tricking and treating

My in-laws, Nene and Randy, have a halloween tradition. They hit up the halloween clearance sales post holiday to find little costume treasures such as wigs, tights, funny noses, etc. They stash the goodies away until the next October when, ta-da, a package full of fun reaches our doorstep. We opened the 2008 package this week...and what a goodie-filled package it was...mullet and pin up model wigs, tattoo sleeves, stripey tights...many alter-egos came out of the woodowork that night. Visit Kelcey's blog for some rich photos of the evening.
kloomer.blogspot.com/2008/10/big-spooky-package-came-in-mail-today.html
We carved pumpkins on Thursday night, after dinner before Survivor. Noah has an interesting issue...the smell, sight, and feel of pumpkin guts makes him want to throw up! Now this is very hard for me to understand. I think cleaning out ooppy goopy pumpkin innards is one of the coolest sensations ever! So pumpkin carving is interesting with us weirdos....some of us trying to hold our dinner down and some of us wishing we could jump into a vat of pumpkin guts! Anyway, we came out with some great jack-o-lanterns and roasted pumpkin seeds....very halloweenie!

Friday night we met up with some neighbors and friends to hit the streets of our wonderful small town, Black Mountain. The trick-or-treating starts early around here and is wrapping up by dark. The local policemen and women set up road blocks on some of the residentail streets to help keep the children safe. This year, we were blessed with 60 degree weather....worlds away from the parka and moon boot wearing halloweens of my past. We got through the few residential blocks in a little over an hour and felt fully satisfied with our trick or treating adventure. One highlight for me, other than the many Sarah Palin costumes on adults and children, was Gita feeling safe enough to walk up to the houses all be herself! Here she is...

David, Gita, Savva, Noah, Banyan, and Nim

As darkness fell over North Carolina and the crescent moon set in the west, we all headed back up the mountain for a post-trick or treating pizza party. The halloween package mentioned above made its second appearance and we were engulfed in more costume merry making