HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

I've been working so hard at the new job that I nearly missed the month of October. I blinked and it was my birthday. I coughed and it was Halloween.

The pumpkin patch game has changed. Used to be just pumpkins and some places offered cider. Maybe some face painting.



The place we went to had Hover Tee Ball, a bounce house, a petting zoo and ponies!



I asked Cooper what his pony's name was. He say, "Boinkers. Boinkers the pony."



The crazy number of activities! The crazy number of kids! The crazy number of dollars these people were charging for pumpkins! It was all a bit much.



Ruby was less than impressed. It was damp and there was a chill in the air.



My girl prefers sunshine.



But no matter how gray a day, her daddy always makes her smile.



Ruby, Cooper and I decorated the front yard.



We added a cheesy Wolf Dude to our pumpkin display.



Look at Wolf Dude's tense expression. Must have been driving on the 405.

We also hung ghosts and put up spider webs.

Cooper really wanted me to cut holes in a sheet so her could be a ghost. He saw It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown on tv and it stuck in his mind.



I quickly cut the hole without any real measuring. He played in the costume for a good long while, but he couldn't see. Watching him try to navigate the backyard in fitted sheet was pretty hilarious. I caught some video.



Tonight is Trick-Or-Treating. I know Cooper will come back and hold up each piece of candy and ask, "Is this chocolate?" He hates chocolate. He only wants fruity candy. And then we'll watch Scooby Doo. And then we'll read the book Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich. And then another October will be over, done with and gone.