I can’t believe Halloween is over. We had so much Spooktacular fun all month! I thought I would take a second to give Homage to all the fun had Halloween 2012!
The kiddos don’t get to have all the fun. I made these crazy brownies for a Moms’ Movie Night that included wine, pizza, and scary stories. Bonus, it was on an evening with a full moon! The fact that my hubby and older two kiddos were away on a campout made the night even scarier.
The kiddos gave their teachers these jars filled with candy corn for Halloween. Yes, it says Boo! on top of the jars but I ran out of white fabric so I thought yellow would be the closest.
While decorating these I ran out of black glaze. So I figured I would run to the store to get more. Mind you this was the night before Halloween and guess what? They ran out of black glaze, shocker right!?! So we went with the chocolate icing instead and I think those turned out better than the ones with the glaze. Funny how a mishap can actually improve the quality…I wonder what other mishaps have contributed to amazing results…like PB & J, what is the story there?
When it comes to pumpkin carving in our house tradition has been to have all of us together. We make it a fun family experience. We usually have Halloween music playing in the background and some pumpkin or fall inspired treat. In the past we have made candy apples, pumpkin pie, apple pie, pumpkin pancakes, etc. This year we strayed from tradition. (My hubby and older two kiddos carved their pumpkins at camp).Which I struggle with, I am slowly learning to become more flexible with the less important traditions as the children get older. However I refuse to budge when it comes to Christmas.
Our 5 and 6-year-old helped their little sister clean and carve her pumpkin, it was really sweet. I suppose I would have missed out on that moment if each had their own pumpkins to carve. There is nothing more precious than watching your children teach each other in a tender and loving way.
Halloween Day! We eagerly anticipated the Halloween parades at our son’s preschool and our daughter’s elementary school. Our son’s was at 11 and it was precious. I so enjoy seeking the munchkins in their costumes and the big smiles on their faces as they march past their parents and relatives. I also find so much joy in seeing the expressions on the parent’s faces when they see their little ones, there is nothing like it on this earth.
For Halloween evening I made finger food for dinner, lol! Hot dogs in crescent rolls, they are supposed to look like fingers, use your imagination, I had to rush it a little because trick-or-treating started at 6pm.
And I made these super easy and super cute white chocolate ghost suckers; thanks to Family Life with a Mom Who is all Hart. The kiddos loved them! I am seriously making these for the kiddos’ future Halloween parties!
And then it was time! Here in Northwest Ohio it was really cold and misty. So we bundled up in our winter coats, mittens, and hats. (Yes, I did carry a pumpkin pail but not for candy, inside it I placed an extra bag in case theirs tore or malfunctioned, as well as water, tissues, and the camera.) Under all those coats and hats is a Princess, Queen, and Red power Ranger.
We are so blessed to live near my parents and in-laws. We alternate whom set of parents come to pass out candy each year. This year my dad and sister passed out candy so that we could all go trick-or-treating together.
This house is so cool. They were on the news one year thanks to all their festive outdoor decorations.
Our toddler walked to about two houses then she started tripping over her dress so daddy carried her door-to-door until 7pm, he is amazing! Our little Power Ranger made it to 7:30pm and the champ of Halloween 2012 is our Queen, she made it till the end, 8pm!
Though it is sad to see Halloween 2012 end a few Twix and Reese’s cups softens, or rather sweeten the sorrow.
How was your Halloween? Did you have any costume malfunctions or food conundrums?
Mom on the go in Holy Toledo 
You have such a cute neighborhood! And I love your house, too (the hardwood floors, fireplace, crown moldings, etc).
Thank you Claire
We wrapped our hot dogs in strips of dough so they looked like mummies :p The boys had a blast making their own little mummy although their bandages were a little loose and crazy lol We paired it with some cheesy bugs (Mac and cheese with bug shaped pasta) and a salad. It was our spooky dinner :p
I love it! I think the mummy idea would work better than the fingers, we will give that a try next year. Sounds like you had a spooktacular Halloween feast. Thank you for sharing Piper
You ghost suckers turned out great! very cute and they were so simple,right? Thanks for the link back to my blog, I appreciate it! I have another cute hotdog idea for you that you could try next year! We call it “worms on a bun”. You slice your weiner into long thin strips and then boil them and it all curls up. Then put it on a hamburger bun. My kids and their friends loved these!!
Lastly, the one perk of Halloween in Kansas is that it was very warm and no need for big coats! This was the first year that none of my kids went trick or treating, so it was a little sad for me!
Take care, you have a sweet family.
Mary
Yes, they were super easy; I will be making those next year for sure! I will be giving “worms on a bun” a try next year, it sounds like it would take less time than trying to sculpt fingers, thank you again for another time saving tip (I will gladly take any and all you have, hahah). A warmer Halloween would have been nice; I struggled a bit getting their coats on because they did not want to cover up their costumes. I can’t image not having kiddos tick-or-treating anymore, I would be a little sad too (though, the warmth of passing out candy might be inviting after trick-or-treating for years). I so enjoy Halloween I am sad to see it end but excited because that means Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner, I am worse than the kids, lol!
Aww…thank you Mary I will and you do the same. Have a great weekend.
Kat
Love the pics! What a gorgeous family!
Hi! Visiting from MBC! Great blog!
Thank you for visiting Veronica and thank you for your kind words, they mean a lot to me. I am so enjoying all MBC has to offer, it is great to get a chance to meet so many amazing mom bloggers. I am loving your site! I totally need to get my hands on some of those ribbons. I have two little girls who are huge princess fans and would adore some of those for Christmas. And the Mosaic Art is gorgeous!