Halloween Antics

I'm finally getting around to posting our Halloween pictures.  I put some up on Facebook and kept putting off blogging... so, a few days late but here they are!  Initially, we had intended to take the kids to a carnival thing at church but we had a last minute change of plans.  We went over to some friends' who were having a get-together and the kids decided they wanted to trick-or-treat with their buds instead.  Sadly, however, I didn't anticipate this and did not dress my kids very warmly for the 9 degree conditions!!  We had jackets (well, everyone but me) but that didn't count for very much once we hit the street.  Clay-Clay was the first casualty of the night.. he fell once on the ice and was OK but the second tumble was the deal breaker.  Clayton took him back to the Feucht's and they handed out candy while the rest of us soldiered on. Kara did great until the other kids started to crumble.  Another dad ran home and got a car to pick up the big kids who were troopers until their gloves got wet, etc..  The moms walked home and I managed to wipe out on the ice myself... not so gracefully either!  Fortunately, I avoided any serious injuries thanks to my excessive body fat!  I knew it would come in handy someday :)

I'm also sticking in a picture taken at Kara's Halloween Party in class.  Alaska still celebrates the holidays in the classrooms.  Like when we were kids!  That is a good thing about being up here, so much drama stays in the lower 48 schools (where they NEVER mention holidays, only seasons).    We had a great first Halloween in Alaska!!!!

Kara is right in the middle of the picture.  I actually got to go to this party as Clay-Clay went to a friend's house to play!

Trick-or-treaters before the cold really set in....

Cheese!  A Snow Princess, Jeff Gordon and the Burger King King (ha ha)..and Mommy.