Halloween was fun for the family. Both kids decided on what they wanted carved in their pumpkin, and then had Dad carve it for them. Sage being the little future Biologist and animal lover that she is, chose a bat. Ashton of course chose Jack the Pumpkin King from Nightmare Before Christmas (One of his all time favorite movies). Using a paring Knife Curtis did a marvelous job carving out all the details in both pumpkins. We however found that we neglected to get the small candles that go into Jack o’ lanterns so we improvised and put candles in them that were just about as tall as the pumpkins themselves. Needless to say our porch smelled like burning squash.
The kids then got dressed in their costumes. Both of them decided that they wanted to be Search and Rescuers like their dad. The costume was pretty simple. We put climbing harnesses on them, a backpack, and a hard helmet that was labeled Search and Rescue with an attached light.
Now the kids were ready to go… but the skies were grumpy that day and were dumping rain on everything. No trick or treaters were out… seemed that no one wanted to brave the storm. And then… there was a break in the clouds. Kids including our own stormed out into the roads with parents following close behind with umbrellas. Ashton and Sage both had rather large bags that they insisted on carrying themselves. As Ashton’s bag got fuller I could tell he was having a hard time with it but he refused to even let me help a little (thanks to Curtis for teaching him be more independent.) But as the night wore on Ashton began to trip over his bag because he was tired and as stated before the bag was too big for him. He finally let me hold half of the bag. The night sky had darkened by that time… so on came the helmet lights. Ashtons light was about dead due to long bat nights but Sages had fresh batteries. As sage knocked on doors she was always answered with a surprised adult that was blinded by her overwhelming bright light. Once they regained their site they were always overjoyed to see a costume that was “different”. That night they were called, Miners, Cavers, and Rock Climbers. Sage and Ashton always corrected each person by telling them they were indeed Search and Rescue in which everyone replied, “Well that’s even better”.
As the night came to a close both kids were content with the number of houses visited so we set home to have soup and go to bed. Dad carefully went though each piece of candy for safety purposes and collected his tax by choosing one piece of candy per bag. And that was the end of a day where dozens of people were blinded by out two little trick or treaters.
The kids then got dressed in their costumes. Both of them decided that they wanted to be Search and Rescuers like their dad. The costume was pretty simple. We put climbing harnesses on them, a backpack, and a hard helmet that was labeled Search and Rescue with an attached light.
Now the kids were ready to go… but the skies were grumpy that day and were dumping rain on everything. No trick or treaters were out… seemed that no one wanted to brave the storm. And then… there was a break in the clouds. Kids including our own stormed out into the roads with parents following close behind with umbrellas. Ashton and Sage both had rather large bags that they insisted on carrying themselves. As Ashton’s bag got fuller I could tell he was having a hard time with it but he refused to even let me help a little (thanks to Curtis for teaching him be more independent.) But as the night wore on Ashton began to trip over his bag because he was tired and as stated before the bag was too big for him. He finally let me hold half of the bag. The night sky had darkened by that time… so on came the helmet lights. Ashtons light was about dead due to long bat nights but Sages had fresh batteries. As sage knocked on doors she was always answered with a surprised adult that was blinded by her overwhelming bright light. Once they regained their site they were always overjoyed to see a costume that was “different”. That night they were called, Miners, Cavers, and Rock Climbers. Sage and Ashton always corrected each person by telling them they were indeed Search and Rescue in which everyone replied, “Well that’s even better”.
As the night came to a close both kids were content with the number of houses visited so we set home to have soup and go to bed. Dad carefully went though each piece of candy for safety purposes and collected his tax by choosing one piece of candy per bag. And that was the end of a day where dozens of people were blinded by out two little trick or treaters.
such a cute post! You're a wonderful writer! Cute pic and great idea!
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