Halloween and The Shrunken Head

Judging by the HUGE bucket of candy in our kitchen, I'd say it was a successful Halloween! Lauren wore her costume to school for her "Fall Party" Friday morning. They played "pin the nose on the pumpkin", but she was a little off (see pic)! We ate dinner around 6:45, and then I took Indy and Dorothy around the neighborhood while Steve stayed home and passed out candy to the never-ending stream of trick-or-treaters. Every time someone would comment on her costume, Lauren would come running back to me and say, "They knew I was Dorothy!" She was so excited people knew who she was...it was cute! She would also tell me when she remembered to say "thank you" to people. (I love those manners!) We ran into a few friends while we were out, too. I'd have to say that overall, it was our best Halloween yet- the weather was perfect, and both kids were able to walk the whole time without complaining, or falling down and spilling out all of their candy! By the time we got back home, Steve was OUT of candy, so we called it a night just before 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, we helped Jared with his "shrunken head" project for school. They were to dehydrate an apple, decide what character it looked like, dress it up as that character, and write a report about him or her. He chose Albert Einstein. (Thanks to Ken doll for donating his body to science!)