All Hallow's Week

After a long and stressful week full of confusion and doubt and concern and headaches (from the air quality, not the company).... we are back to a semblance of normality. And how lucky that everything calmed down just in time for a week of Halloween celebrations! Friday night Owen went to a friend's Halloween party in his carefully crafted costume which we have been building and shaping and creating for the past few weeks from a toaster-oven box:

And the party was so much fun! Bobbing for apples! Wrapping yourself up in tissue paper like a mummy! Eating Halloween cookies and sweets! It was a great break from a long week of being cooped up indoors. Then on Sunday we did our annual pumpkin carving. No pictures, unfortunately, but lots of yummy roasted pumpkin seeds and some pumpkin puree in batches in the freezer so I can whip up some pumpkin date cornbread at any old time of the year without ever having to touch a can of pumpkin..... yummy.

Then yesterday at Owen's playgroup, there was another costume and trick-or-treat bonanza... and then we went to Paul's company party which was the biggest pirate themed party I have personally ever attended.... these big tech companies don't mess around when it comes to funding a company party, let me tell you. AND, we haven't' even gotten to the actual night of Halloween!

The celebrations are never ending! YAY!

Thomas the Tank Engine/ Sir Topham Hatt/ Dinosaur