'd like to see more since they would belong there. But I couldn't resist:









Has anyone done this to their animals?

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Brennan is just adorable!!! We like Halloween here as well. Only one kiddo has decided on a costume for sure and that is Zack. He wants to be a werewolf. I should ahve costumes for the 2 youngest from last year which is nice and Lys is talking about being a mummy. This will be our first year trick or treating in this neighborhood so we are looking forward to it.

Going to carve pumpkins this weekend. We have 6 so far!

thanks for the pics Cindy, I love Brennan's make-up.My son is going to be a vampire this year, I am excited to play with the make-up , & go trick or treating with him.

Patrick went to a Halloween Dance at school last night. He dressed as Darth Mal from Star Wars.

This is a pic of him and I. Notice he is TALLER than me now.


He and Brandon playing with their light sabers outside.


And at the dance, the boys idea of dancing.


Patrick had a great time at the dance and was actually out on the dance floor and even danced slow dances with 5 different girls.

I had a blast chatting with the other moms there.

Great pictures, Triss!

picture #1 - that is a good costume - would scare me! And I can see your hair much better here - it looks terrific! Cute halloween top also.

picture #2 - looks like fun!

picture #3 - how come they took off their costumes?

WOW - 5 slow dances huh???? Putting the moves on the girls already I see!!!

Great pics, Triss!
Thanks for sharing!!!
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I like halloween myself, it's always fun, always so many costume choices!!!

If I go trick-or-treating with my friends at all this year, I'll be dressed as a bowler, in my bowling shirt, because I have a very important match that day ...maybe I can use the bowling bag (without the bowling ball) to hold candy or something!

It was a lil warm in the gym. Most of the guys did not "dress" up much. But they all still had fun.

Thank for the hair comment Lynne. I actually curled it a little which only took a few minutes with all the hair I got cut off.

Oh it was so funny Lynne. There was one girl that was making sure Patrick danced. She kept setting him up with girls to dance with. She however, never danced with anyone.

Looks like he had a great time and from what you have described....so did you too Triss!!

Looks like he had a great time!

He is definitely playing the field- 5 girls!

Your hair looks great Triss!

Great pictures Triss
He is taller now. Wow they grow up quickly.

WOO HOO!!!! I, too, LOVE Halloween. I decided to carve a pumpkin this year. I looked at patterns, thought about creating my own, but then decided not to be overly ambitious. So I picked up one of those SpookMaster carving tool kits, got a nice pumpkin and yesterday, I carved it up. I think it came out pretty darned good for my first non traditional carving attempt.

Pumpkin Picture #1

Pumpkin Picture #2

Looks good Nick!

Hehehe, yep, I'm definitely a big Hallo-weenie!

It's wonderful to see these pictures
of such great costumes and decorations, I love 'em!

We've been getting ready for the trick-or-treaters, too.

We've hung a festive wreath . . .



. . . and put up a friendly welcome sign . . .



This is Psycho Delia,
she will greet the kiddies in the courtyard . . .



I wonder what she's brewing up?



I assembled a coupla dozen of these little marshmallow witches
and took them to a get together today,

only a few made it home . . .



I hope your Halloween is fun and safe!

I just love those witches!!! Is that a peanut butter cup making up the hat? And are you using colored coconut for the hair?

Here is some pictures I have taken of Jade


She looks the part doesn't she??

Lisa, she is so darn cute! Great job on the costume.

What a cutie Lisa!!!

So adorable

Thank you, Triss, they were a big hit with the gang.

You're right, the heads are marshmallows
and the "hair" is shredded coconut that I dyed with food coloring.
I used half of an Oreo to make the hat brims,
a bite-sized peanut butter cup and a chocolate kiss for the peak.
The green hatband is icing,
and everything is "glued' together with more icing.

That is such a gret idea. I am going to have to keep that one for next year.

What a cutie of a witch she is! I don't think I've ever seen such a pretty witch!

Cool decorations and treats Zuzu!

I LOOOOOOOOVE all your pictures!

Jade is adorable, Lisa!

Zuzu - your decorations are terrific, and those witches sure look yummy!

Great decorations Zuzu
Here are my last pictures of Jade with her friend Jodie. They got lots of candy and got £5.00 each. Which is not bad for 1hrs work.

I love all the pictures everyone! Sorry, my pictures from the other page got deleted from my photobucket (by mistake) and I can't get them back.

I love those marshmellow witches! I saw those in a grocery store magazine I think. Sobey's or something. Too cute!

I finally just finished decorating my house and carving my pumpkin so I will have to take pictures so you can all see. They will be uploaded tomorrow.

Hey!

So my camera died before we could take any pictures of the outside. It was around 6:00pm too so it was too late to get new batteries because the kids were starting to come around already. Always happens like that eh?!