I am not sure if it is my upbringing attending American run International Schools or a childhood reading American children's literature, (any other Harriet the Spy fans!?), but I have completely embraced Halloween and love everything about it! I know and can understand the many myriad of reasons people dislike Halloween. However, on Saturday night in our neighborhood I only witnessed children having a glorious time and a true sense of community. R took the boys out "Trick or Treating," only knocking on the doors of the houses that were obviously participating, and he reported back that they had a wonderful time. The boys even apple bobbed for the first time at a neighbour's house, both of them returning with wet heads of hair and grins from ear to ear! I remained home to answer the door to our "Trick or Treat" visitors and delighted in all the costumes and the opportunity to chat with and also meet for the first time some neighbours.
And so in the interests of actually documenting what happens in our lives and as Halloween is something that these two look forward to with as much joy and anticipation as they do Christmas, Easter and their Birthdays, this was Halloween 2015.
A Vampire (he somehow always manages to look suave and elegant) and a Naughty Little Devil, a rather apt costume choice for this young man! It is also so interesting to see their dress up choices each year and how they have evolved over time, reflecting their very different personalities. I for one am already looking forward to Halloween 2016 for this very reason!
I loved Harriet the Spy - I remember spying on my sisters from vantage points in trees outside their bedrooms windows and writing down what they were doing in my notebook (nothing much as I recall)! I've resisted Halloween for a long time, but the past few years they have all been hit with the Halloween fervour - I think from school. So they have trick or treated the past few years.
ReplyDeleteLove the costumes your two have come up with. We had one Minecraft zombie, a vampire girl, and Ironman (lame, but that was the 5 year olds choice). Nice to see you blogging again Emma! xx
I am literally giggling at the thought of you spying on your sisters from a tree! I too am guilty of jotting random facts into a notebook though! I also blame Harriet for my obsession with tomato and mayonaise sandwiches. (My favourite comfort food to this day!) Ironman sounds adorable, it will be interesting to watch their Halloween selections change over the years. xx
DeleteVery handsome little vampire and devil! Hallowe'en is HUGE here in Ireland, we went on a spooky walk in the woods and trick or treated, the boys got a ridiculous amount of sweets and chocolate and I keep eating it while they're at school ;-)
ReplyDeleteHalloween in Ireland myst have been amazing! The walk through the woods sounds fantastic. I have raided our Halloween treats as well. Someone gave them candy corn and that was that, I couldn't help myself! xx
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