This year we only had 4 kids to take, Jazz, Kira, Shy and Riley. Riley decided to go late so we just took a devil mask and a light up mask from a movie I cant remember the name of
The girls costumes were a lot more work. Jazz was Wybi (probably spelled wrong,) Kira was Coraline and Shy was a dead prom queen. We searched through thrift stores for days looking for things to make their costumes. Oh and Jenise went with us once to look for a suit to make her Beetle Juice. (Which turned out just amazing!!)
We got lucky and found a yellow rain coat for Kira, then we found black rain boots to paint yellow. I bought three sets of leg warmers at Dollar Tree thai I cut into pieces to make striped leggings. For Shy we had to find a formal dress to ruin with red blood, used red acrylic paint, then a lot of fake blood safe to be on her skin. We also got Kira a blue wig they cut to look like Coraline's hair. Of course most of the work was done last minute and the cold weather and the unheated house didn't dry any of the paint in time. I Know there is yellow paint all over where Kira sat in the van, there us probably a little of the blood paint where Shy sat. Jeremy painted her dress on the porch so red paint is on the porch floor and in the house.
Most of the neighborhoods we went through to pick up Riley didn't look like Halloween. We saw No One trick or treating until I Drove to Cherry Hills where we have gone for at least 10 years. EVERYONE was there!! I would drop off Jeremy and the kids and they would finish long streets before i could get through the traffic to them. One time i was sitting in the same spot for 45 minutes, gridlocked.
But it was still so fun to watch them running around with the dozens of other families all dressed up and all the houses that were over the top decorated! We ended like always, driving to the house across from Benson West. They take "over the top" to a whole new level every year.
Last stop was Lamar's house, also our tradition. He wants to see their costumes and gives them handfuls of candy every year.
Last was a stop at McDonald's through the LONG line to feed them. We dropped Riley at his house and got home around 11 PM
.I can barely walk today. Last night my back hurt so badly I kept waking up in pain and thirsty but couldn't scoot over to reach my drink or my phone to call for help
But I Love Halloween with the kids!! I very much missed having Jenise and Robby. I think Jenise went with her boyfriend and Robby just wanted to stay home and hang out with his friends 😭
I know I won't have many more years of this. The youngest 3 are almost all 13. And i know i won't be around much longer anyhow.
But at least i have decades of memories of my children and grandchildren Trick or Treating. 😁🤗😂💖
