Judge's prize:
1st place - Gene Simmons (Kiss)
2nd place - Penguin Pumpkin
3rd place - Oscar the Grouch
Popular Building Vote - Penguin Pumpkin
The boys were soo excited! We are not sure what we will do with the prize money. We are just happy to tell the kids that they won a prize against all those other well decorated pumpkins.
After we all saw the Pumpkin Penguin at Carter's we drove home to enjoy Halloween night. It is so much fun to dress up and see all the people from our neighborhood. I took the boys out and we walked from house to house. It did not take long for Nathaniel to realize if there were lights it meant candy. He also learned that a single lit window on the second floor of an otherwise dark house did not mean candy even though it did fit within the definition of a "house with a light on". Ben was just happy to be there and followed his brother's lead at just about every stop. We saw Superman, Mr Incredible, a couple Darth Vaders and even Albert Einstein as we rambled about the neighborhood.
After we all saw the Pumpkin Penguin at Carter's we drove home to enjoy Halloween night. It is so much fun to dress up and see all the people from our neighborhood. I took the boys out and we walked from house to house. It did not take long for Nathaniel to realize if there were lights it meant candy. He also learned that a single lit window on the second floor of an otherwise dark house did not mean candy even though it did fit within the definition of a "house with a light on". Ben was just happy to be there and followed his brother's lead at just about every stop. We saw Superman, Mr Incredible, a couple Darth Vaders and even Albert Einstein as we rambled about the neighborhood.Nathaniel sported a bright yellow plastic construction helmet just above a mom-made neon orange vest over a warm plaid shirt. A tough canvas utility belt packed tight with thick shiny hammers, flat head screwdrivers, pliers, a level or two and a wrench. The utility belt was also mom-made. Denim pants and brown shoes finished off the look. Ben clomped around in his big yellow rain boots which made for a slow trip, his bright yellow jacket and an entirely unstable red shield encrusted hat. At every house and to every soul they met came a loud explanation "IMMA CONNSTRUKSHUN-MAN!!!" and "IMMA FIE-ER-MAN PUT OUT FIE-ERS!!!"
As the evening progressed the boys were introduced to the more labor intensive side of greed and were more than grateful to hand off their bags of candy. To my surprise the most exciting part of the evening was standing at the front door doling out the candy. Nathaniel would spot an approaching customer at 3 houses away and excitedly announce their pending arrival relaying their every movement as though he were announcing the final minutes of the Superbowl. We only had under an hour until the event was officially over as the HOA declared curfew at 8pm - dinner had to wait. Each costumed arrival got a loud greeting, a single piece of candy from both Ben and Nathaniel with a loud "your welcome" to each thank you as they departed. At some point each boy started giving out hand fulls of candy - we nearly ran out! Joelle just watched with amusement as the door flew open and slammed closed and smiled as the boys ran around laughing and screaming about the next distant arrival.
We soon joined the other dark houses and somehow convinced the boys to come and eat dinner. Nathaniel recanted the evening for us as he ate and Ben echoed each of Nathaniel's words. It was a grand time.
Last Halloween this little one was not here yet and Janice's picture looked a bit different! Click here to see last Halloween.
