All in a Days Work: The Gremlins Go Spooking

A few pounds of candy later and some added inches to my waist line and we've had ourselves a great first Halloween outing. We braved the chilly late October evening with my sister-in-law and her two precious kids, Sarah and David. Bella trekked around as the cutest little pirate ever, and probably the happiest too. She took the night on with ease as if she was a pro. It helped having her cousin, Sarah, along who was the beauty of the bunch, showing off her elegant blue ballroom gown, complete with a crown and a wand to rule us all into glitter and glee in the land of Sarabythia. Landon was a hungry cow, and made it to one house before he puked all over his outfit and was sent to spend the rest of the evening cuddling Grandma Stangler. David lasted with us a little longer than Landon and was a pumpkin, which fit his perfect plump complexion. He's grown so much since we've seen him last and he's going to be a wholesome little boy, perfect for football. He sports the same gopher cheeks that Landon does now, as did Bella when she was a baby; about the cutest baby feature ever.

Halloween, aside from the crazy, Gothic and demonic stuff that some people follow, is one of the cutest and most precious times when you're children are little (I'll add fun to the list of adjectives when the kids a little older and easier to direct). At this age, currently, the children think that an open door means we get to tromp into a Stanger's house and start exploring. Gladly, many people find this curious attribute adorable, as long as it doesn't continue on into their older years... :) Listening to Sarah talk so intelligently and clear, reminds me that in just a few short months, Bella will be babbling more words and then sentences, making us wish why we were so keen on getting her to start talking in the first place. But it was exciting to see four different age and developmental levels in the car at one time, not to mention four very different attitudes. It all makes me look forward to the years ahead of us, when all of us adults can sit back and watch our children play together, becoming the best of friends and growing up close like all of us sibling had.

As much as it's dreaded, I hope that Bella and Landon find themselves in a world of adventures when we go to Grandma and Grandpa's farm to visit. That with their cousins they'll be climbing the forbidden hay bales, scaling up the tall basswood trees that shade the back yard and running around the fields and woods. They always, and still in a way, serve as a foreign and exciting land that make all of the creatures of my imagination come alive for as long as I roamed this wild earth. There's something about this place that makes the kid in me come alive.

So from the Gremlin Post, we give you a Happy Halloween and a of this years little Gremlins in the Halloween attire! Enjoy and we'll add pictures as we get more!

Starting off our Halloween adventure at Grandma Stangler's house. Bella the Pirate, Landon the Cow, David the Pumpkin, and Sarah the Precious Princess.

Landon the Hungry Cow

David the Plump Pumpkin

From the Veggie Tales, staring Rachel as Bob the Tomato and Liz Beth as Larry the Cucumber and their special guest Daddy the Policeman (but he really is a policeman)