My sister and I have agreed that Halloween is the national Children’s Holiday!! Both my kids and my nephews were super psyched for the BIG day!

My kids had a half day at school, so I took the day off. I took them to school where my son’s house (grades K-1) had Halloween workshops which I helped with, then the whole school had a Halloween parade where all the kids could see one another in their costumes. They started it out with the upper grades winding through the lower house and then they wound their way back to the upper house where the lower grades walked through on their way back to their houses. Everyone ended the day with a party in their own classrooms where lots of sweets and treats and stories and poems were shared by all.

My son was Bobafet this year and my daughter joined with two of her friends to be the three muskateers. We had fun putting together their costumes; and, between Juan, Gabi and myself, we were able to pull off a darn good looking muskateer outfit!

I brought Ruben and the three muskateers home from school and they played while I got the traditional chili and cornbread ready. At six, Juan headed out with the kids and the neighbors and I manned the candy bowl. All the festivities were done with the neighbors and extra muskateers back home and our kids in bed by 8:30 whew!

Another Halloween done and gone! Now it’s time to change the decorations over to Fall for Thanksgiving!

I hope you had a great Halloween and are having a great fall!!

Keep it Real!

Merrill

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