BYOP Party!

After several years of talking about holding a Halloween party, the Asst. Zookeeper and I came up with a great idea!  All families with small children carve pumpkins at some point during the month of October.  Why not gather all the families with small children in the same place and carve the pumpkins together?

And so, WE DID!  The Asst. Zookeeper and I invited everyone we could think of with small children and we provided food.  Everyone else brought a dish to share and their pumpkins!  We had a GREAT evening!

We had a FANTASTIC night and we can't wait to do it again next year!

Stay Puffed!

I love Halloween.  Not "like" it.  LOVE it.

This year, Heathen #1 was a member of the high school marching band - which meant he got to march in the annual Halloween Parade in town!!!  The band decided they wanted a Ghostbusters theme.  The students were told they needed to wear a costume, preferably that fit the theme, but they had to be able to march over a mile with their instrument in whatever costume they chose.

And I said, "CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!"  I created a Stay-Puffed Marshmallow Man that could be worn over Heathen #1's drum harness.  I had so much fun making it and he was actually excited to show up for the parade wearing it.  He looked awesome!

Outside the school before the parade.

Heathen #1 was very tolerant of my
picture taking!

The Asst. Zookeeper and I snagged Heathens #2 and #3 and headed downtown.  Then it was a matter of keeping those Heathens in one place until the parade started.  We had a great evening!

Waiting impatiently for the parade to begin!

Heathen #1 marching past with
our high school's band!