And here is Halloween Pumpkin 2009. I don't think Ke Xin could understanmd what all the fuss was about. It made me think of The Simpsons, where the Great Pumpkin comes to life and, instead of giving gifts to all the good kids, goes on a rampage to avenge all the slaughtered pumkins of Halloweens past.
They had a costume day at Olivia's pre-k. This year she chose to go as a "skater", even tho professional seamstress Aunt Debbi had offered to sew her a custom-made outfit. Oh well, it made things easy for everyone since she already had a skating dress. (Thank you, Ivey!)
The school party consisted of all the pre-k'ers dancing in the cafeteria. Parents were not allowed inside, so I had to snap a few pics thru the glass.
..............................Everybody Conga!!!!
And then it was here! Finally! Halloween!!!!!!!
Here are the Princess and the Skater getting ready for the little subdivision party at the clubhouse. Ke Xin still didn't really have a clue what was going on, but she was having fun and that was all that mattered.
Another example of the famous "Ke Xin Smile"... We gotta work on that...
Off to the party! Daddy is carrying raincoats, just in case.
They are in disguise, but Bat Girl and the Power Ranger are really Jennifer and Jonathan, the newly adopted kids of our neighbors. (Bat Girl was very popular this year for some reason...)
Another example of the famous "Ke Xin Smile"... We gotta work on that...
Off to the party! Daddy is carrying raincoats, just in case.
They are in disguise, but Bat Girl and the Power Ranger are really Jennifer and Jonathan, the newly adopted kids of our neighbors. (Bat Girl was very popular this year for some reason...)
The Halloween Parade turned into a jog, and then a run, to the clubhouse.
Olivia always loves to dance! Whoo-hoo! (We are looking forward to the day when she develops a sense of rythmn...)
There were hotdogs, cheetos, and other yummy junk food. Ke Xin is still working on getting the proper grip on a hotdog.
Our neighbor Lori, with her son Flor. Flor was old enough that he just wanted to hide, but he had to be there for his new siblings.
Let the games begin! Olivia did pretty well at Musical Chairs, but she was knocked out near the end.
Another game involved balloons, so it was popular with everyone.
The kids had to run a relay race. When their turn came, they had to run to the other side of the room and sit/bounce on their balloon until it popped. It sounded easier than it actually was. Olivia wasn't getting the job done, so a kind-hearted adult "helper" popped hers right out from under her. She loved it!
Mom and her two girls. Last Halloween we were paper chasing for the adoption as fast as we could and praying that nothing would go wrong at Mark's work. Thankfully, everything worked out.
The party is over and the girls had a great time. Notice the raincoats? That was the end of the dry weather. It just got more and more rainy from there. Thak heavens the girls were able to go to the party, otherwise Halloween would have been a dud.
Mark took the girls out for a quick, wet, cold Halloween. I stayed home to hand out our candy. Usually everyone puts their candy bowls at our neighbor's house and hold a little "street party" in their driveway. But with the rain, we were washed-out.
And so went Ke Xin's first Halloween! Mark brought her home, at her rquest, after about 30 cold, wet minutes and then took Olivia to the neighbor's Haunted House. Olivia loved that. This year Ke Xin was probably wondering why we got all dressed up, went to strangers' front doors and demanded candy. But the strangers actually GAVE her candy, so that was all that really mattered!! Mark tried to teach her to say "trick or treat!" but all she would say was "Treat!!" like she was answering a question. Ha!
One last pic of our yard before we tore it all down! What will we add next year?? I was able to get to Kroger first thing the day after Halloween and get the last, totally cool, 6 foot long, black, blow-up cat balloon on sale!! Yeah! Clean-up went quickly and now comes Thanksgiving!
Olivia always loves to dance! Whoo-hoo! (We are looking forward to the day when she develops a sense of rythmn...)
There were hotdogs, cheetos, and other yummy junk food. Ke Xin is still working on getting the proper grip on a hotdog.
Our neighbor Lori, with her son Flor. Flor was old enough that he just wanted to hide, but he had to be there for his new siblings.
Let the games begin! Olivia did pretty well at Musical Chairs, but she was knocked out near the end.
Another game involved balloons, so it was popular with everyone.
The kids had to run a relay race. When their turn came, they had to run to the other side of the room and sit/bounce on their balloon until it popped. It sounded easier than it actually was. Olivia wasn't getting the job done, so a kind-hearted adult "helper" popped hers right out from under her. She loved it!
Mom and her two girls. Last Halloween we were paper chasing for the adoption as fast as we could and praying that nothing would go wrong at Mark's work. Thankfully, everything worked out.
The party is over and the girls had a great time. Notice the raincoats? That was the end of the dry weather. It just got more and more rainy from there. Thak heavens the girls were able to go to the party, otherwise Halloween would have been a dud.
Mark took the girls out for a quick, wet, cold Halloween. I stayed home to hand out our candy. Usually everyone puts their candy bowls at our neighbor's house and hold a little "street party" in their driveway. But with the rain, we were washed-out.
And so went Ke Xin's first Halloween! Mark brought her home, at her rquest, after about 30 cold, wet minutes and then took Olivia to the neighbor's Haunted House. Olivia loved that. This year Ke Xin was probably wondering why we got all dressed up, went to strangers' front doors and demanded candy. But the strangers actually GAVE her candy, so that was all that really mattered!! Mark tried to teach her to say "trick or treat!" but all she would say was "Treat!!" like she was answering a question. Ha!
One last pic of our yard before we tore it all down! What will we add next year?? I was able to get to Kroger first thing the day after Halloween and get the last, totally cool, 6 foot long, black, blow-up cat balloon on sale!! Yeah! Clean-up went quickly and now comes Thanksgiving!
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