My children, who looooove trick or treating, did their civic duty and stayed home this Halloween. I think I only got one "why can't we go trick or treating" from J2 the whole Halloween season. I'm going to toot my own horn and say it's because (1) I am on my way to raising socially aware children who care about others; and (2) I had such a fun evening planned for them they hardly felt like they were missing out. But, think what you will.
I promised a little family Halloween party with games and prizes. In the weeks leading up to the event, I was continually harassed about whether prizes had been purchased and what said prizes were going to be. Thankfully, I don't think anyone was disappointed.
We started with pumpkin carving. Every year I fully intend to forego this tradition because it's gross and somehow I end up with blisters. And yet every year, here we are. Carving pumpkins. What I will say about this year is that both kids carved their own pumpkins with zero help from me. We'll call that a win.
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We dressed up and had some spooky food for dinner.
Then we had some old fashioned fun bobbing for apples, eating doughnuts off string, digging through "brains" for spiders, and annihilating a pinata.
We finished our evening with snuggles on the couch.
And here's the moral of the story. I am happiest at home with my little family. I get enough people-ing scrolling through social media. Or maybe that's just the election anxiety talking. For now though. Staying at home feels good.
