The boys were thrilled about Friday as they had the school Halloween celebration.  They both decided to wear their ninja costumes from last year.  I had taken the day off, so we all got ready in the morning and walked to school.  It was quite crowded and we saw lots of cool costumes when we arrived.  Stuart and I split up and stayed with one of them while lining up.  Since I could tell that Logan’s class was preparing to take a group picture, I quickly said bye to Connor to go over to Logan’s to snap a shot.  Then Stuart and I, along with all the parents, waited around at the blacktop until all the classes marched back out to get ready for the parade.  Each grade was announced and took turns to do their rounds.  We did our best to spot our kids and take pictures.  Both Connor and Logan did not really see us as they were busy looking around the circle of students while they marched.  Afterward, Stuart returned to work and I hung out with Connor while his class took the group picture.  Then I said goodbye to Connor and headed to Logan’s as I had signed up to help at this classroom’s party.  The kids were in recess, and when they returned, the party started.  They made a spider and a monster hand filled with popcorn, then we headed out in the playground to play a pumpkin relay.  At the end, the kids enjoyed a snack while watching a movie.  The parents helped the kids during the party if they need help and I also tried to take pictures when I could.  They had a good time.

    At the end of the day, Connor told me that he had fun at his party too and many parents were there to help out.  They made a spider, decorated a cookie, and played some games.  After this big day at school, Connor switched gears and prepared for the actual Halloween at home.  He helped me put up all the cut out shapes of bats and pumpkins that he and Logan had been cutting over the week, and we hung them up in the house.  Possibly because of the weather or I did not clean out the pumpkins well, our carved pumpkins all turned moldy and yucky after a few days, and they had to be discarded.  But with or without decorations, the boys were ready for Halloween.